Crothers began studying classical piano at age 9 and went on to major in composition at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, her teachers emphasized "procedure and structure" and "compositional rigor" over emotional expression, which did not sit well with Crothers.[1] Inspired by his recording of "C Minor Complex," one of the first examples on record of free improvisation,[2] she relocated to New York City to become a student of Lennie Tristano.[3][4]
Later life and careeredit
After Tristano's death in November 1978, Crothers founded the Lennie Jazz Foundation and recorded a memorial concert album in his honor.[4][5]
In 1982, she recorded an album with drummer Max Roach for New Artists Records, a label she and Roach founded. She also recorded in groups with, among others, Richard Tabnik and Cameron Brown.[4][6]
^"Connie Crothers credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
External linksedit
Official website
Jazz in the New Depression: Interview with Connie Crothers
New York Times obituary
NewMusicBox obituary
January 01, 1970
connie, crothers, 1941, august, 2016, american, jazz, improviser, pianist, gallery, lower, east, side, york, city, 2015background, informationborn, 1941, 1941palo, alto, california, died, 2016, august, 2016, aged, york, city, york, genresavant, garde, jazz, fr. Connie Crothers May 2 1941 August 13 2016 was an American jazz improviser and pianist Connie CrothersConnie Crothers at a gallery in the Lower East Side New York City 2015Background informationBorn 1941 05 02 May 2 1941Palo Alto California U S Died 2016 08 13 August 13 2016 aged 75 New York City New York U S GenresAvant garde jazz free jazzOccupation s Musician composer educatorInstrument s PianoYears active1972 2016LabelsSteepleChase New ArtistsWebsitewww wbr conniecrothers wbr net Contents 1 Early life 2 Later life and career 3 Discography 3 1 As leader co leader 3 2 As sidewoman 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCrothers began studying classical piano at age 9 and went on to major in composition at the University of California Berkeley At Berkeley her teachers emphasized procedure and structure and compositional rigor over emotional expression which did not sit well with Crothers 1 Inspired by his recording of C Minor Complex one of the first examples on record of free improvisation 2 she relocated to New York City to become a student of Lennie Tristano 3 4 Later life and career editAfter Tristano s death in November 1978 Crothers founded the Lennie Jazz Foundation and recorded a memorial concert album in his honor 4 5 In 1982 she recorded an album with drummer Max Roach for New Artists Records a label she and Roach founded She also recorded in groups with among others Richard Tabnik and Cameron Brown 4 6 Crothers died of lung cancer in Manhattan on August 13 2016 7 4 Discography editAs leader co leader edit Year recorded Title Label Notes 1974 Perception SteepleChase Trio with Joe Solomon bass Roger Mancuso drums 1980 Solo Jazz 1982 Swish New Artists Duo with Max Roach drums 1984 Concert at Cooper Union Orchard Solo piano 1985 Duo Dimension New Artists Duo with Richard Tabnik alto sax 1988 Love Energy New Artists Quartet with Lenny Popkin tenor sax Cameron Brown bass Carol Tristano drums 1989 New York Night Orchard Quartet with Lenny Popkin tenor sax Cameron Brown bass Carol Tristano drums 1989 In Motion Orchard Quartet with Lenny Popkin tenor sax Cameron Brown bass Carol Tristano drums 1993 Jazz Spring Orchard Quartet with Lenny Popkin tenor sax Cameron Brown bass Carol Tristano drums 1993 94 Deep into the Center New Artists Duo with Roger Mancuso drums 1993 96 Music from Everyday Life New Artists Solo piano 1996 Session New Artists Quartet with Lenny Popkin tenor sax Rich Califano bass Carol Tristano drums 1997 Just for the Joy of It with Bob Casanova 1998 99 Ontology New Artists Quartet with Richard Tabnik alto sax Sean Smith bass Roger Mancuso drums 1999 Notes from New York 2005 Music Is a Place New Artists Quartet with Richard Tabnik alto sax Ratzo Harris bass Roger Mancuso drums 2005 Live at Outpost Performance Space New Artists Quartet with Richard Tabnik alto sax Ratzo Harris bass Roger Mancuso drums in concert 2007 Conversations New Artists 2010 Session at 475 Kent Mutable Music 2011 Two Relative Pitch Duo with Jemeel Moondoc saxophone 2011 Live at the Freight New Artists Duo with Jessica Jones tenor sax in concert 2011 Spontaneous Suites for Two Pianos RogueArt Duo with David Arner piano 2012 Hippin New Artists 2014 Concert In Paris New Artists Solo piano 2016 Live At The Stone Imprec Duo with Pauline Oliveros accordion electronics voice Sources 8 9 As sidewoman edit 1992 Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert Tristanos Disciples 1999 The Way I Am Linda Satin 2002 Primal Elegance Bud Tristano 10 References edit Women in Jazz Book Project Connie Crothers A Queen At Her Throne Women in Jazz Book Project 14 August 2016 Retrieved 2016 08 17 Becker Chris 2015 Freedom of Expression Interviews With Women in Jazz Beckeresque p 246 ISBN 9780692543603 New Artists Records Biographies New Artists Records Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2016 08 17 a b c d Kelsey Chris Connie Crothers profile AllMusic Retrieved November 19 2016 Eunmi Shim 1997 06 21 Lennie Tristano His Life in Music University of Michigan Press p 122 ISBN 0472113461 Retrieved 2016 08 17 Time Out New York Time Out New York Retrieved 2016 08 17 Pianistin Connie Crothers 75 jahrig an Krebs verstorben Jazz Pages in German August 14 2016 Retrieved August 15 2016 Connie Crothers discography AllMusic Retrieved November 19 2016 Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin pp 321 322 ISBN 978 0 141 03401 0 Connie Crothers credits AllMusic Retrieved November 19 2016 External links editOfficial website Jazz in the New Depression Interview with Connie Crothers New York Times obituary NewMusicBox obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connie Crothers amp oldid 1217488245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
