Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

Share

Latest Release

Lee Konitz En La Fundación Valparaíso album art
  • Lee Konitz En La Fundación Valparaíso
  • February 2024
  • 9 Songs

Top Songs

1
Thumbnail Image
Ice Cream Konitz
2
Thumbnail Image
You Got To My Head
3
Thumbnail Image
Rebecca
4
Thumbnail Image
Fishin' Around
5
Thumbnail Image
Subconscious - Lee

Albums

  • The Complete Collection

    Mar 2023 • 38 songs

  • All that Jazz, Vol. 125: Bopping Sax – Lee Konitz & Friends in Studio and on Stage
  • Subconscious-Lee

    Apr 2019 • 8 songs

Similar Artists

About

Lee Konitz

Biography

One of the most individual of all altoists (and one of the few in the 1950s who did not sound like a cousin of Charlie Parker), the cool-toned Lee Konitz has always had a strong musical curiosity, leading him to consistently take chances and stretch himself, usually quite successfully. Early on he studied clarinet, switched to alto, and played with Jerry Wald. Konitz gained some attention for his solos with Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra (1947). He began studying with Lennie Tristano, who had a big influence on his conception and approach to improvising. Konitz was with Mi...
Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2024 iHeartMedia, Inc.