Calvin Bennett, President

Cal has been in the entertainment industry since 1971 when he was the featured saxophone soloist on Isaac Hayes’ Academy Award-winning Shaft LP. Bennett has also performed and/or recorded with Tito Jackson, Carl Anderson, Ice Cube, The Funk Bros., Bobby Lyle and the Agape International Choir, just to name a few. In 1996 his debut CD, "A Stolen Moment", soared to #11 on the Billboard Jazz Contemporary Chart.

In 1997 Cal served as musical director for Toni Braxton on her debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2003, Cal performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival opening for the likes of Al Jarreau. Cal also has several years of corporate experience as an advertising director for Code Magazine for Larry Flynt Publications.

As president of Steppin' Music, Bennett taps into his vast music and business experience to build a new type of infrastructure for the label. He has personally recruited his vice presidents of Operations, A&R, Promotions, New Media/Marketing, Publicity, and Product, who also believe in his visions to create a new record label model, which the foundation is based upon being artist and consumer friendly, while being very aggressive in its promotional, marketing, and publicity campaigns. Cal's goal is to bring jazz back to the forefront of the music industry as it once was.
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