Jazz Articles about George Schuller

George Schuller: Hellbent

by Richton Guy Thomas
February 3, 2003

It can be a bit risky when a drummer leads an improvised jazz group, often relating to the approach to the music and a lack of harmony. But this CD is a pleasant surprise, seeing how the group features the excellent Ed and George Schuller, both sons of iconoclastic composer/critic/analyst/author Gunther Schuller.

Nothing less should be expected from this quintet, which also features Tim Berne on alto, moving the music along at an entertaining pace. The fact that this disc ...

George Schuller/Schulldogs: Hellbent

by AAJ Staff
October 10, 2002

Hellbent is an apt title for this disc: each player looks insistently forward, spewing energy and casting aside the shackles of restraint. Even during quieter moments (which are ample), one has the sense that the quartet is headed somewhere. This is most definitely a live performance, spontaneous and unfinished.

That's not much of a surprise given the players who joined forces to make this record. Drummer George Schuller may have penned the compositions, but he was insightful enough ...

George Schuller & The Schulldogs: Tenor Tantrums

by Glenn Astarita
October 1, 1999

For the uninitiated, George and Ed Schuller are among the busiest modern jazz session men in the New England and New York City areas. Unwilling to rest on the laurels of their famous dad Gunther Schuller, the brothers have respectively recorded and/or performed with Tim Berne, Joe Lovano, Orange Then Blue and numerous others..... Here drummer George Schuller, along with The Schulldogs, creates modern jazz which at times leans towards the free or left-of-center end of the musical spectrum yet, ...