Steve Lehman (musician)
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Born | 1978 New York City |
Genres | Jazz, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument | Saxophone |
Labels | Pi, Clean Feed |
Website | www |
Steve Lehman (born 1978, New York City)[1] is a composer and saxophonist in the genres of jazz and experimental music. His compositions have been performed by a number of international performers and orchestras. As a performer, Lehman leads a number of his own ensembles and performs frequently as a sideman with artists like Anthony Braxton, Vijay Iyer, and Jason Moran. His recording Travail, Transformation & Flow (Pi Recordings 2009) was chosen as the #1 Jazz Album of the year by The New York Times.[2] Lehman’s work has been reviewed in Artforum, Down Beat magazine, The New York Times,[3][4][5] Newsweek, and The Wire,[6] National Public Radio,[7][8][9] and the BBC. Lehman was a Fulbright scholar from 2002-2003.[1] He has a B.A. (2000) and M.A. (2002) in composition from Wesleyan University[1] and received his D.M.A. (2012) with distinction in composition from Columbia University (under the direction of Tristan Murail, George Lewis, Fabien Lévy and Fred Lerdahl).
Awards and honors
- Jazz Album of the Year, New York Times, 2009, Travail, Transformation & Flow
- Best New Album, NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll, 2014, Mise en Abime
Discography
As leader
- Artificial Light (FSNT, 2004) by the Steve Lehman Quintet
- Interface (Clean Feed, 2004) by the Camouflage Trio
- Demian as Posthuman (Pi, 2005)
- Manifold (Clean Feed, 2007) by the Steve Lehman Quartet
- On Meaning (Pi, 2007) by the Steve Lehman Quintet
- Travail, Transformation and Flow (Pi, 2009) by the Steve Lehman Octet
- Dialect Fluorescent (Pi, 2012) by the Steve Lehman Trio
- Mise en Abîme (Pi, 2014) by the Steve Lehman Octet
- Sélébéyone (Pi, 2016) by Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone
- The People I Love (Pi, 2019) by the Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn
As sideman/coleader
- Sous Rature (2000) by Kevin O'Neil
- Change Dance (2002) by Kevin Norton
- Simulated Progress (Pi, 2005) by Fieldwork
- Ophicus Butterfly (2006) by Liberty Ellman
- Nine Compositions (2007) by Anthony Braxton
- Door (Pi, 2008) by Fieldwork
- Kuntu (2009) by Michel Edelin
- MCK Project (2010) by Maciek Laserre
- Dual Identity (Clean Feed, 2010) (with Rudresh Mahanthappa) by Dual Identity
- Kaleidoscope and Collage (Intakt, 2011) by Stephan Crump/Steve Lehman
- Heritage/Evolution 1 (2014) by PRISM Saxophone Quartet
- Mythology (2014) by Matt Brewer
- All Rise (2014) by Jason Moran
- Radiate (2015) by Liberty Ellman
- Autotrophs (2016) by Cory Smythe
- Far from Over (ECM, 2017) by Vijay Iyer Sextet
- 3 Times Rpund (2018) by Jonathan Finlayson Sextet
References
- ^ a b c "Steve Lehman". stevelehman.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (December 18, 2009). "Free Jazz, Futurism, Funk and Ferocity". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (2012-03-23). "A Flamenco-Playing Sitar and an Asymmetrical Groove". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ Smith, Steve (2011-03-20). "A Complex Jazzman, Informed by His Classical Side". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (June 9, 2009). "Finding an Asymmetrical Pulse With a Jagged Rhythm". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Adventures In Sound And Music: Issues". The Wire. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (2009-05-26). "The Checkout". The Checkout. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ "Steve Lehman, Finding A Computer-Assisted 'Flow'". NPR. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (2012-03-27). "Steve Lehman Trio: Operating Inside The Matrix". NPR. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- 1978 births
- Musicians from New York City
- American jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
- Living people
- Jazz musicians from New York (state)
- 21st-century saxophonists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- Clean Feed Records artists
- Pi Recordings artists
- Jazz saxophonist stubs