Sustainable Jazz Ensemble

Original Compositions Performed by the Steve Hiltner/Phil Orr Sustainable Jazz Duo and the Lunar Octet

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Oct. 11--RSVP to Hear Sustainable Jazz at the Caldwell Sessions

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Come Saturday, October 11, to hear Steve Hiltner and Phil Orr perform at the Caldwell Sessions in Princeton. The Caldwell Sessions provides ...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

California Tour 2025

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This summer, we had two tours with the Lunar Octet, the jazz/latin band I've been a part of since its beginnings 42 years ago. I write m...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Michigan Tour, July 2025

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This past July, our Lunar Octet toured for two weeks in Michigan, performing our all-original latin and jazz at gigs ranging from Ann Arbor ...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Until I Find the Words at St. Mary Church

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The quieter side of the Sustainable Jazz Duo, in a performance at  St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church  in South Amboy. The original tango-infl...
Friday, May 2, 2025

Performing at HIP's Spring Gathering

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Our Sustainable Jazz Duo will perform this Sunday, May 4, at the Housing Initiatives of Princeton's Spring Gathering , a fundraiser for ...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Frolic at St. Mary's

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I had asked whether it was okay to dance inside the St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church where Phil Orr and I performed our original jazz and l...
Monday, April 7, 2025

RSVP for Sustainable Jazz at Salon 33 this Saturday, April 12

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Come this Saturday, April 12, to hear Phil and me perform at Salon 33 in West Windsor.  This is a great venue for hearing our all-original m...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Performance March 23 in South Amboy

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Our Sustainable Jazz duo with the totally orrsome Phil Orr on piano will be heading this Sunday to South Amboy to perform a sampling of our ...
Thursday, December 26, 2024

Greening the Blues - A Sustainable Jazz Duo Video

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Such a pleasure to perform at the Princeton Public Library community room for a Sunday afternoon audience. Phil Orr on piano, and myself, St...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Sustainable Jazz Duo Plays the Princeton Public Library - Dec. 8, 3pm

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It's happenin'! The orrsome Phil Orr and I will be performing at the totally awesome Princeton Public Library, Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3pm...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Upcoming Performances

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The Michigan-based Lunar Octet and the NJ-based Sustainable Jazz Duo both feature my jazz and latin compositions. Mark your calendars: 2024 ...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Lunars Play Sounds of the Zoo

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One stop on our Lunar Octet's Michigan tour last month was the central square in Kalamazoo, to play a set at Sounds of the Zoo.  Jennife...
Sunday, September 1, 2024

A Review of Our Lunar Quartet

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Thanks to Joe George of Harrison Township, Michigan, for his facebook review of my compositions. At the Harrison Speakeasy, just north of De...
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Touring California and Michigan With the Lunar Octet

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Our all-originals latin/jazz band, the Lunar Octet , is currently on tour in California, with a two-week tour of Michigan to follow. Drummer...
Friday, July 5, 2024

July 12: Sustainable Jazz Returns to Salon 33

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The fabulous Phil Orr and I will be back at Salon 33 in West Windsor on Friday, July 12, playing original latin and jazz.  Potluck starts at...
Saturday, May 18, 2024

Lunar Octet at Rancho Tranquilico, Friday, May 24

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For anyone who lives in or has friends in southeastern Michigan, we'll be performing in a country setting outside Ann Arbor on Friday, M...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Performances in Michigan and California in 2024

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I return to Michigan early this year to perform with the Lunar Octet --the all-originals latin-jazz group now in its 41st year. I'm the ...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Sustainable Jazz Duo To Perform for Princeton Community Housing Gala

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My two lives as bandleader and nonprofit leader have come together this fall.  Our Sustainable Jazz Duo will be performing at the Princeton ...
Friday, September 15, 2023

Lunar Octet Plays The Ark

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On August 26, our Lunar Octet performed at the legendary Ark in Ann Arbor, MI.  The Lunar Octet was founded 40 years ago under the whimsical...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Recent Performances in Michigan and Princeton Junction, NJ

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 I'm very fortunate to have such great musicians to perform my original compositions with.  Our Lunar Octet , now in its 40th year, perf...
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Steve Hiltner
Writer, Musician, Naturalist, Actor, degrees in botany and water quality. Training in saxophone, clarinet, piano, composition, acting. I can be reached at stevehiltner (at)gmail.com.
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