Steve Dokken
Jazz Bassist
Inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame in 2013
Steve Dokken
(April 2, 1953 – Present)
Steve Dokken, bassist, was raised in Minneapolis but established himself as a leading bass player in the Indianapolis area after moving there in the late 1970s. Along with local drummer Jack Gilfoy, Dokken played with the Henry Mancini band from 1979 to 1994 (the year of the leader’s death).
Since that time, he has worked locally with violinist Cathy Morris and is the bass player in Indianapolis-based band District Contact lead by Latin artist Pavel Polanco-Safadit.
Listed below are people and groups Steve Dokekn performed with.
The Who
The Eagles
Weird Al Yankovic
Electric Light Orchestra
Josh Groban
Joan Rivers
Ben E. King
Sandi Patty
The 5th Dimension
Celtic Thunder
Red Skelton
Bob Hope
Leslie Gore
Robert Goulet
Patti Page
Debbie Reynolds
Donald O’Conner
Peter Nero
Vikki Carr
Barney Kessel
Bob Newhart
Don Rickles
Myron Floren
Díahann Carroll
Sarah Vaughan
Perry Como
The Coasters
Debby Boone
LeAnn Rimes
Ralph Carmichael
Lalo Schifrin
Anita Bryant
Bill Gaither
Martha Reeves
Cab Calloway