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Ed Neumeister
Performed for 15 years with Duke Ellington Orchestra, 19 years with Mel Lewis Big Band, becoming the multi Grammy-nominated Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Also performed with Jerry Garcia, Gerry Mulligan, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn, and with New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Ballet. Works extensively in Europe, including Netherlands’ Metropol Jazz Orchestra, Budapest Jazz Orchestra, was Professor of Jazz Trombone at the University of the Performing Arts, Graz Austria from 1999 - 2017. Active in film music, orchestrated for such films as Inception, Sherlock Holmes, Dark Knight and the 2012 Academy Awards.
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David Lopato: Short Stories
by Jack Bowers
Short Stories, pianist and composer David Lopato's seventh album, is for the most part modern in the best sense of the word. Lopato's musical influences are wide, ranging from jazz, blues and rock to avant-garde and free improvisation while embracing themes from Africa, Latin America and Asia--most notably Indonesia where he spent a year on a Fulbright scholarship learning to play the Javanese gamelan. Even when fusing these diverse bonds into a single vision, however, Lopato seldom strays from the ...
read moreNew Releases from Neumeister, Novoa, Ishito And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show a selection of new releases from Ed Neumeister, Eva Novoa with Masa Kamaguchi & Gerald Cleaver, Jeff Lofton, Louis Stewart, Armagos, Dave Askren with Jeff Benedict & Ted Piltzecker, Helena Kay KIM Trio, Kaze & Ikue Mori, Ivann Cruz and Peter Orins, and Ayumi Ishito & The Spacemen.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ed Neumeister Pickled Ginger" from Explorations (MeisteroMusic Records) 00:42 Eva Novoa, Masa Kamaguchi, Gerald Cleaver Paralelo" from Novoa / Kamaguchi / Cleaver Trio--Vol. 1 ...
read moreFrom Lee Konitz and Charlie Parker to Ed Neumeister and Matt Ulery
by Jerome Wilson
This show has a wide variety of classic and contemporary modern jazz, touching on Charlie Parker, Ed Neumeister, Uri Caine, Matt Ulery, and Lee Konitz among others. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett I Can't' Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Phronesis Breathless" from We Are All (Edition) 00:55 Barry Harris/Kenny Barron"On Green Dolphin Street" from Confirmation (Candid) 5:47 Host Speaks 12:55 B'shnorkestra} “Zim" from <em>Go To ...
read moreJay Clayton, Fritz Pauer, Ed Neumeister: 3 for the Road
by Angelo Leonardi
Registrato vent'anni fa, quest'album ricorda il pianista austriaco Fritz Pauerdeceduto nel 2012in una delle sue rare incisioni da leader/co-leader. All'inizio del nuovo millennio lui e la cantante Jay Clayton insegnavano all'Università di Graz e iniziarono a eseguire delle performance liberamente improvvisate. In uno dei loro concerti invitarono il trombonista Ed Neumeister e la relazione si stabilizzò, trovando un fantasioso equilibrio che ora risalta in questa registrazione. Di Jay Clayton abbiamo avuto modo di considerare il suo recente ...
read moreEd Neumeister & His NeuHat Ensemble: Wake Up Call
by Jack Bowers
If you are one of those restless wanderers who is searching high and low for easy listening, look elsewhere. If, on the other hand, you are drawn to music that is more or less off the beaten path and challenges your mind and spirit, composer / arranger / trombonist Ed Neumeister's new album may well serve as the anomalous Wake Up Call you've been waiting for. It takes no more than a few moments of listening to the labyrinthine, through-composed ...
read moreMartin Wind, Jim McNeely and Ed Neumeister 'Counterpoint' — Playful Dialogue Of Bass Instruments
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Some projects can't be planned, they just happen as a lucky coincidence. In the case of Martin Wind's new album Counterpoint it all started with an email he received from a musician in Europe. Wind, who has lived in Teaneck, New Jersey, for 25 years and has made a name for himself as a bassist and composer in New York City, recalls, He suggested that we record an album together and asked if I could arrange some gigs in New ...
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Ed Neumeister (All Star) Quintet at Vitello's September 9
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Veteran cutting edge composer, arranger, trombonist Ed Neumeister brings his newest quintet into Vitello's Jazz and Supper Club on September 9th. Featuring: Bob Mintzersaxes, Peter Erskinedr, John Beasleypno, Edwin Livingstonbs Neumeister has picked the right people for this gig. He called the players first and then found an available date, rather than getting a date and finding available players. We had to move through 2 months before we found a date we could all make." Ed wanted to showcase his ...
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Rob Scheps Big Band + Ed Neumeister; Disjecta,wed. May 2; Portland, Or
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All About Jazz
On Wednesday May 2, the incendiary Rob Scheps Big Band returns to Disjecta, the hip arts space in SE Portland where the band had a sold out show last Novemeber. Special Guest Ed Neumeister, Master jazz rombonist & composer, from Austria & L.A. The West Coast Premieres of 11 of Ed's pieces, plus surprises. Wed. May 2 8 pm & 10:30 pm Disjecta 230 East Burnside Portland, OR. all ages/ non- smoking Tix NOW ...
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Ed Neumeister Quartet at the Jazz Standard Tuesday, January 18th sets at 7:30 & 9:30
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All About Jazz
Hi Jim, That address probably works, but it is actually jazzstandard.net peace john On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:02:07 -0500 Jazz Promo Services writes: January 18, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Ed Neumeister Quartet at the Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street (btw Park & Lex) Reservations: 212-576-2232 http://www.jazzstandard.com sets at 7:30 & 9:30 featuring w/John Hollenbeck - dr, Drew Gress - bs & Jim McNeely - p. performing music from his new CD ...
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