www.jefflofton.com Looking for booking Best Jazz Band & Top Ten Best Misc. Instruments - '10-'11 Austin Music Awards at SXSW, Austin Chronicle Readers Poll - Top Ten Best Jazz Bands '09-'10 Austin Music Awards at SXSW, Austin Chroncle Readers Poll - 2011 Out and About 500: Music - 2010 Out and About: Music - Rising Music Star - "ubiquitous presence and articulate advocacy" - Austin American-Statesman - 2009 Fortunate 500, Austin American-Statesman - "Jazz to the People" Top 9 Austin Albums of 2009, Austin Chronicle; Top 10 Albums of 2009 KUT 90.5 DJ Picks "The most visible jazzman in Austin, this fine trumpeter prides himself in his Miles Davis-inspired playing and project concepts." - Jay Trachtenburg, Austin Chronicle 3/16/12 "Texan Jazz" SXSW Coverage "Ruth's Chris Steak House ... go on a Thursday, and you'll have the chance to hang around afterward, get a comfortable seat, and hear a local treasure, jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton." - Wes Marshall, Austin Chronicle 3/9/12 "Where to Find Custom Cocktails and Affordable Wines During SXSW" "... a veritable jazz virtuoso. Comparisons are frequently made to Miles Davis – and rightfully so. Lofton’s take on standards frequently astounds, and his originals are equally delicious." NPR-affiliate KUT 90.5 FM Austin "Born in Germany and raised in South Carolina, Jeff Lofton's trumpet sound has become a striking force in Austin's music scene since moving there about four years ago. ... Lofton has proved to be a versatile, mature musician overtly combining straight-ahead jazz with fusion. His appealing, laidback character and soulful playing has certainly earned him a rising recognition not only in Austin but across the general jazz circuit. " Josep Pedro, AllAboutJazz.com "The last time local jazzman Jeff Lofton graced the stage at the iconic Cactus Cafe it was for a sold-out Antonio Jobim tribute in August. Now Lofton returns ... for a show titled "Jeff Lofton Plays Cole Porter." As always, the music of this great composer will get an amazing treatment by one of Austin's most innovative creators. " Gabino Iglesias, Austin Post "...critics have noted Davis’ influence on Lofton throughout the Austin-based trumpeter’s career. Lofton arrived in Austin less than five years ago from South Carolina, and with little of an established jazz scene around town, he blazed his own path ..." Texas Music Matters, Song of the Day, NPR-affiliate KUT 90.5 FM Austin (free download) "...stretching out on convincing interpretations ... Like the originals, everything here unfolds in a very fluid, organic way, building a sturdy foundation and expanding outward. ... Lofton's original compositions, "By Any Other Name" and "Boo's Bounce," recall in their own ways the Caribbean lilt of Sonny Rollins. "Dizzy Pose So Moody" is a Latin boogaloo tip of the hat to the Gillespie/Moody/Pozo band." Jay Trachtenberg, Austin Chronicle, Texas Platters review of "Chasing the Voodoo Down - Live at the Cactus Cafe" "A talented, open-minded musician, composer and bandleader, Lofton is faithfully committed to the music he plays. Here is a man with a mission: bring jazz power to the people, ideally contributing to return jazz to a central position in the life-art-business triangle." Josep Pedro, AllAboutJazz.com