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My Take
Wayne Krantz is exactly the kind of musician I quietly champion. He had the chops to share rooms with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker and Donald Fagen, yet since the early nineties he has poured himself into his own trios instead of coasting as a famous sideman. That choice tells me everything. The Berklee training is audible in his harmonic intelligence, but his playing is restless, jagged and thrilling rather than tidy. Building a personal language and touring under your own name takes a stubbornness I deeply respect. To me he is a craftsman's craftsman, valued most by the people who actually understand the instrument.
Overview
Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily on his solo career, mostly as the leader of various trio combinations.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wayne Krantz
- Name (Japanese)
- ウェイン・クランツ
- Reading
- うぇいん・くらんつ
- Born
- July 26, 1956 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Corvallis, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jazz musician / guitarist / jazz guitarist / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Berklee College of Music
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.