Steve Grossman, born January 18, 1951 and died August 13, 2020. He was an American jazz fusion saxophonist. Grossman was Wayne Shorter’s replacement in Miles Davis’ jazz-fusion band. From 1971 to 1973, he was part of Elvin Jones’ band. He was part of the Stone Alliance trio in the late 1970s with Gene Perla and Don Alias. The group released four albums over this time, one of which featured Marcio Montarroyos, a Brazilian trumpeter. These albums also include a variety of musicians. In the 2000s, they released three live reunion albums. Grossman was born to Rosalind, a pianist and Irving, RCA salesman and later president, KLH Research and Development Corporation, in Brooklyn, on January 18, 1951. Grossman, who was 69, died in Glen Cove (New York) on August 13, 2020.
