Wayne Krantz Returns

Guitar Maverick Wayne Krantz To Release His First Studio Album In Fifteen Years

Wayne Krantz

The boldly inventive improvisations of guitarist Wayne Krantz have long held a fascination for fans of dynamic, uncompromised music. Ex-Sideman with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker , Billy Cobham and many others, Krantz has focused on live performance for nearly two decades, holding down a residency at New York City's 55 Bar and documenting the shows via a series of CDs and downloads available exclusively on his website. Now, with Krantz Carlock Lefebvre he is returning to a recording studio to document his own music for the first time in over fifteen years.

Available August 18, 2009, Krantz Carlock Lefebvre features Krantz as one-third of a longstanding trio that also includes virtuoso drummer Keith Carlock (Sting, James Taylor) and bassist extraordinaire Tim Lefebvre (Chris Botti, Uri Caine), which was first convened in 1997. Cut live in the studio and then augmented by overdubs, the result is Krantz's most personal statement yet, more strongly rooted in composition while still rich with the improvisational nuances that make his live performances so riveting.

The sound of three musicians both in synch and unafraid to challenge one another is captured with gripping immediacy on Krantz Carlock Lefebvre - an album that handily defies categorization.