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Album

Write Out Your Head

Label: Abstract Logix
Released: 2020
Track listing: Kulturny; Well Spoken Astronaut; Xandea; High 70s; Write Out Your Head; Ride; Hello World; Magic 44.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Selection Of The Best New Releases From 2020

by Len Davis
December 30, 2020

A random selection of the best are releases from 2020. Playlist Wayne Krantz “High 70's" from Write Out Your Head (Abstract Logix) 00:00 Markus Reuter “Power Series" from Truce (Moonjune) 05:55 Gergo Borlai “Gary" from The Missing Song (Blue Canoe) 11:50 Richard Hallebeek “Sunset Sky" from Bumerang (Richie Rich) 17:46 Tigran Hamasyan “New Maps" ...

Article: So You Don't Like Jazz

Discovering Jazz through Pretzel Logic

by Alan Bryson
October 4, 2020

It's a good bet that most of us have heard people say they don't like jazz, or even worse, drop the H-bomb, “I hate jazz." If you choose to engage, the key is to tread lightly and tailor an approach that considers the tastes and sensibilities of the other person. The “So You Don't Like Jazz" ...

Article: So You Don't Like Jazz

Jazz is a Joke

by Alan Bryson
September 6, 2020

Article: SoCal Jazz

Leni Stern: A Special Spirit

by Jim Worsley
June 7, 2020

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Leni Stern and I spoke about the pandemic, and her experiences with such, during her many travels to Africa. Because this conversation was prior to the senseless murder on May 25th, that incident is not mentioned. This wasn't my first dance with the incomparable Leni Stern so I knew what to expect. ...

Article: Album Review

Wayne Krantz: Write Out Your Head

Read "Write Out Your Head" reviewed by Mike Jacobs

by Mike Jacobs
May 9, 2020

What do you want from Wayne Krantz anyway? It's a particularly relevant question when new release time rolls around for the guitar icon(oclast). Not that Krantz himself seems to give the question much thought. He's more known for being preoccupied with things like inventing (and reinventing) himself, exploring and capturing ineffable group mojo, or ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brent Birckhead, Chicago Underground Qt., Roger Kellaway and Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 28, 2020

Second part of this week's ride through the new releases prairie with music by artists that cover a lot of ground, from Chicago Underground Quartet to Jesse Harris, from Valentina Ciardelli's take on Frank Zappa to Roger Kellaway' interpretation of Paul Desmond, and much more For the first part of the show click ...

About Wayne Krantz

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Musician

Wayne Krantz

Krantz was born in Corvallis, Oregon. In the late 80s he started as a sideman in New York City, working with Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, Leni Stern and others. He released his first album, "Signals," in 1990, with Dennis Chambers, Don Alias, Anthony Jackson, Jim Beard and Hiram Bullock.

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 and blues club in New York City. In 1997, after playing with Steely Dan for several years, Krantz formed a new trio with bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Keith Carlock.

News: Festival

Groundup Music Festival Reveals Artist Brunches, Cocktails And Workshops

January 11, 2020

Acclaimed by the New York Times as one of the “Top 10 Definitive Moments of the Decade in Jazz Music,” the GroundUP Music Festival returns to the oceanside North Beach Bandshell in sunny Miami Beach, Florida, February 14-16, 2020. Hosted by three-time Grammy award-winning collective Snarky Puppy, GroundUP has announced the schedule for their intimate cocktails ...

Article: Album Review

Various Artists: Newvelle Muri

Read "Newvelle Muri" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
December 8, 2019

Swiss drummer/percussionist and composer, Stephan Diethelm lived in Zimbabwe for several years and was musically influenced by the African rhythms he heard. He had appeared on four albums when he launched the Muri Series, an ongoing succession of concerts that began in 2002, sometimes called Musig im Pflegidach. Pflegidach is a monastery that dates to the ...