Steve Varner
Part-Time Faculty, Music
Bio:
Born and raised in Tennessee, Steve Varner is a self-taught bassist, playing both electric and acoustic. On the road from 1975 through 1980, Steve began his career playing in show bands. In 1981, he began to work Jazz gigs and shows, as well as teach privately, in the Harrisburg, PA area. In addition, he also led his own electric quartet, Modern Traffic, taking the role of “guitarist” in the band by playing the piccolo bass. The band recorded an album in 1990 containing all of my originals. Since 1999, he has been residing in New Jersey working as a freelance bassist both in the United States and abroad. Since 2017, he has been the bass instructor for the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz camp. In 2018, he joined Bucks County Community College as an adjunct bass teacher.