Alto saxophonist Steve Lehman has arrived. TheNew York Times described his 2009 releaseTravail, Transformation and Flow as a breathtakingaccomplishment and its #1 Jazz/Pop CD of 2009.That album solidified Lehman s status as a youngvisionary composer with powerful new ideas aboutthe future of jazz. On his new trio CD, DialectFluorescent, Lehman defies his reputation as afuture-fixated modernist and combines his ownstate-of-the-art compositions with a program ofcompositions by jazz legends like John Coltraneand Jackie McLean. But this album isn t just aboutpaying homage every piece is treated as anopportunity to demonstrate a broad continuum ofpossibilities within the jazz tradition.
