muzycy:
Steve Lehman
Matt Brewer
Damion Reid

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(. . .) Jego najnowszy krążek, ósmy w karierze, potwierdza sprawność stylistyczną tego artysty. Lehman brzmi czasami jak Coltrane, innym razem deliatnie jak Lee Konitz a czasem ostro i agresywnie jak Albert Ayler. Sprawdza się w każdej formie - ewidentnie opanował swój instrument w takim stopniu, że nic nie sprawia mu trudności. Jest prawdziwym wirtuozem i analitykiem muzyki. Wszystko, co gra ma swoje znaczenie i funkcję do spełnienia w kompozycji. Nie ma właściwie niepotrzebnych, bezużytecznych dźwięków (. . .)
autor: Piotr Jagielski


Editor's Info:
Alto saxophonist, Steve Lehman, has arrived. The New York Times described his 2009 release Travail, Transformation and Flow (Pi 30) as "a breathtaking accomplishment" and its #1 Jazz/Pop CD of 2009. That album solidified Lehman's status as a visionary composer with powerful new ideas about the future of jazz. But on his new trio CD, Dialect Fluorescent, Lehman defies his reputation as a future-fixated modernist and combines his own original compositions with a full program of older works by jazz legends like John Coltrane and Jackie McLean. The album is not about paying homage to the jazz tradition in a respectful or dutiful way; every piece on Dialect Fluorescent is treated as an opportunity to create a bold and compelling musical statement, performed without one shred of irony or nostalgia.

While Lehman has been celebrated by critics and musicians alike for his ultramodern musical vision - saxophonists Miguel Zenon and Rudresh Mahanthappa regularly refer to him in interviews as their favorite young saxophonist - it is also his unflinching and unapologetic connection to jazz tradition that has set him apart from his peers. Lehman studied with jazz legend Jackie McLean from 1997-2001 and remains a devoted and outspoken advocate for McLean's music. In fact, while earning his Master's degree at Wesleyan University, Lehman was .......
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