Steve Marcus
b. 18 September 1939, New York, USA. Marcus studied at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston (1959-61) before joining Stan Kenton's Orchestra in 1963. From 1967-70 he played with the Herbie Mann Group as well as for bands as diverse as those of Woody Herman and the Jazz Composer's Orchestra. In the early '70s, he played with Larry Coryell (1971-73) before forming his own Count's Rock Band (1973-75). He joined Buddy Rich in 1975, and played with him regularly over the next 10 years. His tenor playing blends R&B stylings with the influence of John Coltrane in much the way Sal Nistico, another Rich tenor, does: it is a style which can punch its way through the ebullient backings of the big band in full swing.