Contemporary Jazz: Eric Rasmussen Plays the Music of Lennie Tristano at The Nash

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Featuring the music of Lennie Tristano and his famous students. Historically important are the first recorded free group improvisations (“Intuition”), his preoccupation with atonality and Bach's counterpoint, as well as his early experimentations with recording techniques such as overdubbing (his own playing). In addition, his work as a jazz educator meant that he has exerted a substantial influence on jazz through figures such as Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh. Rhythmically, Tristano's music was way out in front of what was happening at the time.