Incorporating Other Musical Traditions Into Jazz Compositions | Ed Neumeister @EdNeumeister

Grammy-nominated composer, arranger and trombonist Ed Neumeister explains how he took inspiration from the music of both Bela Bartok and central African pygmies for his big band piece "Here And There." Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube:    / jazzcomposerspresent   Facebook:   / jazzcomposerspresent   Twitter:   / jazzcomppresent   Instagram:   / jazzcomposerspresent   ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ed Neumeister is a Grammy-nominated composer, arranger and trombonist, and alumnus of the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (later Vanguard Jazz Orchestra), and Duke Ellington Orchestra. Neumeister has collaborated with Bob Brookmeyer, Jim McNeely, Joe Lovano, Jerry Garcia, Jay Clayton, Fritz Pauer, Billy Drewes, Rich Perry, Dick Oatts, Kenny Werner, and John Hollenbeck among countless others. His arrangement of “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” from the Mew Lewis Jazz Orchestra’s 1991 album To You: A Tribute to Mel Lewis was nominated for the Grammy for Best Arrangement. Neumeister is a musician’s musician, as his elders and peers are glad to tell you. Bob Brookmeyer hailed him early on as “a gifted improviser,” while Manny Albam, extolled him as “the perfect mixture as a musician. He knows Ellington as well as Bartok.” Jim McNeely has said about Neumeister: “Whenever I play a gig with Ed, I know the music will be interesting. By the end of the evening, I will have asked myself a couple dozen times: ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’” Long a devoted educator, Neumeister currently teaches composition at the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School; New York University; William Paterson University; and City College of New York. Website: https://www.edneumeister.com YouTube:    / edneumeister   Facebook:   / composertrombonist   Twitter:   / edneumeister1   Instagram:   / edneumeister   Bandcamp: https://edneumeister.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/ Examples: “Here And There", composed by Ed Neumeister. Performed by the Ed Neumeister Quartet on the album “Here & There (JBBG Plays The Music Of Ed Neumeister)” (2000). Mons Records.    • Ed Neumeister - "Here & There" Big Band Sc...   Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— PHOTO CREDITS Ed Neumeister photo by Katharina Gossow