STEVE JOLLIFFE

Musician and artist

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Steve Jolliffe (born 28 April 1949) is an English musician and artist.

Jolliffe was a member of the blues-rock band Steamhammer between 1969 and 1970, playing saxophone and flute on their "Mk II" album, the band's second album release.

Jolliffe had been a member of the German band Tangerine Dream before their recording career started, and returned to the band in 1978 to work on the album "Cyclone", playing a huge range of wind and electronic instruments and singing. Following the 1978 tour he and drummer Klaus Krieger left. Jolliffe worked on a number of media music projects and a long series of solo album releases, performing in the USA and Europe as well as the UK.

Steve was an early user of the keyboard instruments released by Ensoniq and has performed with their ESQ1, SQ80 and VFX in addition to flute, saxophone, Yamaha wind synthesizer and other instruments.

Steve Jolliffe has released many solo albums, mostly available on CD including The Bruton Suite, Journeys Out Of The Body, Alien, and Zanzi.