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Connie Crothers (May 2, 1941 – August 13, 2016) was an American jazz improviser and pianist.
Early life
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. Inspired by his recording of "C Minor Complex," one of the first examples on record of free improvisation, she relocated to New York City to become a student of Lennie Tristano.
Later life and career
After Tristano's death in November 1978, Crothers founded the Lennie Jazz Foundation and recorded a memorial concert album in his honor.
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.
Crothers died of lung cancer in Manhattan on August 13, 2016.
Discography
= As leader/co-leader
=Sources:
= As sidewoman
=1992? Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert, Tristanos Disciples
1999? The Way I Am, Linda Satin
2002? Primal Elegance, Bud Tristano
References
External links
Official website
Jazz in the New Depression: Interview with Connie Crothers
New York Times obituary
NewMusicBox obituary
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Journey of Natty Gann
- Connie Crothers
- Crothers
- Perception (Connie Crothers album)
- 2 (disambiguation)
- Music from Everyday Life
- Lenny Popkin
- List of music students by teacher: C to F
- Richard Tabnik
- Deaths in August 2016
- List of music students by teacher: T to Z
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