Hi, I'm Igor Lumpert, a saxophonist and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. I was born in Novo mesto, in what was then Yugoslavia, and I make adventurous jazz and improvised music with groups like Innertextures and the Igor Lumpert Quartet. My work blends improvisation with composition, and I've toured across Europe and North America, releasing albums on Clean Feed Records and collaborating with many remarkable players. In addition to performing, I teach saxophone, improvisation, and ensemble playing through workshops and schools, including Jazzinty and the New School. I’ve received grants from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and other organizations, and I’m committed to creating new musical worlds and sharing them with students and audiences worldwide.

Igor Lumpert

Hi, I'm Igor Lumpert, a saxophonist and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. I was born in Novo mesto, in what was then Yugoslavia, and I make adventurous jazz and improvised music with groups like Innertextures and the Igor Lumpert Quartet. My work blends improvisation with composition, and I've toured across Europe and North America, releasing albums on Clean Feed Records and collaborating with many remarkable players. In addition to performing, I teach saxophone, improvisation, and ensemble playing through workshops and schools, including Jazzinty and the New School. I’ve received grants from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and other organizations, and I’m committed to creating new musical worlds and sharing them with students and audiences worldwide.

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Hi, I’m Igor Lumpert, a saxophonist and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. I was born in Novo mesto, in what was then Yugoslavia, and I make adventurous jazz and improvised music with groups like Innertextures and the Igor Lumpert Quartet. My work blends improvisation with composition, and I’ve toured across Europe and North America, releasing albums on Clean Feed Records and collaborating with many remarkable players.

In addition to performing, I teach saxophone, improvisation, and ensemble playing through workshops and schools, including Jazzinty and the New School. I’ve received grants from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and other organizations, and I’m committed to creating new musical worlds and sharing them with students and audiences worldwide.

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Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Saxophone Jazz Performance at New School University, New York
September 1, 2000 - January 1, 2003
Bachelor of Music Education and Saxophone, classical and jazz performance at Anton Bruckner University, Austria
September 1, 1995 - June 1, 2000

Qualifications

Ministry of Culture Slovenia, Research Grant
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2025
Grant from the City of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2020
Grant from Slovenian composer’s organization
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
The New School Tuition Award
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2003
Grant from the City of Linz, Austria
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Grant from the Soros Foundation, Austria
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
First prize for Best Young Jazz Band in Germany, Biberbach, Germany
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998
Award for outstanding musicianship from Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026

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