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Wayne Krantz

Krantz was born in Corvallis, Oregon. He released his first album, Signals, in 1990, sporting an array of recognized jazz musicians such as Dennis Chambers, Don Alias, Anthony Jackson, and others. In 1992, he formed a trio with bassist Lincoln Goines and drummer Zach Danziger and recorded two albums with them, Long To Be Loose (1993) and 2 Drink Minimum (1995), a live album, and began playing regularly at the 55 Bar, a jazz club in New York City. In 1996, Krantz released an acoustic album with Leni Stern, dubbed Separate Cages. After playing with Steely Dan for several years, Krantz formed a new trio in 1997 with Tim Lefebvre on bass and Keith Carlock on drums; on June 28, 2007, he played his final regular Thursday night gig at New York's 55 Bar

Dieter Ilg, Jane Getter, Marc Guillermont, David Hines

by Len Davis
August 25, 2023

German bassist Dieter Ilg from Summer Hill, guitarist Jane Getter with Adam Holzman, French guitarist Marc Guillermont, and bassist David Hines. Brazilian drummer Cuca Texiera from Mr Motaba, multi instrumentalist Sandro Haick with Pepe Cisneros, John McLaughlin from The Heart of Things-Live in Paris. We finish the first hour with Wayne Krantz, Keith Carlock and Tim ...

Wayne Krantz: One Of Two

by Mike Jacobs
August 9, 2023

While the whole of Wayne Krantz's Signals (Enja, 1990) is a bit too impressive a debut to be called prototypical, the origins for what would become the meat of guitarist's stylistic identity lie in “One Of Two." Along with its companion piece (the cleverly-titled “Two Of Two"), this solo performance is arguably the first recorded appearance ...

New Music From Aki Rissanen, Greg Spero, Jeremy Green And Athana

by Len Davis
July 23, 2023

New music from Finland: Aki Rissanen; from the US: Greg Spero; from Germany: Marriage Material; and from Canada: Jeremy Green. Plus, Athana with Alf Terje Hanna, Simon Phillips Protocol 2, 3 Crows with Chris Buck and Brett Garsed. Wayne Krantz, Japanese bassist Tetsuo Sakurai and Scott Henderson from Vibe Station. Playlist Aki Rissanen “Breezy" ...

Andre Kunz, Dominique Di Piazza, Nicholas D'Amato and Akira Jimbo

by Len Davis
May 14, 2023

Music from the '90s and 2000s with Andre Kunz from Rejected, David Fiuczynski and Rufus Cappadocia from KIF, Dominique Di Piazza fromPrinces Sita. Also, On Impulse featuring French guitarist Marc Guillermont, Nicholas D'Amato with Wayne Krantz, Peter Erskine-Nguyen Le-Michel Benita from their album E_L_B. From Japan Side Steps and Akira Jimbo, and we finish with a ...

David Lyttle & Phil Robson: IN2

by Ian Patterson
March 7, 2023

The title of drummer David Lyttle and guitarist Phil Robson's debut duo album is as direct and uncluttered as the music contained herein. Equally divided between time-honored standards and stylistically sympathetic originals--three by the Lyttle and one by Robson--the duo's straight-ahead, tradition-grounded language is perhaps a departure from their more genre-fluid work, particularly Lyttle's hip-hop filtered, ...

John Escreet: Seismic Shift

by Mark Corroto
October 10, 2022

John Escreet's recording Seismic Shift, the pianist's first trio recording, might be the case for the return of warning labels on packaging. Not that there are explicit lyrics or violent images, it is just that the 52 minutes of music contained here are quite tempestuous and unrelenting. By design. Escreet is known for his ...

Wayne Krantz, Mark Lettieri, Jan Hammer and Aurora Clara

by Len Davis
September 9, 2022

New York guitarist Wayne Krantz, from San Francisco Mark Lettieri, a new album from Jan Hammer Seasons 2, German drummer Anika Nilles' latest Opuntia, Aurora Clara from Spain, a classic Billy Cobham from Inner Conflicts, plus Kick The Cat and Vasil Hadzimanov Band.Playlist Wayne Krantz “U Can't Touch This" from Good Piranha Bad Piranha ...

Wayne Krantz, Keith Carlock, Tim Lefebvre, Aka KCL Kicks Off Tour Next Week In New York City

September 6, 2022

KCL, aka Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan, Michael Brecker), Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Toto), Tim Lefebvre (Tedeschi Trucks, David Bowie) are a genre-defying iconic band firmly positioned at the vanguard of their craft, pushing their stylistic roots in rock, jazz, fusion & blues beyond their boundaries. Cutting live recordings from the club and posting them online in ...

'90s Retrospective With Some Of The Best From That Period

by Len Davis
July 24, 2022

Music from the '90s with Austrian band Threeo led by guitarist Gerald Gradwohl, Frank Gambale, the late Hiram Bullock, Kai Akagi, the late Victor Bailey. Plus Wayne Krantz, Chad Wackerman, and Yellow Jackets.Playlist Threeo Live “Tribal Dance" from Threeo Live (Extraplatte) 00:00 Frank Gambale “Dangerous Curves" from Show Me What You Can Do (Tone ...