Saxophonist, Steve Duke is widely known for his contemporary improvisations
in new music and jazz and for his performance in classical music. As
a teacher, he innovated the development of multi-genre performance techniques
in jazz and classical music and the application of the Feldenkrais Method®
in teaching musicians how to reduce unnecessary tension and increase
awareness in music performance.
Steve Duke is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus from Northern Illinois University where he served in the School of Music from 1980 to 2011; he currently works out of his studio at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago and in Naperville, Illinois.
Steve Duke is Yamaha Performing Artist and Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®.
