LEX KORTEN QUARTET (2 SETS) — live event
Lex Korten is an award winning pianist and composer from New York City who has become an integral voice in the contemporary Jazz and improvised music scene in his home city and a rising star in the worldwide Jazz community. Korten's name has appeared in the New York Times and Vogue magazine, and he's established a resounding presence in the projects of artists such as MacArthur Fellow/Pulitzer Prize finalist Tyshawn Sorey, and Thelonious Monk Competition winner/Blue Note recording artist Melissa Aldana. Korten has otherwise found himself in demand by great musical luminaries including Jaleel Shaw, Mike Moreno, Joel Ross, Caroline Davis, Robert Hurst, John Ellis, Zoh Amba, Lage Lund, Dayna Stephens and Ari Hoenig to name a few, as well as a near-comprehensive list of his own generation’s prominent bandleaders in the expansive world of Black American Music. Lex Korten has had ample opportunity to learn from some of the most dedicated and loving mentors in the piano pantheon, most formatively with Geri Allen and Benny Green. To help represent America’s great original art form, a music with social purpose and irrevocable partnership with African-American heritage, is a privilege and responsibility Korten strives to fulfill unyieldingly. He has been fortunate enough to perform in service of this ideal at an extensive list of the most illustrious festivals and clubs worldwide. In 2020, Lex Korten won the UNISA International Jazz Piano Competition and later released his solo piano debut “Foreword.” His debut as a bandleader and composer is currently in production. Korten currently teaches lessons at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and has given numerous lessons and masterclasses both worldwide and to worldwide visitors in New York. His touring schedule has taken him to well over a dozen foreign countries and two dozen US states, and counting.
Starts: 2024-07-03T19:30:22Z
Ends: 2024-07-03T22:25:22Z
Where: 183 West 10th Street, New York, New York 10014, United States
Price: $35.0