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Steps Ahead
A variable-geometry group formed in 1979 by vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, the only
member present throughout their career, Steps Ahead specialized in jazz fusion,
recording eight albums during the 1980s. Numerous well-known soloists came and
went over the years, including saxophonist Michael Brecker throughout this first
period, bassists Eddie Gomez, Marc Johnson and Daryl Jones, Don Grolnick, Rachel
Z and Eliane Elias on keyboards, drummers Steve Gadd and Peter Erskine and
several guitarists including Mike Stern and Chuck Loeb. Back with new musicians
in the mid-1990s, Steps Ahead...
