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All Music Review – All of You

Guitarist Lorne Lofsky’s first album for the Jazz Inspiration label, and his first recording as a leader in 11 years, finds him in a much different state of development than on his prior Pablo release. Gone are the blues-influenced phrases, and the direct resemblance to fellow Canadian guitarist Ed Bickert (although Bickert’s presence is still […]

Fanfare – CD Review

By Andrew Sussman, The Jazz Column, July/August, 1991 Canadian guitarists Ed Bickert and Lorne Lofsky taem up for a solid straight-ahead session in This is New (CONCORD JAZZ 4414, 61:24, produced by Phil Sheridan). These are two technically proficient artists with a strong sense of swing, and the twelve cuts include turne by Ellington, Horace […]

Cadence CD Review

By Shirley Klett, Cadence Magazine, July 1991 ED BICKERT/LORNE LOFSKY, THIS IS NEW, CONCORD CD 4414 These two Canadians , the veteran Ed Bickert and the youthful Lorne Lofsky, are among the best jazz guitarists in the world today. Ed played with top Canadian groups for some years and was highly thought of by those […]

Canadians Strum to a Different Drum

By Paul Wells, The Gazette, Montreal, Monday, October 22, 1990 ED BICKERT/LORNE LOFSKY – This is New (Concord) Did somebody mention introverts? Hello, Ed Bickert. The so-cool dean of Canadian pickers, Bickert seems to be playing in his sleep. But his stripped-down melodicism and metholated charm show how aware he really is. Lorne Lofsky, another […]

Groovin’ with the Groove Merchant

By John Howard, L.A. Jazz Scene Magazine, September 1990 Concord Jazz has a couple of delights to keep you going. Check out guitarists Ed Bickery and Lorne Lofsky and their THIS IS NEW (CCD4414). Neil Swainson on bass and Jerry Fuller on drums help out as their perform Horace Silver’s “Ecaroh,” and Cedar Walton’s “Ugetsu,” […]

Los Angeles Times – This is New

*** 1/2 ED BICKERT & LORNE LOFSKY “This is New” Concord Jazz : Two prominent Toronto guitarists–Bickert, 57, and Lofsky, 36–join with two of Canada’s best rhythm purveyors, bassist Neal Swainson and drummer Jerry Fuller, for a low-key collaboration on tunes mainly written by fellow jazzmen (Wes Montgomery, Cedar Walton, Horace Silver, Steve Swallow). Each […]

Jazz Sounds – Review

By Will Smith for Jazz Sounds, Sunday World-Herald, Omaha, NE, July 15, 1990 Ed Bickert and Lorne Lofsky are a couple of Canadian guitarists who are already widely known in jazz circles. One would hope that their recorded get-together, “This is New” (Concord Jazz CCD-4414), will find many new fans. Supported by two of their […]

The Jazz Link – San Diego, CA

Ed Bickert and Lorne Lofsky, “This is New” Concord Jazz, ***1/4 By Leonard Feather, The Jazz link, San Diego, CA, July 1990 Two prominent Toronto guitarists…Bickert, 57, and Lofsky, 36…join with two of Canada’s best rhythm purveyors, bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Jerry Fuller, for a low key collaboration on tunes mainly written by fellow […]

Canada’s Best Kept Secret

By Richard S. Ginell, Daily News, Los Angeles, CA, Friday, June 1, 1990 THIS IS NEW/Ed Bickert/Lorne Lofsky Our rating: three stars The title notwithstanding (it is the name of the leadoff Kurt Weill-Ira Gershwin tune), there is nothing really new here in a progressive sense. Rather, this is an engaging opportunity to catch up […]

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Putting Out a Jazz Record No Easy Feat in Canada

By Mark Miller – The Globe and Mail, Monday, April 20, 1981 On the night of October 18, 1952, Wray Downes of Toronto was playing piano at the Saile Playei in Paris as a member of trumpater Bill Coleman’s Swing Stars, alongside the likes of trombonist Dickie Wells and drummer Zutty Singleton. The concert was […]