Steve Turre Is Cool

He plays conch shells.



He has a long braid, like a Manchu queue.



He wears a gold conch shell on a chain around his neck.



He has a metal conch shell welded to the bracing strut of his trombone, as a handhold.



Musicians in his Sanctified Shells band wear shirts made from fabric printed with conch shells.



Nice kicks, too.



A review of the Sanctified Shells performance at the Dakota will follow.