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NEW RELEASE: Cellar Music Group and SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series Announce the Release of Kirk Lightsey Live at Smalls Jazz Club, due out November 4, 2022

October 11, 2022

Cellar Music Group and SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series Announce the Release of Kirk Lightsey Live at Smalls Jazz Club, Out November 4, 2022 On Kirk Lightsey Live at Smalls Jazz Club, produced by Cellar Music Group and the SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series, revered pianist Kirk Lightsey steps into the spotlight to lead an extraordinary band … Read More

NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD: FEBRUARY 2022

February 2, 2022

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

BEST OF 2021: Notes on Jazz Ranks Lorne Lofsky, Kirk Lightsey, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Carlos Henriquez & More LLP Clients

December 6, 2021

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

REVIEW: Kirk Lightsey I Will Never Stop Loving You – All About Jazz

November 8, 2021

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

REVIEW: Kirk Lightsey’s ‘I Will Never Stop Loving You’ – Downbeat

November 7, 2021

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

REVIEWS: New Albums from Rachel Eckroth, Dave Liebman, Kirk Lightsey Albums – John Chacona

September 10, 2021

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.

NEW RELEASE CHEAT SHEET: Kirk Lightsey & Dave Liebman on Jazziz

September 7, 2021

By Matt Micucci, Jazziz At 84-years-old, Kirk Lightsey makes his return to solo piano for the first time in decades on a new full-length titled I Will Never Stop Loving You. Read more here.

REVIEW: Kirk Lightsey – ‘I Will Never Stop Loving You’ – London Jazz News

September 2, 2021

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

REVIEW: I Will Never Stop Loving You by Kirk Lightsey – Shepherd Express

September 2, 2021

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.

REVIEW: “I Will Never Stop Loving You” a treasure of a piano solo album by Kirk Lightsey – Notes On Jazz

August 31, 2021

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