Wayne Krantz

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.

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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 70)

Origin

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Occupation

jazz musician / guitarist / jazz guitarist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

University

Berklee College of Music

• Official sitehttps://www.waynekrantz.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Krantz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q325319

Tags

• Oregon
• jazz musician
• guitarist
• jazz guitarist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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