Liberty Ellman Trio

San Francisco guitarist and composer Liberty Ellman, long a fixture in New York’s creative jazz community as an in-demand sideperson and compelling bandleader, brings his dynamic and virtuosic trio to the Jazzschool.



Liberty Ellman, guitar

Jeff Denson, bass

Jaimeo Brown, drums

Ellman has performed and recorded with many of today’s most innovative jazz artists, including Joe Lovano, Myra Melford, Wadada Leo Smith, Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman, Greg Osby, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Nels Cline, Nicole Mitchell, and others. Ellman is perhaps best known for his long tenure in Henry Threadgill’s groundbreaking ensemble, Zooid. Their recording “In For A Penny, In For A Pound” earned a Pulitzer Prize.

As a composer and bandleader, Ellman has produced several critically acclaimed recordings, including “Orthodoxy,” “Tactiles,” “Ophiuchus Butterfly,” “Radiate,” and “Last Desert.” Ellman’s compositional style has been described as “at once highly controlled and recklessly inventive.” The Wall Street Journal noted: “Along with his contemporaries, Mr. Ellman is helping define the sound of jazz in the 21st century.”


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