Steven Alan Gluzband (born July 27, 1952, Boston) is an American latin jazz trumpeter based in New York City.
During the next few years he played numerous gigs with latin superstars Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaría, Héctor Lavoe, Machito, Celia Cruz, Sonora Matancera, Orlando Contreras, Vicentico Valdez, Ray de la Paz, Larry Harlow, the Alegre All Stars and recorded 18 albums with the famous Haitian recording group Mini All-Stars.
During his tenure with Barretto, Gluzband appeared on over 400 recordings, including the Grammy-winning Ritmo en el Corazon (Barretto-Celia Cruz, 1988) and Naked (Talking Heads, 1988) which went Double Platinum.
In the mid 1990s, Gluzband was an integral part of the short-lived swing revival, touring with Jet Set Six, and playing with Dem Brooklyn Bums, the Blues Jumpers and Dave's True Story.
Gluzband was a member of Johnny Pacheco's band from 2006 until his passing, and currently leads his own latin-jazz ensemble “Hot House”, whose debut 2008 release, “Cuban Tribute to Charlie Parker” was included in five categories in the Grammy awards.