Ed
Neumeister
Neumeister
Trombonist
Composer
Producer
Educator
Composer
Producer
Educator
Ed Neumeister Quartet +3 on MeisteroMusic Records available for purchase on Bandcamp.
Repertoire includes:
Black Dog & Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant & Jimmy Page)
Dear Prudence, Rocky Raccoon, The Fool on the Hill & Blackbird by Lennon & McCartney
the Last Great American Dynasty by Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner
Try a Little Tenderness made famous by Wilson Pickett
Okay for Now, Original, based on Feelin' Alright by David Mason, made famous by Joe Cocker
On this project I wanted to delve into my history,
especially my younger days when I hardly knew what
jazz was. I’m still not sure … but that’s a whole other
conversation.
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Manhattan School of Music Orchestra performing my music for Orchestra
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Explorations! You can pick it up NOW on Bandcamp. A limited number of physical copies are also available. Keep yours eyes and ears open for more information on where to pick up a copy or hear this music be performed live. Listen here.
I'm excited to announce an upcoming duo release with my longtime friend and musical cohort, guitarist Karl Ratzer. Check out an early clip and this wonderful review from Jazz and Blues Experience!
"Two greats of the international jazz scene interpret their compositions together: The "Wiener Melange" is a type of coffee, but it also represents the cultural melting pot of the Austrian capital. Musically, nobody embodies this mixture more than the living legend Karl Ratzer. With his soul and rock background he has become internationally known as a jazz guitarist alongside greats such as Joe Chambers or Chet Baker. Trombonist Ed Neumeister, who comes from the San Francisco Bay area where he also has his musical roots, has successfully become one of the most sought-after jazz trombonists in New York playing in the Duke Ellington Orchestra or Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band, among others. His work at the University of Music in Graz is what led him to Austria, where he met Karl Ratzer in various ensembles. With their unique styles, this special duo create an essence of timeless jazz music. With plenty of room for improvisation, this musical collaboration will come across as a melodic conversation between two well-travelled masters who can express a lot with just a few notes. The intimate setting is provided by Carinthia's Castle Tentschach."
-Jazz and Blues Experience
The debut of my Assembláge Jazz Orchestra on April 3rd at Birdland in New York City was a huge success.
Assembláge is anamalgam of players from various cultures and backgrounds, visually, as well as musically, striking.
Birdland Concert April 3rd 2022
Reviewed by Holli Harms Front Row Center:
Music transports us, moves us, and goes to deep unconscious places in our bodies and mind. Ed Neumeister’s and his remarkable jazz orchestra did that and more at Birdland.
Neumeister has been in the business of creating music for over fifty years. He is an experimentalist, improviser, and composer of jazz. His show will have you tapping your feet, closing your eyes as you listen to stunning music, watching with your mouth open as Neumeister wills his trombone to speak to you, and you’ll cheer at the rise and fall of the music and the remarkable ensemble of sound.
The orchestra is 17 multi-generational musicians and a grand piano pinched together on the small Birdland stage and is made up of both seasoned musicians playing alongside those fresh out of school. What makes the show so wonderful is that all of them are having almost as much fun as we are.
This performance marked the World Premiere of Neumeister’s NYC Assembláge Jazz Orchestra, which Neumeister describes as, “a diverse and inclusive jazz orchestra,” calling it, “Schoenberg meets Monk meets Sun Ra, with a little Lutoslawski and James Brown thrown in for spice.”.......
It was a beautiful, exhilarating, and thought-provoking performance. Ed Neumeister is the Picasso of music. Testing the grounds of music and in the process creating his own unique style and sound that should not be missed. He is a treasure of the music world.
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Ed Neumeister's Assembláge Jazz Orchestra features: Ben Kono, Caroline Davis, Adam Kolker, Hillai Govreen, Lo Wood, Liesl Whitaker, Augie Haas, Diego Uroola, Freddie Hendrix, James Burton, Ron Wilkins, Deborah Weisz, Jennifer Hinkle, Pete McCann, Neil Kirkwood, Chris Tordini and Jon Wikan
