Steven Bernstein is an American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger, composer,
and bandleader born October 8, 1961 in Berkeley, California. He initially gained
prominence performing with The Lounge Lizards, appearing on their live releases
Live in Berlin 1991 Vol. I (1991) and Live in Berlin 1991 Vol. II (1993). On
Tzadik Records, Bernstein issued four solo albums: Diaspora Soul (1999),
Diaspora Blues (2002), Diaspora Hollywood (2004), and Diaspora Suite (2008). He
established the Millennial Territory Orchestra, releasing MTO Volume 1 (2006),
and earned a Grammy nomination for t...