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The Jeff Lofton Trio, Quartet and Quintet play straight-ahead, bebop jazz of the 1950s and 1960s. The Jeff Lofton Electric Thang plays jazz-funk, rock fusion of the 1970s and 1980s. Both play private events. Email for rates and availability.
Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
celebrating two years of
Sizzlin' Jazz Thursday in the Lounge with the Jeff Lofton Trio
every Thursday at
Ruth's Chris
107 West 6th St. at Congress.
Click here for press release.
Friday, May 25,, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Jeff Lofton Trio
Zed's, 501 Canyon Ridge Drive; Free
Saturday, May 26, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Sugar & Smoke, 249 E. Main Street
Fredericksburg, Texas
Friday, June 1, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio Arts & Jazz Festival
Crockett Park, 1300 N. Main Ave.
San Antonio, Texas
Friday, June 15, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Jeff Lofton Trio
Zed's, 501 Canyon Ridge Drive; Free
Friday, June 29, 10:00 p.m.
Jeff Lofton Electric Thang
Sahara Lounge,
1413 Webberville
$10 cover: 9pm Beasley Price
12am Hector Ward & the Big Time
Saturday, June 30 , 6:30 - 9:30p.m.
Jeff Lofton Trio
Zed's, 501 Canyon Ridge Drive; Free
Jeff Lofton opens TEDxAustin 2012
with Graham Reynolds
(pause music player to left)
From TEDxAustin:
"Virtuoso jazz trumpeter and composer Jeff Lofton, and pianist Graham Reynolds get 2012's TEDxAustin event started with a healthy dose of Jeff's original improvisational jazz inspired by images from photographer Dan Winter and words from attendee applications responding to "What is beyond measure?"
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)"
The Jeff Lofton Quintet performs at Balcony TV - Tony Bray on sax, Austin Kimble on keys, Josh Flowers on bass and Jason McKenzie on drums.
Thanks to KRTU 91.7 FM's Year of Jazz Series
and the Carver Community Cultural Center
and the 550 San Antonio jazz fans who attended
Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute
Satruday, February 11, 2012
KRTU Highlights Miles Davis
"Those of us who have known the note-bending trumpet of Miles Davis only through stereo speakers (he died in 1991) can only regret it.
But a concert Feb. 11 at the Carver Community Cultural Center was
as good as the real thing: Austin-based Jeff Lofton and band enveloped listeners with the West Coast cool Davis is known for.
'The two sets were a shadow of Miles,' said Kory Cook, KRTU's music director. 'Classics like 'Round Midnight' stayed true to the original arrangements while modal tunes like 'So What' got more exploratory treatment.' Lofton's pianist, Dr. James Polk, played with Ray Charles for 10 years and was a 'monster.'"
- Nancy Cook-Monroe, San Antonio Express-News 2-29-12
Lofton adds to KRTU's jazz fete
"Lofton has earned a large, loyal following
with a mixture of sheer talent, repertoire and personality."
- Jim Beal, San Antonio Express-News
2-9-12
Read the preview from the Austin American-Statesman, March 7, 2010
The Arrival of Jazz Trumpeter Jeff Lofton
Trumpeter's Lofty Goal: Recreating History
Thanks to Pelzario Designz for this interview on 2/11/12.
Recently featured in the New Faces series at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York,
Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute features Davis' compositions and interpretations made famous by the first great Miles Davis Quintet during 1950 - 1959, and
includes excerpts from "Kind of Blue."
"Listen up Miles Davis fans..." from the Austin American-Statesman and "...channels Miles Davis..." from The Daily Texan were early reviews of Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute at the historic Victory Grill in September 2007. The show has traveled to Scat Jazz Lounge in Fort Worth and launched a concert series in collaboration with the University of Texas Blanton Museum's "Birth of Cool" exhibit, along with debuting in New York at the Iridium Jazz Club. The March 2010 performance of Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute at One World Theatre drew an impressive crowd during SXSW. Many thanks to the over 200 jazz fans who attended, and the sponsors:
Linda Ball and Forrest Preece, Lord and Lawson Realty, St. James Episcopal Church (home of the Jazz at
St. James Festival), DHillsPhotography.com and
Satellite Bistro
A Swingin' Trio
See the official trailer at ASwinginTrio.com.
The Jeff Lofton Trio performs original music in the Austin indie drama A Swingin' Trio, which premiered at the Austin Film Festival. Since then it has been shown at the San Diego Black Film Festival and Thursday, March 1 it will be at the D.C. Independent FIlm Festival.
"...a tense tale of secrets, lies and revelations interspersed with the cool jazz stylings of the Jeff Lofton Trio..." ~ Slackerwood
"A Swingin' Trio is smart, dark, sexy and unexpectedly funny." ~ Culture Map
"... Like any great Austin enterprise, music is central to the production. A Swingin' Trio refers to the three characters in the film as well as an actual jazz combo, played by the much-acclaimed Jeff Lofton Trio. The group acts as a kind of Greek chorus, whose melodies and rhythms narrate the story as much as the dialogue." ~ Culture Map
Writer/Director Kelvin Phillips, Jeff Lofton and Producer Carla Jackson pictured above.
Austin Chronicle Top 9 Austin Albums of 2009
KUT Top 10 Albums of 2009: DJ Picks
Available at Amazon.com, iTunes or CDBaby.com, or, in Austin at independent record stores
with nine original compositions by Jeff Lofton and interpretations of "Georgia" and "Crazy"
"... hits the bull's-eye on this sterling local debut that digs a deep groove ... crafted a sound largely around Davis' formative quintet of the late 1950s ... embraces the blues and swings passionately ... reinforces the Miles connection with the deft use of muted trumpet on soulful strutters ... blows reminiscent of Lee Morgan's Blue Note hits of the mid-1960s ... a delightfully swingin' affair." ~ Jay Trachtenberg, The Austin Chronicle, Texas Platters, Music Review
The CD includes Alex Coke on sax, Red Young on piano, Chris Jones on bass and Masumi Jones on drums, and features Danielle Howle on "Crazy."