Overview
- Friends and colleagues said he died Tuesday, Nov. 18, at age 84, with his publicist calling their partnership a labor of love.
- Steen led the Five Points Ambassadors for more than 30 years, sustaining the neighborhood’s celebrated jazz lineage.
- He kept a regular presence at Dazzle with Friday brunch sets and performed there earlier this month despite health challenges.
- In June he paid tribute to his cousin Charlie Burrell, the groundbreaking bassist who joined the Denver Symphony in 1949.
- A Denver East High School graduate who performed internationally, he was remembered for civil rights advocacy and mentoring local talent, while memorial details have not yet been announced.