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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.
Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Sizzlin' Jazz in the Lounge with the Jeff Lofton Trio
every Thursday at
Ruth's Chris Steak House 107 West 6th St. at Congress
"...Arrive at 6:30pm to take advantage of their happy hour prices ...then settle in for a no-cover-charge
start
of trumpeter Jeff Lofton's
meltingly gorgeous jazz."
- Austin Chronicle
Friday, May 24
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Jeff Lofton Trio Pizza Bistro
12001 Burnet Road at Mopac
No cover.
Friday, May 31
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Jeff Lofton Trio Pizza Bistro
12001 Burnet Road at Mopac
No cover.
Saturday, June 1
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. The Brass House
115 San Jacinto
Sunday, June 9
Jeff Lofton Trio
7:30 p.m. Soul of a Musician Series Spicewood Tavern
8127 Mesa Drive
Performance and conversation about music and spirituality hosted by St. Matthews Epsicopal Church
No cover.
Full dinner and bar menu available.
Saturday, July 13 Jeff Lofton's Electric Miles
Tribute honors Miles Davis' influence on fusion of the 70s and 80s jazz-funk, rock fusion with the
Jeff Lofton Electric Thang Scottish Rite Theater, 18th & Lavaca 8:30 p.m. (Doors 8:00 p.m.) Tickets $20 advance $25 door
Stay tuned for "Jericho" CD release announcement coming soon!
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
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