Jazz Articles about Maria Schneider

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Maria Schneider: Going Her Own Way

by Victor L. Schermer
April 3, 2014

Maria Schneider is widely considered one of the finest contemporary band leaders, composers, and arrangers. For two decades, The Maria Schneider Orchestra has generated excitement and sometimes surprise, at club dates, concerts, and festivals and with GRAMMY-winning records on the ArtistShare label, where Schneider pioneered in the process of commissioning recordings by giving subscribers an inside look at the creative process. Recently, her venture into classical music with the recording, Winter Morning Walks (ArtistShare, 2013), featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw and ...

Album Review

Dawn Upshaw/Maria Schneider: Winter Morning Walks

Read "Winter Morning Walks" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 16, 2013

Maria Schneider proved her genius as a composer and arranger beyond any doubt with Concert in the Garden (ArtistShare, 2004), and she did it again on her second masterpiece of orchestral jazz, Sky Blue (ArtistShare, 2007). With Winter Morning Walks, Schneider introduces her first works with major orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra on the nine part “Winter Morning Walks," and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra on “Carlo Drummond de Andrade Stories," both in partnership with soprano Dawn Upshaw.“Winter ...

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Live Review

Maria Schneider: Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival, Barcelona, Spain, October 20, 2011

by Enrique Turpin
November 13, 2011

Maria Schneider Orchestra 43rd Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival Barcelona, Spain October 20, 2011 Legend has it that a girl from Windom, in the agrarian depths of Minnesota, conquered territories banned to her human nature. They claimed that Maria Schneider, the name by which that little girl still goes by, had the ability to fly and make everyone in her domains do so. Many say that it is from above, where they were shown the truths ...

Live Review

Maria Schneider Orchestra en el 43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona

by Enrique Turpin
October 25, 2011

Maria Schneider Orchestra43 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaPalau de la Música CatalanaJueves, 20 de octubre de 2011Quienes conocían la leyenda contaban que una chica de Windom, en las profundidades agrarias de Minesota, había conquistado territorios vetados a su condición humana. Pregonaban que Maria Schneider, nombre por el que todavía se conoce a aquella chiquilla, tenía la facultad de volar y de hacer volar a todo el que anduviera por sus dominios. Muchos cuentan ...

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New York Beat

Maria Schneider at Birdland

by Nick Catalano
August 5, 2010

The jazz tradition of third stream music initiated by Gil Evans (with Miles Davis) nearly 50 years ago has been dutifully preserved by Maria Schneider since she founded her orchestra in 1992. The tradition seeks to combine the modern harmonies created by 20th century classical composers with the rhythmical, improvisational structures of jazz. The style was also labeled “avante-garde" jazz when writers began describing it shortly after the notable album Sketches of Spain was released in 1960. Although the music ...

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Album Review

Maria Schneider Orchestra: Sky Blue

Read "Sky Blue" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
January 4, 2008

Composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider won her first Grammy for her 2004 ArtistShare album, Concert In The Garden, and now has garnered two Grammy nominations for her 2007 release, Sky Blue. Nominated for “Best Large Ensemble Album and “Best Instrumental Composition ("Cerulean Skies ), Schneider cements her reputation as one of the great composers of our time. What is clearly evident from the outset is that Sky Blue is not your typical big band recording. Those expecting the swing ...

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Live Review

Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra at the Jazz Standard, NYC

by Budd Kopman
December 17, 2007

The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra at the Jazz StandardThe Jazz StandardNew York City, New York November 20, 2007 This year's Thanksgiving week stand at the Jazz Standard, the third year in a row for the band, started off with what can only be described as a magical experience. The club was sold out for both shows on this night, and will most likely be for the rest of the week. The ...