Steve Lehman (composer)

Steve Lehman (born 1978, New York City)^[1] is a composer and saxophonist in the genres of jazz and experimental music. His compositions have been performed by a number of international performers and orchestras. As a performer, Lehman leads a number of his own ensembles and performs frequently as a sideman with artists like Anthony Braxton, Vijay Iyer, and Jason Moran. His recording Travail, Transformation & Flow (Pi Recordings 2009) was chosen as the #1 Jazz Album of the year by The New York Times.^[2] Lehman’s work has been reviewed in Artforum, Down Beat magazine, The New York Times,^[3][4][5] Newsweek, and The Wire,^[6] National Public Radio,^[7][8][9] and the BBC. Lehman was a Fulbright scholar from 2002-2003.^[1] He holds a B.A.(2000) and M.A.(2002) in Composition from Wesleyan University^[1] and received his D.M.A. (2012) with distinction in Music Composition from Columbia University (under the direction of Tristan Murail, George Lewis, Fabien Lévy and Fred Lerdahl).

Awards and honors

• Jazz Album of the Year, New York Times, 2009, Travail, Transformation & Flow
• Best New Album, NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll, 2014, Mise en Abime

Discography

• Artificial Light (FSNT, 2004) by the Steve Lehman Quintet
• Interface (Clean Feed, 2004) by the Camouflage Trio
• Simulated Progress (Pi, 2005)
• Demian as Posthuman (Pi, 2005)
• Manifold (Clean Feed, 2007) by the Steve Lehman Quartet
• On Meaning (Pi, 2007) by the Steve Lehman Quintet
• Door (Pi, 2008)
• Travail, Transformation and Flow (Pi, 2009) by the Steve Lehman Octet
• Dual Identity (Clean Feed, 2010) (with Rudresh Mahanthappa)
• Kaleidoscope and Collage (Intakt, 2011)
• Dialect Fluorescent (Pi, 2012) by the Steve Lehman Trio
• Mise en Abîme (Pi, 2014) by the Steve Lehman Octet
• Sélébéyone (Pi, 2016) by Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone

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