Music
Press
" Superb improvisations"..."indefatigable virtuosity"..."an intense rewarding experience"....****1/2 - Down Beat Magazine 2010
" Superb improvisations"..."indefatigable virtuosity"..."an intense rewarding experience"....****1/2 - Down Beat Magazine 2010
"...the evolution of his originality is long since complete and his playing is virtually free of cliche"..."logic and intensity in perfect balance." - Rifftides (Arts Journal) 2011
"...the evolution of his originality is long since complete and his playing is virtually free of cliche"..."logic and intensity in perfect balance." - Rifftides (Arts Journal) 2011
"His tone is big,his probes deep,and though he goes on at length,his ideas don't cease." "A terrific organic date from a saxman who has been around the jazz block but hasn't lost his freshness" - Jazz Times 2011
"His tone is big,his probes deep,and though he goes on at length,his ideas don't cease." "A terrific organic date from a saxman who has been around the jazz block but hasn't lost his freshness" - Jazz Times 2011
"These are Bebop masters in the Detroit tradition and the chemistry with Krivda's one of a kind tenor sax style is electric" "This is one of the most passionate mainstream groups curently performing." - Newsletter 2010
"These are Bebop masters in the Detroit tradition and the chemistry with Krivda's one of a kind tenor sax style is electric" "This is one of the most passionate mainstream groups curently performing." - Newsletter 2010
"The most distinctive saxophone stylist now playing"
David Dupont - Cadence Journal 2010
"The most distinctive saxophone stylist now playing"
David Dupont - Cadence Journal 2010
"A brilliant, totally original saxophonist making beautiful music where every solo seems new." - Los Angeles Weekly (2007)
"A brilliant, totally original saxophonist making beautiful music where every solo seems new." - Los Angeles Weekly (2007)
“Krivda does have a very individualistic approach to the tenor saxophone”…”passionate and sweeping”…”a deep sense of expression”..….”typifies highly creative and artistic jazz." - Jazz Improv Magazine (2006)
“Krivda does have a very individualistic approach to the tenor saxophone”…”passionate and sweeping”…”a deep sense of expression”..….”typifies highly creative and artistic jazz." - Jazz Improv Magazine (2006)
“Krivda continues to display a captivating originality in both his playing and his composing.”
David Franklin
- Jazz Times Magazine (2006)
“Krivda continues to display a captivating originality in both his playing and his composing.”
David Franklin
- Jazz Times Magazine (2006)
“Haunting lyricism”…”Creative purity.”
- TimPriceJazz.com
“Haunting lyricism”…”Creative purity.”
- TimPriceJazz.com
“The tenor titan Ernie Krivda looms as a force of nature."
- EJazz News (2006)
“The tenor titan Ernie Krivda looms as a force of nature."
- EJazz News (2006)
“A truly original sound”…”Stellar Sax is a fantastic record”….”demands attention.” - One Final Note (2006)
“A truly original sound”…”Stellar Sax is a fantastic record”….”demands attention.” - One Final Note (2006)
“A fertile improvisational imagination”…..”a welcome gust of fresh musical air”
Don Heckman
Los Angeles Times (2007)
- Los Angeles Times (2007)
“A fertile improvisational imagination”…..”a welcome gust of fresh musical air”
Don Heckman
Los Angeles Times (2007)
- Los Angeles Times (2007)
Discography
Blues for Pekar
Ernie Krivda and The Detroit Connection
Capri Records Int #74110-2
Live At The Dirty Dog
Ernie Krivda and the Detroit Connection
CIMPOL 2010
November Man
Ernie Krivda (solo), CIMP Records, 2010
The Art of the Trio
Ernie Krivda Trio, CIMP Records, 2008
Live in New York City
Ernie Krivda Quintet, Cadence Jazz Records, 2006
Stellar Sax
Ernie Krivda Quintet, CIMP Records, 2005
Body & Soul
Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday Big Band, Americatone Records, 2005
Focus on Stan Getz
Ernie Krivda, Cadence Jazz Records, 2004
The Ernie Krivda Jazz Quintet Plays Ernie Krivda, Vol. 1
The Ernie Krivda Jazz Quintet, CIMP, 2003
The Ernie Krivda Jazz Quintet Plays Ernie Krivda, Vol. 2
The Ernie Krivda Jazz Quintet, CIMP, 2004
The Music of Ernie Krivda
The Ernie Krivda Jazz Sextet, Cadence Jazz Records, 2003
The Band that Swings
Ernie Krivda & The Fat Tuesday Big Band, Koch Jazz, 1999
Perdido
Ernie Krivda & The Fat Tuesday Big Band, Koch Jazz, 1998
Sarah's Theme
The Ernie Krivda Trio, CIMP, 1993
Golden Moments
Ernie Krivda & Dan Wall, Koch Jazz, 1997
The Art of The Ballad
Ernie Krivda & Bill Dobbins, Koch Jazz, 1996
So Nice to Meet You
Ernie Krivda & Paula Owens, Cadence Jazz Records, 1993
Ernie Krivda Jazz
Ernie Krivda Jazz Quartet, Cadence Jazz Records, 1991
Lee's Keys Please
The Cadence Jazz All Stars, Timeless Records, 1989
Well You Needn't
The Ernie Krivda Quartet, Cadence Jazz Records, 1987
Tough Tenor Red Hot
The Ernie Krivda Quartet, Cadence Jazz Records, 1986
The Fireside Sessions
The Ernie Krivda/Kenny Davis Quintet, North Coast Jazz Records, 1985
Live at Rusty's
The Ernie Krivda Quartet, North Coast Jazz Records, 1984
Live at Peabody's
The Ernie Krivda Quartet, North Coast Jazz Records, 1983
The Glory Strut
The Ernie Krivda Quartet, Inner City Records, 1980
The Alchemist
The Ernie Krivda Quartet, Inner City Records, 1978
Ernie Krivda and Friends
The Ernie Krivda Jazz Ensemble, Inner City Records, 1977
Photos
Bio
Take a look at the behind-the-scenes making of Ernie's newest release, "Blues for Pekar," with recording studio footage, interviews with the band, and more! "Blues for Pekar" is set for a June 2011 release by Capri Records. (Click VIDEO at the top of the SonicBids page)
Visit www.erniekrivda.com for information about Ernie, his recordings, upcoming performances, and more!-
Ernie Krivda's release of Blues for Pekar in 2011 marks a new association with Capri records and continues an artistic ascent that has entered a 6th decade of intense activity, achievement and recognition.He began 2010 with a fellowship award of $20,000 from the Community Partnership of Arts and Culture.In 2009 Ernie Krivda received the Cleveland Arts Prize award for lifetime achievement in music. That same year saw the release of perhaps his most adventurous recording, the critically acclaimed solo saxophone improvisations of November Man.
In a career that spans almost 50 years, Krivda enters the new decade with the respect of his peers and the accolades of critics who have called him one of the greatest jazz tenor saxophonists in the world. His very personal and distinctive improvisational style, along with his unique compositions, has been documented on 30 recordings under his name and many others as a guest artist. The last decade has been his most prolific with 11 releases since 2003, and new recordings being released in 2011
“Ernie Krivda almost blew the sun out of the sky...still at the top of his game..." - Detroit Metro Times
Ernie Krivda was born in Cleveland, began his music studies at age 6, and attended The Cleveland Institute of Music before going on the road. Since that time he has shared the stage with some of the great names in jazz. He was mentored by musicians such as Cannonball Adderley, played in the Quincy Jones Orchestra and performed with artists ranging from Ella Fitzgerald to Jackie Wilson.
Krivda has made his home in Cleveland for most of his life but his music takes him across the United States, and into the concert halls of Europe and Japan. He also is a highly respected teacher and clinician who mentored many young jazz musicians working on the world jazz scene. His projects include the Detroit Connection Quartet, His Fat Tuesday Big Band,and Solo tenor saxophone performances such as the 2010 release November Man that was listed by Down Beat Magazine as one of the best jazz recordings of 2010.
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