Connie Crothers

Connie Crothers (born May 2, 1941 in Palo Alto, California) is a jazz pianist. She majored in music at the University of California, Berkeley before becoming a student of Lennie Tristano.^[1] After his death she became President of the Lennie Tristano Jazz Foundation.^[2] She is also known for works done with Max Roach in the 1980s, such as the album Swish.^[3]

As a leader she headed a quartet with Richard Tabnik and Roger Mancuso.^[4]

References

1. ^ New Artists Records
2. ^ Lennie Tristano: his life in music by Eunmi Shim, pg 122
3. ^ Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists by Leslie Gourse, pg 221
4. ^ Time Out New York

External links

• Connie Crothers website
• Lennie Tristano Symposium

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