Steve Morano and Hugh Turner

Two great musicians in their own right are coming together for this gig at The Retreat. It will be great music and a fun evening.

Steve Morano

Steve Morano – (Stephen Morano) Born in Hounslow – London. England 1st May 1972
Adopted at birth to Domenico and Margaret Morano and grew up in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire.
Travelled & lived in Australia, Perth and Sydney. Currently a resident of Caversham, Reading

Musically inspired by artists and bands such as Paul Weller, Grant Lee Phillips, Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young. Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr, Ray Lamontagne, James Bay, James Morrison, KT Tunstall, The Small Faces, Rod Stewart, Elton John, The Doors, David Gray, Led Zeppelin, The Stereophonics, Tom Petty, The Clash, Wilco, Billy Bragg, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Bobby Womack, Joni Mitchell, Beth Orton, Laura Marling, Bill Withers, Lenny Kravitz, Paolo Nutini, Supergrass, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Oasis, Graham Coxon, Blur plus many more. 

Steve has been crafting his own style of Folk Country/Blues influenced songs and in 2009 released Devil Is A Bullet album with the renegades on Groutfinger Records.

In 2012 he released Jacksons Corner album with independent record label Collision Records. 

2020 saw the self-release vinyl single mastered at Abbey Road recording studios - Brick Lane/You Belong With Me. 

Hugh Turner

Hugh Turner started playing guitar at age 11 and by 13 he was playing with his brother's blues band in pubs and clubs around his native home town of Reading. 

At 16 he had already started teaching and had discovered jazz, first studying under Cedric West, the acclaimed Burmese jazz guitarist, and later John Etheridge and Dave Cliff, Britain’s finest bebop guitar player.

After graduating in jazz rock and classical guitar from North London University at age 19, Hugh played in all the London and the South-East jazz clubs with his already-formed jazz trio. During the next few years, he continued with his jazz performances and concentrated on his composition. Pop session work, touring and many dance music recording sessions kept him off the streets.

In 1995 Hugh co-founded ‘Jazz Upstairs’, a club showcasing the best of British Jazz. Alan Barnes, Jon Gee, Jay Denson, Theo Travis and Dave Cliff all visited the club with the great house rhythm section of Andy Crowdy (acoustic bass) and Simon Price (drums).

Around this time he formed Funk Assembly and started the JW’s residency, featuring among others Brandon Allen (sax), Dennis Rollins (trombone), Brian Edwards (sax) and Andy Gangadeen (drums).

Hugh as a solo artist, is recognised individually as one of the region's finest jazz guitarists. His influences range from George Benson and John Scofield to Grant Green and Jimi Hendrix. As well as a being consummate performer Hugh is also an accomplished teacher of Jazz Guitar. Teaching in the Oxford and Reading areas between gigs and writing new album material.