Steven Lugerner Explained

Steven Lugerner is an American, San Francisco-based jazz and classical musician. Lugerner attended the New School in New York City.^[1]

His debut solo album was the double-CD Narratives/These Are Words. These Are Words is a set of compositions based on verses in The Torah, and is played by Lugerner with trumpeter Darren Johnston, pianist Myra Melford, and drummer Matt Wilson. Narratives is played by a septet.^[2] Lugerner has since gone on to release multiple albums - Live at The Bunker (2012), For We Have Heard (2013),^[3] Gravitations Vol 1 featuring Angelo Spagnolo (2013), and Gravitations Vol 2 featuring Fred Hersch (2015). His Jacknife album used the compositions of Jackie McLean and was released in 2016.^[4]

Lugerner is Manager of Education Programs at the Stanford Jazz Workshop.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steven Lugerner and Matana Roberts Stimulate the Ears and the Economy - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice . 2011-04-27 . 2011-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110504094808/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-04-27/music/steven-lugerner-and-matana-roberts-stimulate-the-ears-and-the-economy/ . dead .
2. Web site: Steven Lugerner: Narratives/These Are the Words < PopMatters . 2011-04-27 . 2012-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111720/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138767-steven-lugerner-narrativesthese-are-the-words/ . dead .
3. Web site: Steven Lugerner: For We Have Heard album review . Allaboutjazz.com. 17 November 2013 . 24 December 2020.
4. Web site: Jacknife: The Music Of Jackie McLean album review @ All About Jazz. All About. Jazz. All About Jazz. 6 April 2016 . 24 December 2020.
5. Web site: Steven Lugerner. 29 January 2015. Stanfordjazz.org. 24 December 2020.