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Daniel Schnyder

The Swiss American composer Daniel was born 1961 in Zurich, Switzerland and lives in New York City. Among his credits as a composer are commissions to write new works for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York, the Tonkuenstler Orchestra in Vienna, the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Berlin, The Norrlands Operan in Sweden, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Vienna Art Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Opera of Bern, the NDR Orchestra in Hannover, the NDR Big Band in Germany, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the New York based new music group "Absolute Ensemble" under the direction of Kristjan Jaervi, the St

Charlie Parker: In Praise of Bird on His 100th Birthday!

by Victor L. Schermer
August 29, 2020

A hundred years ago, on August 29, 1920, soon after jazz was born, Charlie Parker came into this world, and in the 35 years of a life cut short by addictions and impulse-driven living, he changed the face of the music. His innovations as one of the creators of bebop and his stunning sound and virtuosic ...

Vince Mendoza: Streams of Influence Flowing into a River of Sound

by Victor L. Schermer
May 1, 2020

Vince Mendoza is a jazz composer, arranger, and conductor of consummate originality, skill, and adaptability, so much so that he has for several decades received frequent invitations and commissions from the whole gamut of ensembles and performers like the WDR Big Band, the Metropole Orkest in the Netherlands, the Los Angeles and Berlin Philharmonic, and the ...

Rick Lawn: The Evolution of Big Band Sounds in America

by Victor L. Schermer
July 2, 2019

From the latter part of the Jazz Age through the Swing Era, big bands dominated the jazz scene and a large part of the entertainment industry. After World War II, their fortunes declined, but their music soared to new heights, spurred on by innovative leaders, instrumentalists, and very importantly, the composers/arrangers who worked behind the scenes ...

The Many Faces of Jazz Today: The Big Picture

by Victor L. Schermer
November 10, 2017

Five All About Jazz interviews provided source information for this article. To access them, click on the following links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 [In a series of five interviews entitled “The Many Faces of Jazz: Critical Dialogues," All ...

Music for String Instruments

By Daniel Schnyder

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015

Daniel Schnyder: The Anatomy of an Opera: Charlie Parker’s Yardbird Suite

by Victor L. Schermer
June 3, 2015

Saxophonist Charlie Parker revolutionized the world of music with his legendary approach to jazz. Unfortunately, his life was much too short and filled with tragedy. In 1955, Parker died at the age of 34 from excessive drug use. He died in the apartment of the Baroness Nica von Koenigswarter in New York City, but ironically his ...

Brein's World

By Daniel Schnyder

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Released: 2011
Track listing: 01. 7/8 Landler; 02.Musette #2; 03.Jacaranda; 04. Computer-Wienerlied; 05. Brein´s Knights; 06. Quartier Latin; 07. Liebestraum; 08.; 09. Intermezzo; 10. 5/4; 11. Bach 11/16; 12. Tschukkn Belle; 13. Festivals; 14. Room 422; 15. Without me; 16. Trompetenpolka/Radetzkymarsch; 17. Schnucki von Heanois; 18. Dark Lights; 19. Dream #71; 20. Lied des Zwangsdenkers; 21. Petite Valse; 22. Oldtime Hit; 23. Urlaub am Giatl; 24. Blues Five; 25. Ma muass aufhean wanns am scheenstn is; 26. Window Serenade; 27. Todespolka; 28. Wienerlied-GPS.

Georg Breinschmid: Brein's World

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 14, 2011

Quello che esce dalla testa del contrabbassista austriaco Georg Breinschmid è un effluvio di idee. Che a stento riesce a trattenere perché la sua è un'incontinenza musicale a 360 gradi. Due cd: 28 episodi musicali che gli fanno attraversare di tutto. Non abbandona il suo essenziale background classico ("Bach 11/16") e lo fa dialogare con tutto ...

Daniel Schnyder and the Manhattan Brass Quinted Perform Euphoria and Other Works at the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York

November 9, 2009

DECEMBER 9, 2009 - 7:30PM THE LYRIC CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF NEW YORK PRESENTS CHAMZZ: CLASSICS FOR THE 21st CENTURY A HOLIDAY CONCERT - THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT DIVIDE ABRAHAM, SARAH, AND HAGAR Kosciuszko Foundation 15 East 65th Street (between 5th ...