Lennie Tristano News and Photos

Jon Davis – One Up Front (2013)

Sat, June 15 2013 12:23pm - Source: Something Else!

Born in NYC, pianist and composer Jon Davis came back to his hometown in the early 90s only after stops at the New England Conservatory, Boston and San Francisco.

Matt Parker – Worlds Put Together (2013)

Mon, May 13 2013 12:18pm - Source: Something Else!

Matt Parker's debut album Worlds Put Together is appealing, but in an odd way.

London jazz festival 2012: from Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding to John Paul Jones – what to see

Sat, November 07 1970 1:23pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

For the past five years, trumpeter, arranger and composer Guy Barker has opened the London jazz festival with this massively ambitious project , in which numerous vocalists are backed by a 41-piece orchestra: half jazz big band, half string section.

Marc Riordan Quartet – Binoculars (2012)

Mon, October 15 2012 11:49am - Source: Something Else!

It's a recurring theme we like to discuss here, about great jazz drummers who've composed music and led bands from the drum stool.

Lee Konitz – Enfants Terribles (2012)

Thu, September 20 2012 11:20am - Source: Something Else!

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, enfants terribles describes "one whose startlingly unconventional behavior, work, or thought embarrasses or disturbs others."

Nick DeRiso’s Half-Year List of Top Albums for 2012, Blues and Jazz Edition

Fri, June 22 2012 12:08pm - Source: Something Else!

Already, we've seen the blues and jazz genres enlivened by a series of out-of-nowhere surprises that included Little Feat, Wes Montgomery (yes, Wes Montgomery!) and Bonnie Raitt — even as a new supergroup of fusion-heroes formed.

Martin Speake and Colin Oxley - Two Not One

Wed, April 04 2012 3:38pm - Source: BBC Music

Alto saxophonist Martin Speake releases such a diverse range of music (in recent years, including an Indo-jazz collaboration, a Charlie Parker tribute, and a free improvisation duo) that any new recording must be considered a new piece in the jigsaw that is his discography.

Best of March 2012: Reader picks include Adrian Belew, Brad Mehldau and (yes, again) Adele

Sun, April 01 2012 12:13pm - Source: Something Else!

Adrian Belew's reflections on touring again with a pair of King Crimson bandmates led to some interesting comments on the future of that long-standing Robert Fripp-led amalgam — and a No. 1 vote from you in our monthly poll.

New Music Monday: Birdy, Esperanza Spalding, the B-52s and one more for Randy Rhoads

Mon, March 19 2012 12:26pm - Source: Something Else!

The week's teetering stack of piping hot freshness in music is topped by Brad Mehldau, Esperanza Spalding and Lost in the Trees , along with notable reissues and live stuff from Aaron Neville, Impala Syndrome, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne (on his original solo date with the late Randy Rhoads, appropriate on this anniversary of his untimely passing) and the B-52s.

S. Victor Aaron’s Top Albums for 2011, Part 4 of 4: Whack Jazz

Sat, December 17 2011 10:10am - Source: Something Else!

For the uninitiated here, "whack jazz" is a term of endearment.

One Track Mind: Jason Stein Quartet, “Work” (2011)

Mon, November 21 2011 2:02pm - Source: Something Else!

One of the more distinctive and convincing points made by Ted Gioia in his definitive chronicle of jazz, The History of Jazz (1997, rev. 2011, Oxford University Press) is about the under-credited impact pianist Lennie Tristano made on the development of jazz.

FMP #18: Pink Pong

Tue, September 20 2011 1:56am - Source: destination: OUT

Known mostly by collectors willing to pay large sums on eBay, Pink Pong is a remarkable 1977 album by a 21-year-old wunderkind who was equally comfortable in the worlds of rock and Schoenberg.

Lee Konitz at 83: Taking It Slow and Steady on 'Live at Birdland'

Thu, June 02 2011 10:40pm - Source: Spinner

The latest entry in All About Jazz's Legends series is alto saxophonist Lee Konitz , who first arrived on the scene back in the late 1940s when he played in Claude Thornhill's orchestra.