Steve Lacey is a professional musician based in Gloucester, MA. Primarily a Finger-style guitarist, he also performs and teaches piano, clarinet, recorder, and organ pedalboard. Performing in jazz groups regularly around the North Shore, Steve also plays in the Luna Trio, a band of original music, which just released its first self-titled album in 2025. In this trio, Steve plays organ pedalboard simultaneously with guitar, which has been the big focus in recent years.

His discography includes To the Ocean (2020), Heart Sounds (2023), When Love Comes Your Way (2025) and To the Woods (2025). 

Steve’s catalogue explores jazz, original composition, and improvisational ambient music. 

His latest work, To The Woods is a new multi-instrumental approach, using all his instruments in various combinations.

He also composes music for film, poetry, dance and visual arts with local artists and organizations such as

Cape Ann Museum, Manship Artist Residency,  Rockport Music,  MAGMA, Eliot foundation, and others. 

A graduate of City College of New York (M.M. Jazz Studies, 2019) and Salem State University (B.A. Music, 2012), 

Steve joined the Salem State faculty in 2023 and has been teaching privately for 15+ years.

continues his own studies in music and music technology.