Steve Lehman (musician)

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Steve Lehman
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Background information
Born1978 (age 46–47)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz, experimental
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentSaxophone
Labels Pi, Clean Feed
Spouse Olivia Newman
Website www.stevelehman.com

Steve Lehman (born 1978) is an American composer and saxophonist in the genres of jazz and experimental music. [1] His compositions have been performed by a number of international performers and orchestras.

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Early life and education

Lehman was born in New York City. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in composition from Wesleyan University [1] and received his Doctor of Musical Arts with distinction in composition from Columbia University (under the direction of Tristan Murail, George E. Lewis, Fabien Lévy and Fred Lerdahl). He also attended classes with Jackie McLean for many years at the University of Hartford Hartt School. [2]

Career

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 . [3] Lehman’s work has been reviewed in Artforum , Down Beat magazine, The New York Times, [4] [5] [6] Newsweek , and The Wire, [7] National Public Radio, [8] [9] [10] and the BBC. Lehman was a Fulbright scholar from 2002–2003. [1] Lehman is a professor of Music at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.

Awards and honors

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Anthony Braxton

With Liberty Ellman

With others

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Steve Lehman". stevelehman.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Steve Lehman". Pi Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ Chinen, Nate (December 18, 2009). "Free Jazz, Futurism, Funk and Ferocity". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Chinen, Nate (March 23, 2012). "A Flamenco-Playing Sitar and an Asymmetrical Groove". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ Smith, Steve (March 20, 2011). "A Complex Jazzman, Informed by His Classical Side". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ Chinen, Nate (June 9, 2009). "Finding an Asymmetrical Pulse With a Jagged Rhythm". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Adventures In Sound And Music: Issues". The Wire. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ Jackson, Josh (May 26, 2009). "The Checkout". The Checkout. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Steve Lehman, Finding A Computer-Assisted 'Flow'". NPR. September 23, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Josh (March 27, 2012). "Steve Lehman Trio: Operating Inside The Matrix". NPR. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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