Steve Morse

Steve Morse is the rare guitarist whose precision never feels cold. Born in Hamilton, Ohio and trained at the University of Miami, he announced himself with the Dixie Dregs and went on to become Deep Purple's longest-serving guitarist after joining in 1994. Seven Grammy nominations only hint at his range, which spans jazz, banjo, and full-throttle rock. Technical players can sometimes sound like exercises, but Morse always plays with heat behind the accuracy. That marriage of dexterity and feeling is exactly what I look for in a musician, and few balance the two as convincingly as he does.

Name (English)

Steve Morse

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴ・モーズ

Reading

すてぃーゔ・もーず

Born

July 28, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Origin

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Occupation

guitarist / composer / jazz guitarist / banjoist / musician

University

University of Miami

• Official sitehttp://www.stevemorse.com
• Xhttps://x.com/stevemorse
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Morse
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213952

Tags

• Ohio
• guitarist
• composer
• jazz guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-20

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