Band / Steps Ahead

Steps Ahead

7 releases·18 members·7 line-ups

1983 · A

1984 · B

1986 · C

1989 · E

1992 · F

Live In Tokyo 1986

1994 · D

Holding Together · Live In Europe 1999

2002 · G

Line-ups	83	84	86	86	89	92	99
Mike Mainieri	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Michael Brecker	A	B	C	D
Peter Erskine	A	B	C				G
Eddie Gomez	A	B
Eliane Elias	A						G
Warren Bernhardt		B
Chuck Loeb			C
Victor Bailey			C
Steve Smith				D	E	F
Darryl Jones				D
Mike Stern				D
Bendik Hofseth					E	F
Steve Khan					E
Tony Levin					E
Jeff Andrews						F
Rachel Nicolazzo						F
Bob Berg							G
Marc Johnson							G

Family Tree

2 degrees of separation for Steps Ahead comprise 1032 bands:

Steps Ahead

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Abercrombie Quartet

Bobby And The Midnites

Bruce Gertz Quintet

Horace Silver Quintet

Jackie McLean & The Cosmic Brotherhood

John Abercrombie

John Abercrombie Quartet

John Abercrombie Trio

Lars Møller Group

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Paul Winter Consort

Ron McClure Quartet

Roy Ayers Ubiquity

The Joe Harriott Double Quintet

The Winter Consort

Bill Evans Group

Dennis Chambers

Ralph Bowen Quintet

The John Scofield Band

The Tom 'Bones' Malone Jazz Septet

Uncle Moe's Space Ranch

Vinny Valentino Funky Colors Band

Bill Evans Trio

Bill McHenry Quartet

Cal Tjader · Stan Getz Sextet

Cecil Taylor Quintet

Chet Baker Quartet

Chuck Israels Trio

Don Friedman Trio

Eddie Costa Quintet

George Russell Sextet

Gerry Mulligan And His Ten-Tette

Hampton Hawes Trio

Jakob Dinesen Quartet

Keith Jarrett Trio

Marilyn Crispell Trio

Michel Petrucciani Trio

Miles Davis Sextet

Mose Allison Trio

Paul Bley Quartet

Paul Motian And The Electric Bebop Band

Paul Motian Band

Paul Motian Quintet

Paul Motian Trio

Perry Robinson 4

Pierre Favre Ensemble

The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band

The Jimmy Rowles Sextet

The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet

Tony Malaby Trio

Bob Berg/Mike Stern Group

Bob Mintzer Big Band

Arcana Orchestra

Blood Sweat And Tears

Bobby Shad And The Bad Men

David Liebman Quintet

David Taylor Trio

Duke Pearson's Big Band

GRP All-Star Big Band

George Russell Living Time Orchestra

John Fedchock New York Big Band

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra

Michael Philip Mossman Sextet

Mike Gibbs Orchestra

Satoko Fujii Orchestra

Steve Miller Band

The Eleventh House

The Love Symphony Orchestra

The Saturday Night Live Band

Bob Mintzer Quartet

Brian Lynch Sextet

David Liebman Ensemble

David Liebman Group

Red Rodney And Ira Sullivan Quintet

Red Rodney Quintet

The Tommy Bolin Band

Vic Juris Quartet

Bootsy's Rubber Band

Bonzo Goes To Washington

Bootsy Collins & The Superbad Band

Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains

Da Univerzal Playaz

Fred Wesley & The JB's

Fred Wesley And The Horny Horns

Jack Bruce And The Cuicoland Express

Maceo And All The King's Men

Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal

Niels & The New York Street Percussionists

P-Funk All Stars

The Golden Palominos

The J.B.'s Reunion

Bozzio Levin Stevens

Deadland Ritual

Missing Persons

Steve Stevens Atomic Playboys

The Lonely Bears

Zappa/Beefheart · Mothers

Brecker Brothers

Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Absolute Elsewhere

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Bill Bruford's Earthworks

Bruford · Borstlap

Forever Sharp And Vivid

Jan Garbarek Group

Moraz - Bruford

National Health

World Drummers Ensemble

Buddy Rich And His Buddies

Adrian Rollini Quintet

Buddy Rich Big Band

Charlie Parker And His Orchestra

Count Basie Quintet

Flip Phillips Quartet

Lester Young Trio

Metronome All Stars

Sam Most Quartet Plus Two

The Lionel Hampton · Art Tatum · Buddy Rich Trio

Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra

Buddy Rich And His Sextet

Chet Baker And The Lighthouse All-Stars

Chico Hamilton Quintet

Fraser MacPherson Trio

The Curtis Counce Quintet

The Swinging Swedes

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Corea, Clarke & White

Echoes Of An Era

Gary Burton Quartet

Return To Forever

The Free Spirits

The Stanley Clarke Trio

Twennynine Featuring Lenny White

Twennynine With Lenny White

Wolfgang Dauners Et Cetera

Chick Corea Quartet

Burton · Corea · Metheny · Haynes · Holland

Chick Corea Akoustic Band

Chick Corea And Origin

Chick Corea And Return To Forever

Chick Corea Elektric Band

Chick Corea Elektric Band II

Chick Corea Trio

John McLaughlin · Chick Corea · Five Peace Band

Miles Davis Quintet

Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup

The Blue Mitchell Quintet

The Chick Corea New Trio

The John Dentz Reunion Band

The Roy Haynes Trio

Wayne Shorter Quartet

Dave Liebman Trio

Anders Bergcrantz Quartet

Conrad Herwig Quintet

Dave Liebman Group

Dave Stryker Trio

David Liebman Quartet

George Gruntz Trio

John Scofield Trio

Klaus Ignatzek Group

Marc Copland David Liebman Quartet

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Quartet

Ron McClure Trio

Salvatore Bonafede Quartet

The Impossible Gentlemen

Paul Shaffer & The Party Boys Of Rock 'N' Roll

Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band

The 24th Street Band

Focus Con Proby

Eef Albers Kwartet

Philip Catherine Trio

Rolf Kühn Group

Thijs Van Leer & Family

Thijs Van Leer En Dochters

Dave Grusin And The NY/LA Dream Band

Phil Upchurch Trio

Jack DeJohnette New Directions

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

Charles Lloyd Quartet

Dave Holland Trio

Harold Mabern Trio

Human Arts Ensemble

Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition

Lester Bowie Ensemble

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy

Lester Bowie's New York Organ Ensemble

Per Goldschmidt Quartet

Richie Beirach Trio

Roscoe Mitchell Sextet

The Louisiana Gator Boys

The Richard Davis Trio

The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble

Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

Jack DeJohnette's Directions

The Tango Kings

Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band

James Last Band

Jack Sharpe Big Band

Johnny Rivers And His L.A. Boogie Band

Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos

Ken Wheeler And The John Dankworth Orchestra

Spirit Traveler

The German All Stars

The New Jazz Orchestra

Jeff Gardner Trio

Billy Hart Quartet

Christophe Schweizer · Full Circle Rainbow ‎

Dan Willis Quartet

Doug Raney Quintet

Duke Jordan Trio

Eddie Harris Quartet

Ethan Iverson Trio

Fabio Morgera Quintet

Holger Scheidt Group

Ingrid Laubrock Octet

Jeremy Steig Quartet

Klaus Ignatzek Trio

Lars Møller Quartet

Lee Konitz Nonet

Marc Levin Ensemble

Michael Musillami's Dialect

Ralph Moore Quartet

Simon Nabatov Trio

Steve Lacy Nine

Steve Lehman Octet

Steve Lehman Quintet

Teddy Edwards Quartet

The Claudia Quintet

The New Jazztet

Tom Varner Quartet

Tony Malaby's Apparitions

Tony Martucci Quintet

Jeremy & The Satyrs

Joe Locke Quartet

Alex Sipiagin Quintet

Alex Sipiagin Sextet

Charles Tolliver Big Band

Dave Holland Quartet

Joe Locke · David Hazeltine Quartet

Jonathan Kreisberg

New York Connexion

John McNeil Quintet

Andrew Hill Quartet

Andrew Hill Trio

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Farmer Quintet

City West Quartet

Dan Faulk Quartet

Dexter Gordon Quartet

Greg Abate Quartet

Greg Abate Quintet

Harold Ashby Quartet

Jim McNeely Tentet

John McNeil Quartet

Kirk Lightsey Trio

Lee Konitz Quartet

Marian McPartland Trio

Phil Woods Quintet

Ron McClure Quintet

The Red Holloway/Clark Terry Sextet

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Wynton Kelly Trio

Eric Burdon's i Band

Frank Zappa And The Mothers

Frumious Bandersnatch

Jefferson Starship

John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers

Jonathan Cain Band

Neal Schon & Jan Hammer

Revolution Saints

Schenker-Pattison Summit

Stu James And The Mojos

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation

The Bluesbreakers

The Dead Daisies

Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Jukkis Uotila Band

Arild Andersen Quartet

Danielsson Dell Landgren

Emborg/Larsen Group

Jørgen Emborg Septet

Lars Jansson Trio

Nils Landgren Funk Unit

Ove Ingemarsson Quartet

Stockholm Jazz Orchestra

Jun Fukamachi & The New York All Stars

Butterfield Blues Band

Edward Simon Group

Kenny Wheeler Quintet

Alan Skidmore Quintet

Alexander Von Schlippenbach · Globe Unity Orchestra

Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

Dave Holland Big Band

Dave Holland Octet

Dave Holland Quintet

Dave Holland Sextet

David Holland Quartet

Elton Dean · Joe Gallivan · Kenny Wheeler

Fabio Zeppetella Quartet

Globe Unity Orchestra

Graham Collier Music

Greg Runions Group

Harry Beckett's S & R Powerhouse Sections

Ian Carr With Nucleus Plus

Intercontinental Express

Joe Harriott Quintet

John Stevens Seven

John Surman Quartet

Kirk MacDonald Quartet

Laboratorio Della Quercia

Louis Moholo Octet

Maarten Altena Nonet

Maarten Altena Octet

Mike Westbrook Orchestra

Mino Cinelu · Kevin Eubanks · Dave Holland

Ronnie Scott & The Band

Ronnie Scott's Quintet

Spontaneous Music Ensemble

Ted Heath Big Band

The Dedication Orchestra

The Graham Collier Septet

The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble

Tony Oxley Quintet

Wunsch / Strauch Sextet

21st Century Schizoid Band

Adrian Belew Power Trio

Alexis Korner & Peter Thorup With Snape

Alexis Korner & Snape

Andy Summers · Robert Fripp

Crimson Jazz Trio

David Lindley And El Rayo-X

Emerson Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Powell

Giles, Giles & Fripp

Greg Lake & Band

Jakszyk, Fripp And Collins

Janie Jones & The Lash

Low Flying Aircraft

McDonald And Giles

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Revolting Cocks

Ringo & His New All-Starr Band

Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band

Robert Fripp String Quintet

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3

Roger Chapman And The Shortlist

Roger Waters And The Bleeding Heart Band

Rupert's People

Sunday All Over The World

The League Of Gentlemen

The Lemon Trees

The Michael Giles MAD BAND

The Music Improvisation Company

The Petty Tyrants

The Secret Police

Tom Robinson & Jakko M. Jakszyk

Toyah And Fripp

Wetton Manzanera

Lee Konitz Quintet

David Matthews Trio

David Murray Trio

Gary Bartz NTU Troop

Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section

Gianni Lenoci Quintet

Gil Evans & Ten

Hod O'Brien Quartet

Howard Alden Trio

Jeff Denson Trio + Lee Konitz

Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet

Jimmy Knepper Quintet

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets

Kevin Hays Quintet

Lee Konitz & Jeanfrançois Prins Trio

Lee Konitz New Quartet

Lennie Tristano Quintet

Miles Davis And His Orchestra

Pete Christlieb Quartet

Pete Christlieb · Warne Marsh Quintet

The Lennie Tristano Sextette

The Pee Wee Russell Quartet

Warne Marsh Quartet

Liquid Tension Experiment

Amazing Journey

Cygnus And The Sea Monsters

Hammer Of The Gods

Metal Allegiance

Neal Morse Band

Portnoy · Sheehan · MacAlpine · Sherinian

Rudess Morgenstein Project

The Winery Dogs

Yellow Matter Custard

Liquid Trio Experiment

Manhattan Jazz Quintet

Carla Bley And Her Remarkable! Big Band

G E Smith And The Saturday Night Live Band

General Music Project

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

The Carla Bley Big Band

The Louie Bellson Quintet

The Very Big Carla Bley Band

Marc Johnson's Bass Desires

Bill Frisell · Vernon Reid

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels

Ginger Baker Trio

Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood

Steve Houben · Mauve Traffic

The Bill Frisell Band

Nico Morelli Trio

Enrico Rava Quintet

Gianni Lenoci Trio

Giovanni Tommaso Quintet

Roberto Gatto Quintet

Bob Magnusson Quintet

Jaki Byard Quartet

The New Elvin Jones Trio

The Parliaments

Paul Bley Quintet

Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show

Cinema Soloriens

Jimmy Giuffre 3

Lowell Davidson Trio

Marshall Allen Quartet

New York Art Quartet

Soloriens Native Unity Quartet

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Research Arkestra

Sun Ra & His Omniverse Arkestra

Sun Ra And His Arkestra

Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra

Sun Ra Arkestra

Surrender To The Air

The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show

Paul Winter Sextet

3rd Avenue Blues Band

Alice Coltrane Quintet

Benny Green Quintet

Brooks Arthur Ensemble

Chuck Speas And The American Jazz Septet

Clifford Jordan Quintet

Count Basie Orchestra

Joe Maneri Quartet

Johnny Griffin Quartet

Junior Mance Trio

Kenny Barron Trio