New York City Jazz Record, February 2022 DC Jazz Prix Applications Are Live – Page 5 (What’s News) Vox News article by Suzanne Lorge – Upcoming performances by Catherine Russell, Svetlana, Samara Joy – Page 11 Review by Scott Yanow – Samara Joy – Samara Joy – Page 18 Review by Marilyn Lester – Catherine Russell … Read More
by Ralph E. Miriello, Notes on Jazz In his Best Jazz of 2021 roundup, Ralph Miriello mentions several LLP Album releases from the year, including Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s Quintet Sessions 1979, Lorne Lofsky’s This Song Is New, Kirk Lightsey’s I’ll Never Stop Loving You, Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s Skyline, Carlos Henriquez’s The South Bronx Story, … Read More
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz At the other end of the density scale, while Kirk Lightsey‘s ivory-tickling also packs in a lot more than it seems, this whole recital still feels lighter than air. The program is comfortably familiar as a warm blanket (almost all ’60s bop staples, all frequent mainstays through his career), … Read More
by Scott Yanow, Downbeat “Pianist Kirk Lightsey, who has been based in Paris since 2000, first recorded in 1962 with George Bohanon, played with Chet Baker in 1965, and toured with Dexter Gordon during 1979–’83. He really came into his own in 1982–’83 with a pair of solo records for Sunnyside: Lightsey 1 and Lightsey 2. Four of … Read More
by John Chacona In his latest blog post, John Chacona reviews new albums from Rachel Eckroth (The Garden), Dave Liebman (Selflessness) and Kirk Lightsey (I Will Never Stop Loving You). Read the full reviews here.
By Adam Sieff, London Jazz News One of the most impressive scenes I’ve ever witnessed in a jazz club was at the Sunset Sunrise in Paris three years ago, when Kirk Lightsey cowed a group of exuberant audience members into silence with a stare that was more powerful than any words could possibly have been. … Read More
By Morton Shlatbotnik, Shepherd Express On his new album, Kirk Lightsey performs ambitious, challenging music, several Wayne Shorter compositions, John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps.” Read more here.
By Ralph A. Miriello, Notes On Jazz The pianist Kirk Lightsey is perhaps a name that you may not be familiar with, but that is certainly not for lack of his possessing immense talent and sublime taste. The now eighty-four-year-old pianist and one-time flutist has certainly flown under many people’s radar, despite being a key … Read More
Renowned Pianist Kirk Lightsey Announces His Eagerly Awaited Return to Solo Piano With The Inventive I Will Never Stop Loving You, to be Released via Jojo Records on September 3, 2021 Jojo Records is thrilled to announce the September 3, 2021 release of I Will Never Stop Loving You, a solo studio recording from heralded … Read More
