Steve Varner was born and raised in Tennessee, where he began playing electric bass. Within a ten year period of learning the "upright bass", he found himself touring with some of the world's top jazz musicians. Now residing in northern New Jersey, Steve performs in New York, Europe and with such jazz greats as: Pat Martino, Phil Woods, Dave Liebman, James Moody, Ernie Watts, Billy Hart, Tierney Sutton, and Patty Austin.