Lee Konitz
Mid Level
Jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Bebop
Big band
Contemporary jazz
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Recent shows
- 2019-11-09 Jazz Gallery New York, US
- 2019-02-15 Cinemateket Copenhagen, DK
- 2018-10-20 The Side Door Jazz Club Old lyme, US
About Lee Konitz
One of the most individual of all altoists (and one of the few in the 1950s who did not sound like a cousin of Charlie Parker), the cool-toned Lee Konitz has always had a strong musical curiosity, leading him to consistently take chances and stretch himself, usually quite successfully. Early on he studied clarinet, switched to alto, and played with Jerry Wald. Konitz gained some attention for his solos with Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra (1947). He began studying with Lennie Tristano, who had a big influence on his conception and approach to improvising. Konitz was with Miles Davis' Bir...
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