Lorne Lofsky

	1. Yesterdays 2. Fall 3. T.T.T. (Twelve Tone Tune) 4. Witchcraft 5. E.S.P. 6. Laurie 7. Django 8. Very Early 9. Daydream Believer 10. 317 East 32nd 11. The Lamp is Low 12. Song for Helen
Bill Please

Downbeat magazine has rated Lorne "among the top ten jazz musicians in the world who deserve wider recognition." The L.A. Times has noticed his "harmonic beauty", and the Toronto Star has deemed him to be a "world class guitarist."

Lofsky's career has developed gradually but surely. Lofsky recalls that "playing guitar was just a fluke. I had a friend who got one, so I did too. I taught myself to play rock'n'roll in a garage band, by listening to Eric Clapton solos. Around 1973, I got bored of playing the same ideas over and over, some friends turned me on to jazz. I didn't really know what was happening musically, but I loved the feeling I got playing jazz."

After being discovered by world renowned pianist Oscar Peterson, and working with fellow guitarist Ed Bickert, Brass Connection and Dizzie Gilliespie to name a few, Lofsky has come into his own. He recently completed touring the US and Europe - as a member of the Oscar Peterson Quartet Currently Lofsky is supporting his second JAZZ INSPIRATION release ~ the Juno nominated BILL, PLEASE.

Lorne's album Bill, Please, encompasses many interpretations of other songwriters' work ~ especially those of Bill Evans. The range of material reflects Lorne’s wide musical interests. Lofsky challenges new musical boundaries with this album, by using the works of other songwriters as a base, he challenges himself with new interpretations. As Lorne himself states, "you’ve got to go for broke and take chances for good jazz, and that was what I tried to do on this album." His theory has definitely paid off, as the album climbs the US Jazz Charts.

The album features both trio tracks (recorded direct to digital) and overdubbed guitars that enable Lofsky to stretch musically. The album also features a beautiful unplugged version of the Monkey's classic "Daydream Believer." Lofsky is backed by Mike Downes on bass, and Jerry Fuller on drums.

In June 1996 Lofsky embarks on another European tour with Oscar Peterson. Lofsky is definitely an artist to keep your eye or ear out for.

Lorne Lofsky

	1. All of You 2. My Foolish Heart 3. Highway 9 4. Marion Kind 5. Solar 6. Waltz You Needn't 7. All The Things You Are 8. Quiet Now 9. Hey There 10. Lorne's Valtz 11. Why Did I Choose You 12. Highway 9 (reprise)
Lorne Lofsky

"Lofsky seduces with quite good taste and harmonic beauty," raves internationally respected jazz critic Leonard Feather of the L.A. Times. Lofsky is truly "…a world class guitarist,"

Toronto Star

In 1980, after hearing him play in a prestigious Toronto nightclub, world renowned pianist Oscar Peterson called LOFSKY and offered to produce a debut album on the international label PABLO. The result was "It Could Happen To You", bringing four star critical acclaim from the top jazz writers in the world.

Since then, LOKSKY has recorded a couple of albums with his mentor, fellow Canadian guitarist Ed Bickert, and with the ensemble Brass Connection, whose 982 debut was a Juno award winner.

LOFSKY has been a featured guest on numerous radio and television shows including a CBC production entitled "Oscar Peterson and friends" and a live broadcast on American radio with the late great trumpeter Chet Baker. His inventive guitar stylings have been heard with such major artists as Dizzle Gillespie, Tal Farrow, Paul Horn, Pepper Adams, Scott Hamilton, Warren Vache, Chuck Mangione, Ruby Braff, Ray Bryant, Hagood Hardy, Jimmy McGriff, Groove Holmes and Rosemary Cloney.

LOFSKY's latest album is in many ways his most mature and warm recording to date. Featuring well known Toronto sidemen Bob McLaren on drums and Keiran Overs on bass, the self-titled "Lone Lofsky" showcases LOFSKY's personal interpretations of jazz standards such as "All of You", "My Foolish Heart" "All the Things You Are" and "hey There". Even more worthy of note is Lofsky's brilliant overdubbing work where he pays both electric and acoustic nylon string guitars on original compositions. "Marion Kind", "Highway 9" and "Lorne's Valtz". This is an album with beauty and depth, sure to garner both critical and audience success.

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