The Steve Koven Trio is a Canadian, Toronto-based jazz group.

Formed in 1993, the trio is one of Canada’s longest standing trio’s, performing, touring and recording together for over twenty-five years. They have performed world-wide, and have established themselves as one of Canada’s cultural ambassadors.

The band has released fourteen critically-acclaimed albums since their debut, Live at the Senator, in 1997.  Many of their compositions have been used for national and international film and TV productions.

Venues and Festivals performed at include:

• Irapuato Jazz Festival, Irapuato, Mexico
• Eleuthera Jazz Festival, Eleuthera, Bahamas
• San Miguel Jazz & Blues Festival, San Miguel, Mexico
• Merida Festival, Merida, Mexico
• Monterrey Music Festival, Monterrey, Mexico
• Canada Week Cultural Festival – Mexico City, Mexico
• Ecuador International Jazz Festival, Quito, Ecuador
• Cervantino International Festival, Mexico
• October Festival, Baja, California
• Shanghai Concert Hall, China
• Peking University, Beijing, China
• Teatro Libre Jazz Festival, Bogota, Colombia
• Universidad de Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
• Barrinquilla Jazz Festival, Barrinquilla, Colombia
• Canadian Embassy Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
• Canada House, London, England
• Jersey Channel Island Jazz Festival, U.K.
• Montreal Jazz Festival
• San Fernando Jazz Festival, Trinidad
• Jamaica Jazz Festival
• Nassau Bahamas Jazz Festival
• Barbados International Jazz Festival
• Holders Season Festival, Barbados
• Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Cultural Festival
• Canada Cultural Festival, Monterrey, Mexico
• Port of Veracruz, Mexico
• Brandon Jazz Festival
• Canada Week
• Ottawa Jazz Festival
• Winnipeg Jazz Festival
• Kensington Market Jazz Festival, Toronto
• Toronto Jazz Festival

“The trio made a remarkable demonstrations of why Canadian Jazz is truly world class”

–Scott McCook – First Secretary Public Affairs, Embassy of Canada in Mexico

“Steve Koven brings to the stage, a contagious passion for jazz that has made him one of the finest performers in the biz”

— Montreal International Jazz Festival – press release 2009

“Koven can create a piece out of thin air in the time it takes for him to play it. He can be as experimental as John Cage, as impressionistic as Claude Debussy, or as bluesy as Fats Waller. The common denominators are superb technique and a fresh approach to the music.”

–Amanda Putz – CBC radio

“The Steve Koven Trio represents the healthy future of jazz.”

– Rolling Stone Magazine (Asia)