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He played with many great jazz musicians including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Hinton, and Charlie Ventura to name a few. He recorded scores of albums and CD’s over his career and wrote music for radio and television. He also was a master teacher and wrote several jazz music books. We are pleased to honor his memory and musical legacy with this site.<\/p>\n
All inquiries about Mr. Stein should be directed to info@lousteinjazz.com<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_slider admin_label=”Slider-dad1″ show_arrows=”on” show_pagination=”on” auto=”on” auto_ignore_hover=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” remove_inner_shadow=”off” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” hide_content_on_mobile=”off” hide_cta_on_mobile=”off” show_image_video_mobile=”off” custom_button=”off” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ auto_speed=”5000″] [et_pb_slide heading=”Lou at the Piano” background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericwstein.com\/lousteinjazz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/loustein2a.jpg” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” alignment=”center” background_layout=”dark” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” header_font=”|on|||” body_font_select=”default” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on”] [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Lou with the Glen Miller Band” background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericwstein.com\/lousteinjazz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dad_millerband.jpg” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” alignment=”center” background_layout=”dark” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” header_font=”|on|||” body_font_select=”default” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on”] [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Lou on a Gig” background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericwstein.com\/lousteinjazz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ps_2010_09_18___17_34_09.jpg” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” alignment=”center” background_layout=”dark” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” header_font=”|on|||” body_font_select=”default” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on”] [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Lou on Tour in Milan” background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericwstein.com\/lousteinjazz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dad_italy.jpg” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” alignment=”center” background_layout=”dark” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” header_font=”|on|||” body_font_select=”default” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on”] [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Thriving on a Riff” background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericwstein.com\/lousteinjazz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rs_lou_piano1b.jpg” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” alignment=”center” background_layout=”dark” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” header_font=”|on|||” body_font_select=”default” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on”] [\/et_pb_slide] [\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Origins” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”off” icon_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#7EBEC5″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#7EBEC5″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n
Lou Stein grew up in Philadelphia and acquired thorough classical training under Gregory Ashman, accompanist to Ephraim Zimbalist. As early as eighteen he worked as a jazz pianist on the road and in his native town including a stint with Ray McKinley\u2019s band. While in the U.S. Army, Lou was a pianist with the world-famous, Glenn Miller orchestra, alternating with Mel Powell.<\/p>\n
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He toured Australia and Europe with the World\u2019s Greatest Jazz Band (Lawson-Haggart Band) and Europe with the Savoy 7 including Curtis Fuller, Bob Haggart, Oliver Jackson and others. He has also toured Japan with Butch Miles and Peanuts Hucko.\u00a0Lou played solo piano at Toronto\u2019s well-known club, the Cafe Des Copains, and The Lou Stein Trio performed at clubs in NY and CT and featured Brian Torff, Jeff Fuller, and Bob Haray, as well as guest soloists.<\/p>\n
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Lou Stein was a guest soloist at festivals in Odessa (TX), Vail and Aspen (CO), Monterey (CA), Fairfield (CT), at the Heritage Jazz Festival in New Orleans, and in New York at the Newport Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n
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In the fifties, he became a much sought after free-lance artist in New York City and was voted second only to his friend Mel Powell as best pianist in the country by the readers of Downbeat magazine.<\/p>\n
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He was the pianist who appeared on historic cuts, \u201cStella by Starlight\u201d and \u201cLover\u201d recorded by master saxophonist, Charlie Parker. These are featured on the “Charlie Parker with Strings” album.<\/p>\n
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Lou was on the advisory board and a regular contributor to Sheet Music Magazine and Jazz and Keyboard Workshop.\u00a0Oscar Peterson recorded another of Lou\u2019s compositions, \u201cSoft Sands\u201d on Verve.<\/p>\n
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In addition to his career as a player and composer, Lou taught jazz history and piano at Manhattanville College and the State University of New York, hosted a weekly jazz radio show, and taught a small cadre of students.<\/p>\n
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Lou\u00a0worked and recorded with Percy Faith, Jackie Gleason, Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Clark Terry, Kai Winding, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Hinton, Shelly Manne, Charlie Shavers and many others.\u00a0Also during this time he recorded nearly fifteen albums on Decca with the Lawson-Haggart band featuring Lou McGarrity, Cutty Cutshall, and Bud Freeman.<\/p>\n
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Lou appeared at the White House with the N.Y. Repertory Company for former President Carter and Chancellor Schmidt of West Germany in a tribute to Louis Armstrong.<\/p>\n
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Lou was an integral member of the Charlie Ventura group as both player and composer.\u00a0During the period with Ventura, Stein composed, \u201cEast of Suez,\u201d one of the earliest jazz pieces to break with sonata form (A-A-B-A) that has since been recorded by jazz singers Jackie & Roy (nominated for an Grammy on Concord), pop vocalist Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.), and Canadian jazz flutist, Moe Koffman (Duke Street).<\/p>\n
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