About Steve
Born in Bristol, Steve cut his musical teeth on the brass band circuit and by the age of 12 was representing his home county on numerous Youth Music tours to Europe as well as contesting successfully at Championship level.In 1979 Steve moved to live and work in Berkshire and was invited to play trumpet with a local big band. Having had an interest in Jazz as a youngster (inspired by a primary school music teacher who had worked as a musician on the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth I) Steve soon found that playing the trumpet gave him far more satisfaction than playing the cornet ever did and soon after this quit the brass band scene to explore the world of jazz and dance bands.
Another move, this time to Gloucestershire saw Steve looking for new challenges musically and a following a chance meeting with saxophonist Patsy Gamble the pair formed their own section and made themselves available as a freelance horn section. This was the beginning of one of the longest established and hardest working horn sections in the UK – ‘The Little Big Horns’ – touring the UK, Europe and the Middle East extensively to this day.
As Paul's Weller's trusted trumpet player and horn arranger Steve has written horn arrangements and performed on Paul's last three studio albums, including his latest release 66. He has performed with Paul on numerous tours, including his regular summer 'Forest' gigs as well as a sell out Wembley concert supporting Blur in 2023. He has also appeared with Paul's band on the Jools Holland Show.
Live - Steve is also regular touring member of ska legends Bad Manners and has appeared in bands with Steve Winwood, Ruby Turner, Jess Roden, Jim Capaldi, Andy Fairweather Low and Robert Plant. In 2019 he toured with soul legend PP Arnold on her New Adventures tour. The recording of the final show, Live at Liverpool, has recently been released as an album and features Steve's horn arrangements on seminal tracks including – First Cut is the Deepest and God Only Knows.
Throughout his career Steve has also worked in horn sections alongside Pee Wee Ellis and Dick Heckstall-Smith and features on a number of recording projects including several sessions for Mick Jagger and a charity single under the banner ‘Mod Aid’ where Steve performed alongside Ronnie Wood, Art Wood, PP Arnold, Reg Presley, Steve Craddock and Chris Farlowe.
Apart from arranging and recording horns for the last six Stone Foundation albums and three studio albums for Paul Weller, Steve's other recording work includes horn arrangements and playing trumpet and flugel horn on Leah Weller’s debut album Freedom, Steve Pilgrim’s sixth album Beautiful Blue, The Coming of Grace for the Blow Monkey's 'Dr Robert' and the Weller /Suggs best-selling single, Ooh Do You Fink U R, with horns arranged, recorded and produced by Steve.
Very much in demand both live and in the studio, Steve Trigg's credits include albums with Eddie Martin, Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges, Andy Leek, The Firebirds, IO Earth, Mike D’Abo P.P. Arnold, Leah Weller, Steve Pilgrim and Paul Weller and prestigious support slots with Zoot and the Roots, Dr Feelgood, John Mayall, Gloria Gaynor, Sister Sledge, The Lambrettas, Petula Clarke and the legendary Peter Green.
Steve is a regular touring member of ska legends Bad Manners and has also found time to work on a number of charity events appearing in bands with Steve Winwood, Ruby Turner, Jess Roden, Jim Capaldi and Robert Plant.
Steve has been a full time member of blue-eyed soul outfit Stone Foundation since 2017, heading up the horn section and writing and producing horn arrangements for the band, who have toured extensively, with sell out shows in Europe and the UK and several chart topping single and album releases. The band have supported Paul Weller, Grace Jones, Tom Jones, Madness and The Specials among others.
