{{Short description|British jazz musician}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}} thumb|right|240px|Lodder in 2005 '''Steve Lodder''', born '''Stephen John Lodder''' (born 10 April 1951, St. Helier, Jersey), is a British keyboardist, composer, and organist. He played piano as a child and took up organ at age 14. He studied organ at Gonville and Caius College, and after completing his studies he taught music and wrote for film and television.
==Career== Lodder became active in jazz music, playing with Maggie Nicols, John Etheridge, Harry Beckett, and Deirdre Cartwright.<ref name="Eur">Eur (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=gZIjT8PgJMEC&dq=Steve+Lodder&pg=PA309 ''The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 (Europa International Who's Who in Popular Music)''], Routledge, 1st ed. p. 309. {{ISBN|1-85743-161-8}}</ref> He toured with George Russell in the 1980s, and in 1989 accompanied Carol Grimes; later that year he toured with Simply Red.
Since 1989 Lodder has worked with Andy Sheppard, on several projects (including Soft on the Inside, Co-Motion, Inclassifiable, and 20th century Saxophones). He plays synthesizer on some of Sheppard's work. He has led his own small ensembles since 1992. In 1994 he accompanied Ernestine Anderson and worked with Brazilian ensemble Nois.
From 1995 Lodder worked with Paul McCartney on his ''Standing Stone'' composition, which was premiered and recorded in 1997. In 1996 he recorded on church organ with saxophonist Mark Ramsden. He returned to tour with George Russell from 1997, and was with Carla Bley in 1998 for performances of ''Escalator Over the Hill''. His first release under his own name was 2001's ''Bout Time 2''. He is the regular keyboardist with the Alison Rayner Quintet.
==Books== *''Stevie Wonder: A Musical Guide to the Classic Albums'' by Steve Lodder (2005) *''Totally Interactive Keyboard Bible'' by Steve Lodder, Janette Mason (2008) *''Classic Hammond Organ: Know the Players, Play the Music'' by Steve Lodder (2008) *''The Hammond Organ Key Master'' by Steve Lodder (2008)
==Sources== *Gary W. Kennedy, "Steve Lodder". ''Grove Jazz'' online. *[http://www.jazzwise.com/news/item/2370 Interview] with ''Jazzwise''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Steve Lodder}} *{{official website}}
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