Wayne Krantz

Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz
	Krantz in Chicago, 2012
Background information
Born	1957 (age 66–67); Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Jazz rock
Occupation(s)	musician · composer
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1980s–present
Website	waynekrantz.com

Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily on his solo career, mostly as the leader of a trio with Tim Lefebvre and Keith Carlock.^[1]

Career

A native of Corvallis, Oregon, Krantz was inspired to play guitar when he was fourteen after hearing the Beatles.^[2] Although he played in country and rock bands, he heard jazz through his father's album collection.^[2] He was in a band that included Bill Frisell and went on tour with Carla Bley.^[2] He released his debut solo album, Signals, in 1991.^[2] He formed a trio with Lincoln Goines and Zach Danziger, then with Tim Lefebvre and Keith Carlock.^[2] He has also worked with Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, and Steely Dan.^[2]

Krantz signed with record label Abstract Logix to release his first studio record in over fifteen years: Krantz Carlock Lefebvre (2009) which was recorded in a trio with Lefebvre and Carlock. In 2012, Krantz released Howie 61 (a reference to Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited), which includes John Patitucci, Charley Drayton, Tal Wilkenfeld, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anton Fig, Jeremy Stacey, Paul Stacey, Pino Palladino, Gabriela Anders, Kenny Wollesen, Nate Wood, Henry Hey, and Owen Biddle.^[3]

Discography

As leader

Signals (Enja, 1990)
Long to Be Loose (Enja, 1993)
2 Drink Minimum (Enja, 1995)
Krantz Carlock Lefebvre (Abstract Logix, 2009)
Howie 61 (Abstract Logix, 2012)
Good Piranha / Bad Piranha (Abstract Logix, 2014)
Write Out Your Head (Abstract Logix, 2020)
Music Room 1985 (Abstract Logix, 2021)

As sideman

With David Binney

Balance (ACT, 2002)
Aliso (Criss Cross, 2010)
Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011)
Anacapa (Criss Cross, 2014)

With Leni Stern

Secrets (Enja, 1989)
Closer to the Light (Enja, 1990)
Ten Songs (Lipstick, 1992)
Separate Cages (Alchemy, 1996)

With others

Robby Ameen, Days in the Life (Two and Four, 2009)
Gabriela Anders, Cool Again (Evj! 2015)
Jay Anderson, Next Exit (DMP, 1992)
Fahir Atakoglu, Istanbul in Blue (Far & Here, 2007)
Fahir Atakoglu, Faces & Places (Far & Here, 2009)
Victor Bailey, Bottom's Up (Atlantic, 1989)
Victor Bailey, Low Blow (ESC, 1999)
Ranjit Barot, Bada Boom (EMI, 2010)
John Escreet, The Age We Live in (Mythology, 2011)
Donald Fagen, Morph the Cat (Reprise, 2006)
Michael Formanek, Wide Open Spaces (Enja, 1990)
Michael Formanek, Extended Animation (Enja, 1992)
Gary Husband, Dirty & Beautiful Vol. 2 (Abstract Logix, 2012)
Chris Potter, Underground (Universal/Emarcy, 2006)
Markus Reuter, Mundo Nuevo (Unsung, 2015)
Steps Ahead, Yin-Yang (NYC, 1992)
Jasper van 't Hof, Blau (ACT, 1992)
Jasper van 't Hof, Blue Corner (ACT, 1996)

References

^ "Krantz Carlock Lefebvre | Wayne Krantz waynekrantz.bandcamp.com".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
^ Cleveland, Barry (July 2012). "Wayne Krantz". Guitar Player. pp. 48–54. Retrieved 13 May 2013.