San Francisco saxophonist Steven Lugerner continues his explorations of the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with JACKNIFE, a hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet. Exploring tunes from McLean's seminal early- and mid-1960s Blue Note albums Jacknife, It's Time, Let Freedom Ring, and New Soil, JACKNIFE brings together a formidable cast of rising talent, including trumpeters JJ Kirkpatrick,  Andrew Stephens & Henry Hung, trombonist Danny Lubin-Laden, drummer Michael Mitchell, bassists Garrett Lang & Giulio Xavier Cetto, pianists Richard Sears, Javier Santiago, Parker Grant and Christina Galisatus.  

Collectively, the members of JACKNIFE have toured internationally and collaborated between the New York City, West Coast and European jazz scenes. Members of the group have accompanied entertainers such as Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce, in addition to working with a heavyweight roster of jazz masters, including drum legend Albert “Tootie” Heath,  pianist Fred Hersch, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, saxophonists Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenón and drummer Matt Wilson.