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Seth Weaver

Seth Weaver has rapidly established a reputation as one of the most exciting new jazz names on the NYC jazz scene. Whether though his brilliant improvised trombone solos, rich baritone vocals, original compositions, or his dedicated teaching, his passion for music and unique talent shines through. Seth’s latest project is a big band album titled “Truth,” slated for release in March 2020, and will be showcased at Birdland in an April 2020 concert.

Weaver has performed at Dizzy’s, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Bass Performance Hall, to name a few, and has performed in Amsterdam and Dublin. He has shared the stage with Ben Folds, Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros, Larry Harlow, Bucky Pizzarelli, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens Jr., Adam Neely, Luis Bonilla, and Manhattan Transfer. He was featured as a guest artist with the New London Big Band, and served as artist in residence at Millersville University. He appeared on TV for “An American Big Band Christmas,” broadcast nationally. In July of 2020, he will present a masterclass at the International Trombone Festival in Osaka, Japan. In spring of 2020, he will embark on a month long tour of Uzbekistan and Almaty, Kazakhstan with Aberdeen, a tour funded by the US State Department and the International Jazz Festival in Uzbekistan.

As a bandleader, Seth’s seventeen-piece swing orchestra is comprised of some of the most exciting young musicians in the New York jazz scene. They have performed at numerous venues around New York City, including The Iridium, Swing 46, Club Bonafide, the APAP Showcase, Shapeshifter Lab, American Beauty, St. Peter’s Church, and many others. Described as “big band swing with a modern twist,” the group has a monthly residency at The Gin Mill. Seth is a sought after composer and arranger and his music has been performed all over the world. His brilliant composition “Frost” debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2018, as did his composition “The Hudson,” in 2016. He composed the original score for the off-Broadway play, “For What It’s Worth.” Seth’s transcription and analysis of Michael Dease’s album “Coming Home” is available through Warwick Music Publications.

Weaver’s multifaceted musicianship has made him a coveted educator. He began his private studio in 2010, he is on the faculty at the Larchmont Music Academy, and has taught at the New York Jazz Academy. He teaches trombone, voice, piano, and composition/arranging. His students have won numerous local and national competitions, and have performed at Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall.

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The Seth Weaver Big Band: Truth

Read "Truth" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Truth, the debut album by New York-based trombonist / vocalist Seth Weaver, has its ups and downs, most of which involve the leader himself. The “ups" enter the picture thanks to Weaver's five far-better-than-average compositions, the “downs" whenever he chooses to sing, as he does on three of eight numbers. Luckily, the pluses far outweigh the minuses, thanks in large measure to Weaver's admirable ensemble, a number of first-rate soloists and the above-mentioned compositions, which herald Weaver as a talented ...

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“…Soulful Hard Bop Big Band…”- Grady Harp, Amazon’s Top 50 Reviewer

“Truth is precisely what the doctor ordered…”- Griff Stevens, Fiver Finger Review

“You certainly wouldn’t think that this is trombonist and vocalist Seth Weaver’s debut album...” - Take Effect

“…sings in a relaxed and hip manner and plays his trombone in a similarly swinging vein as he leads his 17 piece jazz orchestra…”- George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

“Balancing inventive phrasing with finely composed harmonic forms…”- jazz2love

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Held Together

Self Produced
2023

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Truth

Outside in Music
2020

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Snack Cat

Ropeadope
2019

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Losing Eurydice (feat. Antonio Sánchez)

From: Held Together
By Seth Weaver

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