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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| Background information | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Labels | Pi, Clean Feed |
| Spouse | Olivia Newman |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editLehman 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
editAs 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
edit- Jazz Album of the Year, New York Times, 2009, Travail, Transformation & Flow
- Best New Album, NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll, 2014, Mise en Abime
- Guggenheim Fellowship 2015
- Doris Duke Artist Award 2014
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Structural Fire (CIMP, 2001)
- Camoflage (CIMP, 2002)
- Interface (Clean Feed, 2004)
- Artificial Light (Fresh Sound, 2004)
- Demian as Posthuman (Pi, 2005)
- Manifold (Clean Feed, 2007)
- On Meaning (Pi, 2007)
- Travail, Transformation, and Flow (Pi, 2009)
- Dual Identity with Rudresh Mahanthappa (Clean Feed, 2010)
- Kaleidoscope & Collage with Stephan Crump (Intakt, 2011)
- Dialect Fluorescent (Pi, 2012)
- Mise en Abime (Pi, 2014)
- Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone (Pi, 2016)
- The People I Love with Craig Taborn (Pi, 2019)
- Xenakis and the Valedictorian (Pi, 2020)
- Ex Machina with Orchestre National de Jazz (Pi, 2023)
As sideman
editWith Anthony Braxton
- Nine Compositions (Hill) 2000 (CIMP, 2001)
- 12+1tet (Victoriaville) 2007 (Victo, 2007)
- Sax Quintet (Middletown) 1998 Part I (New Braxton House, 2011)
- Sax Quintet (Middletown) 1998 Part II (New Braxton House, 2011)
- Tentet (Antwerp) 2000 Part I (New Braxton House, 2011)
- Tentet (Antwerp) 2000 Part II (New Braxton House, 2011)
- Tentet (Wesleyan) 2000 (Part I) (New Braxton House, 2011)
- Tentet (Wesleyan) 2000 (Part II) (New Braxton House, 2011)
- Tentet (Wesleyan) 1999 Part I (New Braxton House, 2012)
- Tentet (Wesleyan) 1999 Part II (New Braxton House, 2012)
- Alumni Orchestra (Wesleyan) 2005 (New Braxton House, 2012)
- Echo Echo Mirror House (NYC) 2011 (New Braxton House, 2012)
- Tentet (Paris) 2001 (New Braxton House, 2013)
With Liberty Ellman
- Ophiuchus Butterfly (Pi, 2006)
- Radiate (Pi, 2015)
- Last Desert (Pi, 2020)
With others
- Vijay Iyer, Far from Over (ECM, 2017)
- Jason Moran, All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (Blue Note, 2014)
- Kevin Norton, Change Dance Troubled Energy (Barking Hoop, 2001)
- Matthew Welch, Ceol Nua (Leo, 2002)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Steve Lehman". stevelehman.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Steve Lehman". Pi Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (December 18, 2009). "Free Jazz, Futurism, Funk and Ferocity". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (March 23, 2012). "A Flamenco-Playing Sitar and an Asymmetrical Groove". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Smith, Steve (March 20, 2011). "A Complex Jazzman, Informed by His Classical Side". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (June 9, 2009). "Finding an Asymmetrical Pulse With a Jagged Rhythm". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Adventures In Sound And Music: Issues". The Wire. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (May 26, 2009). "The Checkout". The Checkout. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Steve Lehman, Finding A Computer-Assisted 'Flow'". NPR. September 23, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (March 27, 2012). "Steve Lehman Trio: Operating Inside The Matrix". NPR. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
