About me

Steve wiseman is an American trumpet player based in Hamburg, Germany. Steve was a long time resident of the musical scene in New York City where he played with almost every ‘name” big band (Arturo o’ffaril, Duke Ellington, Toshiko Akyoshi, to name a few) backed up,the biggest stars from Latin America (Ismael Miranda, Andy Montanez, Cano Estremera) while holding a spot in the famous Copacabana house band. Steve has extensive motown/r&b experience having toured with Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops, Lee Fields, Ray Charles and many others. Steve has preformed in several dozens of Broadway shows (like cats and wicked) and played every major venue in NYC. Steve still keeps a regular professional presence in NYC.

Since relocating to Germany, Steve has performed several times with the NDR big band, is a touring memeber of Achim Reichel’s band, has played the elb jazz festival with nils landgren appead on Inas Nacht and played extensively with Stefan Gwildis. Steve is the bandleader of The New Brooklyn social club,  the rumprollers, and the New Orleans funk brass band, Gumbohead.