Jazz Articles about Wayne Krantz

About Wayne Krantz

Interview

Guitarist Wayne Krantz is one of the great non-conformists. An improviser who avoids stylistic limitations and cliche like the plague, his music draws from diverse elements and welds them sonically to create something quite personal. Krantz has turned his back on recording studios for the last 15 years, choosing instead to release live shows through his own Website. After a month or so, these recordings are removed, as Krantz has little interest in the work which lies behind ...

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Wayne Krantz: Your Basic Live ‘06

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 29, 2008

Il chitarrista Wayne Krantz ha da tempo deciso di fare a meno del contributo delle case discografiche tradizionali e gestisce la distribuzione della sua musica dal proprio sito. In questo modo mette a disposizione moltissime registrazioni dal vivo che possono essere scaricate pagando una modica cifra. Poi ogni tanto estrae il meglio delle sue performance live e realizza un CD come quello qui in esame. Troviamo Wayne Krantz sempre impegnato in trio, la formula che evidentemente preferisce e al suo ...

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Wayne Krantz Gives You the Basics

by Robert Krevolin
February 17, 2003

It's a blistering cold Thursday night in New York City. They say it's one of the coldest we've had in the last decade. Only a few brave the cold peril for anything other than work, and if they dare it might only be a short run for late night eats or a quick Scotch to settle the mind. But the Scandanavian weather conditions don't seem to bother the people waiting to get into the 55-Bar tonight to see Wayne Krantz ...