Steve started playing guitar at the age of 5 – first studying with big band guitarist Frank Aeillo until the age of 13.
His first performance was singing and playing “Home on the Range” for his 2nd grade class!
In the 80’s early 90’s he was playing original rock music at well known Jersey Shore and Central Jersey venues, including the Stone Pony and Court Tavern.
In 1990 Steve began 10 years of studying jazz and music theory with John Miele – a fabulous teacher out of East Brunswick NJ.
Since the mid 1990s Steve’s has been available for solo gigs at cafes, restaurants, and weddings, and duo and ensemble work for club dates, concerts and private functions. Steve performs at clubs, weddings, jazz fests, St. Patrick’s Day Concerts, galleries, private functions, and museums.
Steve has filled the guitar chair in Grease, Crazy For You, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Pajama Game, Bye Bye Birdie, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Steve toured with a national production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe.
In 2010 Steve accompanied Zimbabwean jazz phenomenon Prudence Mabhena in a rare performance. Prudence is the subject of the Oscar-winning short documentary “Music By Prudence.”
Jazz guitar great George Benson described Steve’s playing as “George Van Eps reborn!”
These days, Steve has been expanding his repertoire in the Bluegrass and flatpicking styles and contues to hone his solo jazz playing.
Steve plays a custom made William E. Moll Small Jumbo Guitar, a Dana Borgeois Country Boy Dreadnought, a Martin HD28, a custom Mark Campellone Archtop, a Hirade Classical Guitar, a Fender Telecaster, a Hudson 6 String Pedal Steel guitar, and a custom made Caluori electric guitar; the L’il Honey.