Steve Houben, a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist, died on March 20, 2026.
Born in Liège, Belgium, on March 19, 1950, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston in the mid-1970s. After returning to Belgium, he established the jazz seminar at the Liège conservatory with Henri Pousseur.
Over a long career, he performed with Joe Newman, Bill Frisell, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Mike Stern, George Coleman, and Gerry Mulligan. He received the Belgian Golden Django in 2000 for best Belgian artist, the first winner in that category, and later taught jazz saxophone at the Brussels conservatory.
Steve Houben (19 March 1950 – 21 March 2026) was a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist.