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American jazz musician (1934–2004)

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Steve Lacy, born Steven Norman Lackritz, was an American composer, recording artist, and musician. He was born in New York City on July 23, 1934, and died in Boston on June 4, 2004, from cancer. Lacy played the saxophone and soprano saxophone, performing in the jazz, avant-garde jazz, and free jazz genres. He recorded for BYG Records, Candid Records, and ESP-Disk.

Lacy received the MacArthur Fellows Program award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He was married to Irene Aebi.

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Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Lee Friedlander
  • Posey, the last Indian war
  • Prospectus
  • Findings

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Film & TV

Sound · New York, New York, U.S.

Known for

  • Steve e il Duca — Self (archival)2024
  • Steve Lacy: Master of the Soprano Sax — Himself2004
  • Steve Lacy: Lift the Bandstand1985
  • Notes for a Film on Jazz — Self1965

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,166,671
Total plays
294,163,034

Tags

free jazzjazzrnbsaxophoneAvant-Garde Jazz

There are two major artists known as Steve Lacy. (1) Steve Lacy (July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004), born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career. He worked extensively in experimental jazz and to a lesser extent in free improvisation, but Lacy's music was typically melodic a

via Last.fm · Steve Lacy

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Norman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Boston
Genre
jazz
Record label
BYG Records
Image
Steve Lacy.jpg
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date of birth
1934-07-23
date of death
2004-06-04
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Steve Lacy
birth name
Steven Norman Lackritz
pseudonym
Steve Lacy
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
Sources (6)

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