Loren Stillman

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Loren Stillman on June 16, 2013 at the Red Hook Jazz Festival in New York City .
Loren Stillman at Tonspuren Irsee 2014

Loren Stillman (born June 14, 1980 in London ) is an American jazz musician ( alto saxophonist , composer and band leader) who lives in post-bop .

biography

Stillman grew up in Croton-on-Hudson (New York) and studied from 1998 at the Manhattan School of Music and from 2002 at the New School University , a. a. with Lee Konitz and David Liebman . He became known in the early 2000s for his collaboration with John Abercrombie in the Trio Jackalope ( Saltier Than Ever , 2002), with Eivind Opsvik's Overseas project and the formation Quadrant with Christophe Schweizer . In 1996 he had already recorded his first album ( Cosmos ) on Soul Note , which earned him the status of a “child prodigy” (Cook / Morton). Further albums for labels like Nagel-Heyer , Fresh Sound (New Talent) and SteepleChase followed with their own formations.

Stillman, whose talent has been praised by Downbeat , Jazziz, Jazzthing , JazzTimes and National Public Radio , has worked with Charlie Haden , Carla Bley , Paul Motian , Andy Milne ’s Dapp Theory , Michele Rosewoman , Joe Lovano , Vic Juris , Sunna Gunnlaugs , Michael Formanek ( The Distance , ECM, 2016), Samo Šalamon and the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra .

In July 2019 (as of August 2020) the New York saxophonist Loren Stillman moved to his new adopted home of Cologne .

Discographic notes

  • How Sweet It Is ( Nagel-Heyer , 2002)
  • Gin Bon ( Fresh Sound , 2003) with John Abercrombie
  • It Could Be Anything (Fresh Sound, 2004) with Gary Versace , Jeff Hirshfield
  • Trio Alto, Vol. 1 ( SteepleChase , 2005)
  • Jam Session Vol. 15 (SteepleChase, 2005)
  • The Brother's Breakfast (SteepleChase, 2006)
  • Bad Touch: Like a Magic Kiss (2008), with Nate Radley , Gary Versace, Ted Poor
  • Winter Fruits ( Pirouet , 2009)
  • Bad Touch: Going Public (2014)

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Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, p. 1234.
  2. ↑ Cologne Duets: Loren Stillman & Pablo Held , deutschlandfunk.de, accessed August 11, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Stillman, Loren
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (alto saxophonist, composer and band leader)
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH London