Career
She is a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music and a disciple of the late Charlie Banacos. Politzer"s debut Civil Defense, Yearning, which received four stars from Allmusic, was released on the Civil Air Patrol Records label in 2001. The title track is also featured on Sax and the City: Musical Contributions from New York"s Best Women Jazz Instrumentalists (Apria Records, 2004).
She released two more CDs, Watercolor (2002) and Labyrinth (2005), on her own Polisonic label.
Labyrinth was a finalist for Best Jazz Album in the 2007 Independent Music Awards. in 2007, Politzer released a singer-songwriter album, You Took Maine In. 2010 saw the release of Blue in Blue (Piloo Records), which featured saxophonist Donny McCaslin, while Below the Surface (PJCE Records) was released in Spring 2014.
Politzer currently serves as adjunct jazz piano instructor at Portland State University.
