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Maria Schneider: Composing In The Age Of Curated Rage
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Few composers working today have Maria Schneider's range. She holds seven Grammy Awards, was named an NEA Jazz Master, and this year took home the Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts, one of the most prestigious honors in the field.
Maria Schneider joins the podcast to talk about American Crow (ArtistShare, 2026), her recent EP that uses jazz to make a case for something we've mostly lost: the ability to actually listen to each other. The music moves from distressed Americana into something quiet and more human—a sound Schneider connects to her Midwestern childhood, when disagreement didn't have to mean war.
Maria's here to talk about the record, what jazz improvisation has to teach a fractured society, and more.
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Longtime music industry executive who relocated to the PNW from New York City in 2016. Host of the award-winning podcast The Tonearm (f/k/a Spotlight On), featuring the people and ideas moving culture forward.
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