“As a bassist and composer, Mr. Crump avoids obvious routes but manages never to lose his way…”
The New York Times
“a visionary artist who can convey profound themes through the medium of sound”
All About Jazz
“Stephan Crump has been, sneakily perhaps, one of the most important musicians on the scene for 20 years.”
PopMatters
“a musician of extraordinary passion and lyricism…Crump has something fresh to say”
JazzTrail
I’ll be at Barbès (Brooklyn) on Nov 10 with vibraphonist Yuhan Su, then Passerine plays Charlottesville, Richmond, D.C. on Nov 19-21. Do join us…ticket and info links here at my Shows page.
At long last, the Passerine album lives. Inspired by the nest-building techniques of birds, featuring Ches Smith, Kenny Warren, David Leon and available now on LP, CD, Hi-Res, Sheet Music from Out of Your Head Records. You can pick some up here at my Store or at Bandcamp. Thank you, and enjoy the music…
Join us Sunday, October 25th at Threes Brewing (Gowanus) for the Passerine Album Release Video Listening Party! Starts at 5pm, so come a few minutes ahead to get some food and beer, then join us upstairs as we project all seven of Nathan James Leatherman’s unique song videos as we listen to the album together. Nathan will be in attendance and available to take questions afterwards.
