George Schuller

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Bandleader George Schuller, 2012
George Schuller in Concert, 2012

George Schuller (born December 29, 1958 in New York City , New York) is an American jazz drummer, composer and arranger.

Live and act

Schuller is the son of composer, musicologist and horn player Gunther Schuller and grew up in Boston, where he studied jazz at the New England Conservatory of Music and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts . In 1984 he co-founded the (12-piece) big band Orange then Blue (named after a piece by Charles Mingus who, according to Schuller and Gil Evans, is one of his musical role models), with which he released several albums - around 1987 Music for Jazz Orchestra with GM Recordings and 1989 Jumpin 'in the Future in 1989 (with third-stream compositions and under the direction of Gunther Schuller).

He made further recordings as a band leader with the Schulldogs quartet , in which his brother Ed Schuller also plays as bassist, as well as the saxophonists George Malaby and George Garzone . Their debut album Tenor Tantrums was released in 1998 (with trumpeter Dave Ballou ). He also worked with the quintet Circle Wide ( 'Round about now , Playscape, 2003), the octet Jigsaw (also with his brother). He also recorded with Joe Lovano ( Rush Hour , Blue Note 1995) and with the pianists Ran Blake and Eugene Maslov . He has lived in Brooklyn since 1994 . He also works as a producer and composer / arranger. Currently (2012) he works with his band George Schuller's Circle Wide and is dedicated to the music of Keith Jarrett's American Quartet of the 1970s. He recorded the album Listen Both Ways (Playscape) with Peter Apfelbaum , Brad Shepik , Tom Beckham and Dave Ambrosio.

Discographic Notes

  • Lookin 'Up from Down Below (GM, 1988)
  • Tenor Tantrums (George Schuller & the Schulldogs) (New World Records, 1999)
  • Hellbent (live, with The Schulldogs) (Playscape, 2000)
  • Round 'Bout Now (with Circle Wide) (Playscape, 2003)
  • JigSaw (482 Music, 2004)
  • Like Before, Somewhat After (Playscape, 2008)

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personal data
SURNAME Schuller, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz drummer, composer and arranger
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York