Friday, September 10, 2021

Veteran Jazz Trombonist, Composer, Arranger & Educator Ed Neumeister

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Trombonist, Composer, Arranger & Educator Ed Neumeister .. We caught up with him about his new 2021 Quartet CD called What Have I Done? Ed has been at forefront of creative music across multiple genres for over forty years. He was born in Topeka Kansas and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 50’s and 60’s and playing music at the age of 5 with trumpet & switched to trombone when he was nine. After moving to New York in 1980, Ed performed for 15 years in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and 19 years with the Mel Lewis Big Band .. Over the years, he has also performed and recorded with Jerry Garcia, Gerry Mulligan, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn. This artist is full of stories .. Enjoy .. 

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