STEVEN LUGERNER
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Nu Jazz, Hard Bop • United States

For Steven Lugerner's SLUGish Ensemble search under "SLUGish Ensemble". Multi-instrumentalist // Composer, Steven Lugerner maintains an active bi-costal schedule between San Francisco & New York City. As a band leader, Lugerner has released multiple albums to critical acclaim - Narratives (2010) These Are The Words (2010) & Live at The Bunker (2012). His compositions have been described as “a textured, nearly seamless blend of composition and improvisation” by Francis Davis of The Village Voice  - while the New York Times calls him “an impeccably trained multi-reedist, with an emphasis on ‘multi’ — he plays clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, English horn and flutes, along with saxophones…” While in New York City, Lugerner has fostered contacts, study and collaboration with such artists as: Grammy nominated pianist Fred Hersch; percussionist Matt Wilson, trumpeter Ralph Alessi; pianist Jason Moran; saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom; composer Jamie Baum & percussionist/composer John Hollenbeck. In San Francisco, Lugerner read more...