Stephen studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Besides being a pianist, his business career was in the Fashion Industry. He was CEO of a textile manufacturing facility and President of an international textile machinery company. He was on the Board of Directors of the “First All Children’s Theatre” which brought the Stephen Schwartz musical "The Trip and Captain Louie" to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His wife Eda, an interior space designer and classical pianist, was on the Board of Barrington Stage Company and is still active at BSC. Stephen’s photographs, videos, and articles appear on Broadwayworld.com, T2Conline.com, and The New York Observer. He is active in the entertainment events at the Friars Club, where he is a member. He is the music editor of Times Square Chronicles and an Advisory Honorary Board Member of The Society For The Preservation of The Great American Songbook.