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Originally called <a href="spotify:artist:17UkABEasVRlCcIFZ3wHb7">Steps</a> when it was formed in 1979 by vibraphonist <a href="spotify:artist:4Gd6M7Ceuk2MBGNJl9ozk8">Mike Mainieri</a>, this group at various times has included tenor saxophonist <a href="spotify:artist:5IkynsVZoak9UR2Xt8qsMj">Michael Brecker</a>; keyboardists <a href="spotify:artist:0Ssqhquy8WFuqz7ZnZuBkR">Don Grolnick</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4qKIiUdFND09cgGOc5kfoR">Eliane Elias</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2NOT7eCzu06BIK7DGjFYK0">Rachel Z</a>; guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:3zX0EMvB00JzxnRi5EIICP">Mike Stern</a>; bassists <a href="spotify:artist:6HBVTGmPHytchERPb8YGPr">Eddie Gomez</a> and Darryl Jones; and drummers <a href="spotify:artist:3Bm6MhzPUczH3Pej2FNqGi">Peter Erskine</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7pnpCbCBCIHvkCqrXSib0z">Steve Smith</a>, among others. Its music combines advanced jazz, R&B, rock, and fusion and is frequently exciting. Steps Ahead was most active during 1979-1986, although it still existed on a part-time basis in the mid-'90s. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

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