Jackknife – The Music of Jackie McClean
Clinician(s): Steven Luegner
Steven Lugerner is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and composer based in San Francisco, with deep roots in the LA, Chicago, and NYC music scenes. He leads two projects: SLUGish Ensemble, focused on original compositions, and JACKNIFE, dedicated to the music of Jackie McLean. Since 2010 he has released numerous acclaimed albums, drawing praise from The New York Times, The Village Voice, and the San Francisco Examiner. He has collaborated with jazz artists including Fred Hersch, Taylor Eigsti, Lisa Fischer, Myra Melford, Tootie Heath, and Allison Miller, and was mentored by musicians such as Jane Ira Bloom, Miguel Zenón, and Ralph Alessi. Raised in the Bay Area, Lugerner moved to New York in 2006 to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, graduating with honors in 2010 before touring and freelancing nationally. He returned to the Bay Area in 2013 to join Stanford Jazz Workshop as Faculty Director, founded the nonprofit label Slow & Steady Records in 2018, and now serves as SJW’s Director of Educational and Festival Programming.
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