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Maria Schneider Orchestra.(BRIEFLY NOTED)(Live at the Jazz Standard: Days of Wine and Roses)(Sound recording review)
Maria Schneider Orchestra. Live at the Jazz Standard: Days of Wine and Roses. ArtistShare 0017, 2005.
More than most, Maria Schneider's big band deserves to be called an "orchestra"--not only due to the complex richness of its sound, but because of the highly sophisticated and deeply musical way that Schneider makes use of its impressive resources. In 2004 Schneider won a Grammy for her Concert in the Garden album, and the ensuing acclaim led her to reissue this, her first live recording, which had its first release in 2000 (and was originally packaged with a bottle of wine, making it impossible for fans in some states to receive copies through the mail). The program is a pleasing mix of early Schneider compositions and jazz standards, the latter seemingly chosen for their capacity to sustain lush and innovative arrangements. They include the title track, probably Henry Mancini's most widely known composition (after the Pink Panther theme, that is) and a richly inventive setting of "Over the ...
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- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered June 21, 1996 700+ words
...arranger and conductor, 35-year-old Maria Schneider is releasing her second CD, titled...sound of band tuning instruments] MARIA SCHNEIDER, Jazz Conductor: [addressing band...said, `Maria?'? NOAH ADAMS: Maria Schneider, 35 years old, once from Windom...
- Jazz Conductor Maria Schneider Follows a Dream - Part 2
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered June 21, 1996 700+ words
...0000 Jazz conductor and composer Maria Schneider discusses her early introduction to...m Noah Adams. The opening song on Maria Schneider's new CD is called `El Viento...drum, a black Yamaha upright piano. Maria Schneider has been in New York for 10 years...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor September 8, 2000 700+ words
...idea and lose perspective - but when I dance, my body tells me how my compositions should develop," says jazz composer Maria Schneider in a recent phone conversation from Manhattan about her new recording. If the image of a perpetually dancing composer flies...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire April 5, 2005 700+ words
...should come as no surprise that The Jazz Standard has booked the singer for a four...and his performances of them at The Jazz Standard are expected to be particularly poignant...Dakota April 21-24 New York, NY The Jazz Standard May 12 Asheville, NC Wortham Theatre...
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- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Amorosi, A. D. Pensiero, Nicole Berkery, Patrick Cristiano, Nick Stark, Karl Stearns, David Patrick March 7, 2006 700+ words
...deliciously seasoned as the music ... _N.C. ___ Jazz: MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA "Live at the Jazz Standard: Days of Wine and Roses" (ArtistShare, 3 { stars) Maria Schneider presides over one of the few important big bands going. Her...
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- News wire article from: United Press International March 19, 2002 700+ words
...On the New York jazz scene, the Jazz Standard reopens tonight after a lengthy closure...discussion on women in jazz, featuring Maria Schneider, Sherrie Tucker, Mary Watkins and...feature the Marilyn Crispell trio, the Maria Schneider Orchestra featuring trumpeter Ingrid...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 5, 2000 700+ words
...Ann Patterson's Maiden Voyage, Maria Schneider, Sherrie Maricle/Five Play, Deborah...Voyage (KC) Thursday, December 7 Maria Schneider (Birdland 1st Set) Friday, December...Birdland) Tuesday, December 19 Maria Schneider (Birdland 2nd Set) Wednesday, December...
- Jazz bandleader makes history through the Internet.
- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) February 16, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Tim Blangger Maria Schneider, bubbling with youthful energy, has no retirement plans...downloads become the main way people buy their music. When the Maria Schneider Orchestra won a 2005 Grammy for best large jazz ensemble recording...
