Ed Neumeister
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Composer
and jazz
trombonist Ed Neumeister (born Topeka, Kansas
, September 1, 1952) frequently tours Europe
, Japan
and the U.S.
writing for and performing as guest soloist with bands and orchestras as well as performing solo, duo, trio and quartet concerts.
He has given many improvisation
, musicianship and brass clinics at most of the major
music conservatories in Europe and the U.S..
He leads a trio, quintet and an octet in the New York
area and performs duo concerts with various musical partners.
He was a veteran of many of the major big bands of the 1980s including the Duke Ellington Orchestra,
Lionel Hampton
, Buddy Rich
and Gerry Mulligan
. He was a member of Jerry Garcia
's band, Reconstruction
, in 1979. Ed played with and wrote for the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) from 1981 to 1999. His arrangement of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" was nominated for a Grammy award
in 1991.
Ed has written commissions for groups in Holland, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Denmark, France, Japan, Israel and the U.S.. His compositions and arrangements are published by Meistero Music.
He is Professor of Music at the University of Music and Arts in Graz, Austria and Head of the Jazz Composition Department in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Neumeister has released several recordings as a leader. He continues to perform and compose creative music.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trombonist Ed Neumeister (born Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, September 1, 1952) frequently tours Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writing for and performing as guest soloist with bands and orchestras as well as performing solo, duo, trio and quartet concerts.
He has given many improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
, musicianship and brass clinics at most of the major
music conservatories in Europe and the U.S..
He leads a trio, quintet and an octet in the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
area and performs duo concerts with various musical partners.
He was a veteran of many of the major big bands of the 1980s including the Duke Ellington Orchestra,
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...
, Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
and Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also...
. He was a member of Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
's band, Reconstruction
Reconstruction (band)
Reconstruction was a band formed in 1978 by John Kahn initially to occupy him while Jerry Garcia, his long-time musical collaborator, was busy with the Grateful Dead. The band's original guitar player was Jerry Miller, best-known for performing with Moby Grape...
, in 1979. Ed played with and wrote for the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) from 1981 to 1999. His arrangement of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" was nominated for a Grammy award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 1991.
Ed has written commissions for groups in Holland, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Denmark, France, Japan, Israel and the U.S.. His compositions and arrangements are published by Meistero Music.
He is Professor of Music at the University of Music and Arts in Graz, Austria and Head of the Jazz Composition Department in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Neumeister has released several recordings as a leader. He continues to perform and compose creative music.