Steve's Bio

About Steve Nixon:

Steve Nixon JazzSteve Nixon is a world touring jazz and blues pianist & the proud founder of Freejazzlessons.com.

His performance credits include such greats as:

  • Four time Grammy Award Winner Buddy Guy
  • Two Time Grammy Award Winner Koko Taylor
    • Blues Music Hall of Fame Member and Grammy Nominee Lonnie Brooks
  • Grammy Nominated Shemekia Copeland
  • Jaimoe Johanson (Member of The Allman Brothers & Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Member)

He has also amazed audiences while sharing the stage with musical giants such as B.B. King, Wyclef Jean, Taj Mahal, Bernard Allison, and John Lee Hooker Jr.

Steve has performed with Ronnie Baker Brooks, Kenny Neal, Floyd Taylor, Jellybean Johnson (Morris Day and the Time & Janet Jackson), Cyrille Neville, Frieda Lee, Coco Montoya, and the international touring Chicago Children's Choir.

Nixon is also an accomplished keyboard session musician and has worked at RaxTrax, Chicago Recording Company, Super Buddha Studios, Moonlight Label, and Piper Toonz.

Steve has toured the world, performing in South America, Europe, the Caribbean, and all over the United States!

He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music.

Steve created FreeJazzLessons.com because he believes in sharing his knowledge, expertise, and passion for blues and jazz piano playing.

After launching in 2011, the site quickly became one of the top jazz communities on the internet.

Each month the site receives over 70,000 visitors from jazz students all over the world.

Steve hopes that FreeJazzLessons.com will fill some of the gap created by decreased music department budgets across the United States, and he wants to bring the love of blues and jazz back to America and the rest of the world.

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Steve backstage with Bruce Hornsby!   

Steve & keyboard player Art Neville of the Neville Brother & The Meters   

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