Steve Morse Clinic at Music Villa. Wednesday July 2nd, 7:00PM.

Steven J. Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton, Ohio) is an American guitarist, best known as the guitarist for the Dixie Dregs and the current guitar player in Deep Purple.

Morse’s career has encompassed rock, country, funk, jazz, classical, and fusions of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo career, he enjoyed a brief stint with Kansas. Morse has been a member of Deep Purple since 1994.

The readers of Guitar Player has voted Morse “Best Overall Guitar Player” five years in a row (1982-1986) and thus qualifying him for the Guitar Player Hall of Fame. He has also written a column called “Open Ears” in the same magazine for a number of years.