Education
Lugerner attended the New School in New York City.
Lugerner attended the New School in New York City.
His debut solo album is a double-Civil Defense entitled Narratives/These Are Words, which received a devoted two-page review in the Village Voice by Francis Davis, in which he compares Lugerner"s compositional skills to those of Philip Glass and Steve Reich. These Are Words is a set of compositions based on the first words in each chapter of the Book of Moses, while Narratives is a set of songs featuring many other New School graduates. Lugerner has since gone onto release multiple albums to critical acclaim - Live at The Bunker (2012) Foreign We Have Heard (2013) Gravitations Volume(s) 1 feat Angelo Spagnolo (2013) & Gravitations Volume(s) 2 feat Fred Hersch (2015)
Lugerner has fostered contacts, study and collaboration with such artists as: Grammy nominated pianist Fred Hersch.
Drum legends Albert "Tootie" Heath, Matt Wilson and John Hollenbeck, trumpeter Ralph Alessi.
Pianist Jason Moran; saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. Composer Jamie Baum & pianist Myra Melford.
Lugerner is currently Faculty Coordinator at the Stanford Jazz Workshop.
Lugerner is also a touring member of Chives, In One Wind, JACKNIFE, SLUGish Ensemble and killer BOB.
