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CHASING THE VOODOO DOWN
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or independent record stores.
Enjoy free downloads of
Jeff Lofton's originals
"Shana's Song" & "Boo's Bounce"
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Thanks for your interest.
The Jeff Lofton Trio, Quartet & Quintet play straight-ahead, bebop jazz of the 50s & 60s. The Jeff Lofton Electric Thang plays jazz-funk, rock fusion of the 70s & 80s.
Please email for booking inquiries for private events, holiday parties and venues.
Austin Performances:
Reservations: 512-479-1800
Friday, September 8
8-10pm
Botticelli's
1321 South Congress Ave.
Saturday, September 9
6pm Doors / 7pm Performance
Jeff Lofton Quartet
The Music Connection
House Concert
in collaboration with the
Texas Music Heritage Association
Reservations: musicconnectionstexas@gmail.com
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Thank you Austin jazz fans for supporting this show!
The Jeff Lofton Quartet recorded live in Studio 1A aired
Sunday, April 23rd on Jazz with Jay Trachtenberg,
KUTX 98.9FM. KUTX.org, Austin's NPR affilaite.
For this performance the JLQ features, Dr. James Polk
(Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton Orchestras) on keys,
Jimmy Blazer on bass and Steve Mankenberg on drums
KUTX 98.9
Jazz with Jay Trachtenberg
presents
Jeff Lofton's
1950s Miles Davis Tribute
Saturday, April 29
8:00 p.m.
Tickets on sale now!
Click here!
Stateside at the Paramount
719 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX
Dr. James Polk (Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton Orchestras) on keys, Aaron Allen on bass and Steve Mankenberg on drums
"...as good as the real thing..."
- San Antonio Express-News 2-19-12
“Lofton’s tribute to Davis like living history lesson.”
- Austin American-Statesman 9-29-12
"bop nirvana" - Austin Chronicle
"Listen up Miles Davis fans..."
Austin American-Statesman
"...channels Miles Davis..."
The Daily Texan
Sponsorship inquiries: Dean@TheLoftonAgency.com
New weekly residency!
Jeff Lofton
at the
Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Wednesdays 8-11pm
in The Lobby Lounge 98 San Jacinto
New single release!
Compared to What
from the upcoming album Jericho
Jeff Lofton Quartet featuring Murali Coryell
Dr. James Polk, Glenn Schuetz
and Steve Mankenberg
Click here to purchase!
JEFF LOFTON QUARTET from Zodiac Studios on Vimeo.
Jeff Lofton Quartet
with Paul Matthews on keys,
Glenn Schuetz on bass and Steve Mankenberg on drums
Thank you to Zodiac Studios and Austin Music Live - Exporting Austin Music to the World!
Thanks so much to Mary Davis with AO Tours Austin for arranging all of these interviews with JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL) inflight magazine Skyward for a feature on Austin! Readership is listed online at 4.11 million globally. We'll post a translation soon.
Jazz with dinner!
Jazz trumpeter and composer Jeff Lofton
with piano accompaniment
8-10pm
Friday, December 9
Botticelli's South Congress
1321 South Congress Ave.
Victory Cup
Boots and Pearls
Tickets: Victorycup.org
13628 Gregg Manor Rd Austin
Saturday, November 5th, 11-5pm
Jeff Lofton performances during the
Tasting 11-1pm & Farm to Table dinner 5pm to 7pm
Thanks to Austin Mayor Steve Adler, City Council, D6 Music Commissioner Barbara Rappaport and leaders in the local music community for inviting the Jeff Lofton Trio to perform, as well as Jeff and Dean Lofton to speak at the District 6 Music Summit in April. a discussion of issues that impact musicians, venues, and audiences in Austin. Members of the Austin Music Commission spoke about the Music Omnibus and what it could mean for the Austin music scene. Click here to review the omnibus.
Look for Jeff Lofton in the
2016 Austin Dog Rescue "Dogs Rock!" calendar! |
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Thanks to the TV show "Being Mary Jane" and BET for featuring one of my tunes, "Free Jazz Therapy," from my 2009 album Jazz to the People. Click here to buy the song or album. |
| Jeff Lofton accepting "Best Horn Player" award at the 2013-14 Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2014. | |
Jeff Lofton featured in Macy's American Icon campaign |
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New York Times Style Magazine, May 17, 2015
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Jeff Lofton jazz-funk rock fusion Thursday, December 17 |
The Jeff Lofton Quartet Saturday, November 14 7 p.m. Charles Bender Performing Arts Center 611 Higgins St., Humble TX www.Humblepac.com |
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Jeff Lofton Trio 9 p.m. - 12 midnight
4100 Montrose Blvd, Houston
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Click here to hear the Jeff Lofton Quartet performance from June 21, 2015
Austin's NPR-affiliate KUTX's Studio 1a Sunday Morning Jazz with Jay Trachtenberg.
Click here to watch the Jeff Lofton Trio
on KEYE's "We Are Austin" from Monday, June 22.
Jeff Lofton
Electric Thang
jazz-funk, rock fusion
with Darin Layne, guitar
Tony Bray, sax
Collin Shook, keys
Kai Roach, bass
Steve Mankenberg, drums
Friday, June 19
10pm $6
Strange Brew Lounge Side
5330 Manchaca Road
Jeff Lofton Quartet
Saturday, June 27
8:30pm, doors 8pm
$20
Tickets:
www.CactusCafe.org
24th & Guadalupe
in the UT Texas Union
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Jeff Lofton's "...as good as Saturday, March 28, 7:00 pm with Joe Morales on sax, Jacob Dupre on keys, Glenn Schuetz on bass and Steve Schwelling on drums For more info, click here. |
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Thanks to the TV show "Being Mary Jane" and BET for featuring one of my tunes, "Free Jazz Therapy," from my 2009 album Jazz to the People. Click here to buy the song or album. |
| Jeff Lofton accepting "Best Horn Player" award at the 2013-14 Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2014. | |
Jeff Lofton featured in Macy's American Icon campaign |
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New York Times Style Magazine, May 17, 2015
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Jeff Lofton jazz-funk rock fusion Thursday, December 17 |
The Jeff Lofton Quartet Saturday, November 14 7 p.m. Charles Bender Performing Arts Center 611 Higgins St., Humble TX www.Humblepac.com |
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Jeff Lofton Trio 9 p.m. - 12 midnight
4100 Montrose Blvd, Houston
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Jeff Lofton Electric Thang
jazz-funk rock fusion
Thursday, February 18
10pm
5326 Manchaca Road
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Look for Jeff Lofton in the
2016 Austin Dog Rescue "Dogs Rock!" calendar! |
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Thanks to the TV show "Being Mary Jane" and BET for featuring one of my tunes, "Free Jazz Therapy," from my 2009 album Jazz to the People. Click here to buy the song or album. |
| Jeff Lofton accepting "Best Horn Player" award at the 2013-14 Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2014. | |
Jeff Lofton featured in Macy's American Icon campaign |
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New York Times Style Magazine, May 17, 2015
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Jeff Lofton jazz-funk rock fusion Thursday, December 17 |
The Jeff Lofton Quartet Saturday, November 14 7 p.m. Charles Bender Performing Arts Center 611 Higgins St., Humble TX www.Humblepac.com |
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Jeff Lofton Trio 9 p.m. - 12 midnight
4100 Montrose Blvd, Houston
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Click here to hear the Jeff Lofton Quartet performance from June 21, 2015
Austin's NPR-affiliate KUTX's Studio 1a Sunday Morning Jazz with Jay Trachtenberg.
Click here to watch the Jeff Lofton Trio
on KEYE's "We Are Austin" from Monday, June 22.
Jeff Lofton
Electric Thang
jazz-funk, rock fusion
with Darin Layne, guitar
Tony Bray, sax
Collin Shook, keys
Kai Roach, bass
Steve Mankenberg, drums
Friday, June 19
10pm $6
Strange Brew Lounge Side
5330 Manchaca Road
Jeff Lofton Quartet
Saturday, June 27
8:30pm, doors 8pm
$20
Tickets:
www.CactusCafe.org
24th & Guadalupe
in the UT Texas Union
|
Jeff Lofton's "...as good as Saturday, March 28, 7:00 pm with Joe Morales on sax, Jacob Dupre on keys, Glenn Schuetz on bass and Steve Schwelling on drums For more info, click here. |
Click here to hear the
Jeff Lofton Jazztet on
KUTX 98.9 FM Live from Studio 1A.
Jeff Lofton Jazztet
with Collin Shook on keys
and Jimmy Blazer on bass
featuring Kory Cook on drums
and visuals by video artist
Chris Jackson
photo: Justin Brownell at Artpace
The Jeff Lofton Jazztet made its debut at a show recorded for broadcast by KRTU 91.7 Jazz in San Antonio in their Rooftop Jazz Series at Artpace. The Jeff Lofton Jazztet delivers a high-energy show featuring the video artistry of VJ Chris Jackson. Known for his 1950s Miles Davis Tribute, the straight-ahead, bebop of his trio and quartet, and the jazz-funk rock fusion of his side project the Electric Thang, Jeff describes the jazztet as a combination of many types of jazz: “It’s more of an avant-garde rhythmic driven ensemble than the typical straight-ahead group, that also dips into more modern funk grooves.”
Jeff Lofton wins
"Best Horn Player"
- Austin Chronicle, Austin Music Awards 2013-14
and places 2nd in the
"Best Jazz Band" category
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Jeff Lofton was invited to perform at SXSW as part of the Great Texas Acts.
This is his fourth year to perform at SXSW.
Winner "Best Jazz Band" 2010-11 Austin Music Awards
"Jazz to the People" - Top 9 Austin Albums of 2009 - Austin Chronicle
"... a veritable jazz virtuoso. Comparisons are frequently made to Miles Davis
– and rightfully so. Lofton’s take on standards frequently astounds,
and his originals
are equally delicious."
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"Compared to What"
a remake of the Les McCann / Eddie Harris hit "Compared to what" by Gene McDaniels
Carolyn Wonderland
piano and organ by the legendary
Dr. James Polk
with Ryan Bowman on bass
and Terrence McDaniel on drums
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Buy "Compared to What" now
at CDBaby.com and other outlets.
For airplay and review download contact press@jefflofton.com.
"...as good as the real thing..."
- San Antonio Express-News 2-19-12
review of Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute
The Jeff Lofton Quartet plays "All Blues"
supporting Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute
from KUT 90.5 FM / KUTX 98.9 FM, Austin's NPR affiliate
live from the new Studio 1a
Music with Jay Trachtenburg, September 26, 2012
with Dr. James Polk on piano, Glenn Schuetz on bass
and Terrence McDaniel on drums 9-26-12
The Jeff Lofton Trio performs original jazz by Jeff Lofton on screen
in the Austin independent film written and directed by Kelvin Phillips and produced by Carla Jackson, A Swingin' Trio.
“A Swingin’ Trio is smart, dark, sexy and unexpectedly funny.” CULTUREMAP
“…The Austin-shot A Swingin’ Trio…a tense tale of secrets, lies, and revelations…” SLACKERWOOD
Austin Film Festival - world premiere 2011
Las Vegas Film Festival - Winner Finalist Award 2012
San Diego Black Film Festival - Nominee Best Drama 2012
Montreal International Black Film Festival 2012
D.C. Independent Film Festival 2012
San Francisco Black Film Festival 2012
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival 2012
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