Conrad Herwig

Conrad Herwig

Conrad Herwig (born November 1, 1959 in Fort Sill near Lawton , Oklahoma ) is an American jazz trombonist .

Live and act

Herwig studied at the University of North Texas at Denton , at Goddard College in Plainfield and at Queens College . He began his professional career in the early 1980s in Clark Terry's big band and has appeared with Buddy Rich , Mario Bauzá , Toshiko Akiyoshi and Mel Lewis , among others .

As a sideman, he worked with Joe Henderson ( Porgy and Bess ), Tom Harrell , Joe Lovano in the 1990s and also performed with Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta II , Paquito D'Rivera's Havana-New York Connection , the Mingus Big Band and Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (under Jon Faddis ).

Two of his albums as a band leader ( The Latin Side of John Coltrane , 1998, and Another Kind of Blue-The Latin Side of Miles Davis , 2005) were nominated for a Grammy .

Herwig is professor of jazz trombone, improvisation, instrumentation and arrangement at Rutgers University and a member of the board of the International Trombone Association .

Discography

• With Every Breath with Jim Snidero , Richie Beirach , Ron McClure , Adam Nussbaum , 1987
• New York Hardball with Richie Beirach, Ron McClure, Adam Nussbaum, 1989
• Intimate conversations with Richie Beirach, 1990
• The Amulet with Richie Beirach, Randy Brecker , Ron McClure, Adam Nussbaum, 1991
• EO Trio de Barnardo Sassetti , 1993
• New York Breed with Richie Beirach, Dave Liebman , Adam Nussbaum, Rufus Reid , 1996
• The Latin Side of John Coltrane with Richie Beirach, John Benítez , Milton Cardona , José "Cochi" Claussell , Adam Cruz , Ronnie Cuber , Richie Flores , Andy Gonzalez , Brian Lynch , Eddie Palmieri , Danílo Perez , Mike Ponella , Edward Simon , Alex Sipiagin , Gary Smulyan , Dave Valentin , Ray Vega , 1996
• Heart of Darkness with Bill Charlap , Billy Drummond , Stefon Harris , Peter Washington , Walt Weiskopf , 1997
• Osteology with Steve Davis , James Genus , Dave Kikoski , Jeff Tain Watts , 1998
• Unseen Universe with Seamus Blake , James Genus, Dave Kikoski, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff "Tain" Watts, 1999
• Shades of Light with Andy LaVerne , 2000
• Hieroglyphica with Bill Charlap , James Genus, Gene Jackson , 2001
• Land of Shadows with James Genus, Tim Hagans , Dave Kikoski, Ben Schachter , Jeff "Tain" Watts, 2002
• Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis with Robert Ameen , John Benítez, Paquito D'Rivera, Richie Flores , Edsel Gomez , Brian Lynch, Mario Rivera , Dave Valentin , 2003
• Que Viva Coltrane with Robert Ameen, John Benítez, Richie Flores, Edsel Gomez, Brian Lynch, Mario Rivera, 2003
• Sketches of Spain y Mas: The Latin Side of Miles Davis with Robert Ameen, John Benítez, Paquito D'Rivera, Richie Flores, Edsel Gomez, Brian Lynch, Mario Rivera, Dave Valentin, 2003
• Bond to Seamus Blake, Gene Jackson, Kyle Koehler , Mark Whitfield , 2004
• Jones for Bones Tones , 2007
• The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter , featuring Eddie Palmieri & Brian Lynch (Half Note, 2008)
• The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock , featuring Eddie Palmieri & Randy Brecker (Half Note, 2010)
• The Tip of the Sword , featuring Richie Beirach and Jack DeJohnette (RadJazz, 2011)
• A Voice Through the Door , (Criss Cross, 2012)
• The Latin Side of Joe Henderson , featuring Joe Lovano (Half Note, 2014)

Web links

• Literature by and about Conrad Herwig in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Conrad Herwig