Paul Nieman
Paul Nieman (born June 9, 1950 in Hampstead , London ) is a British trombonist who is particularly known in the field of avant-garde jazz .
Live and act
Paul Nieman, son of the composer Alfred Nieman, first studied at the Polytechnic Institute in Chiswick . During this time he also played in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra . He then studied at the Guildhall School of Music from 1969 to 1972 and worked with leading jazz and rock musicians on the English scene, such as Mike Westbrook (on Metropolis , 1971), George Harrison , the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra , where he was on the Album Ode from 1972 can be heard, as well as Paul Rutherford , on whose production Sequences 72 & 74 he participated. He has also worked with John Surman , Keith Tippett , Stan Tracey , John Dankworth , Gil Evans , Diana Ross and the Soft Machine formation . He also played classical music , especially early music.
Until 1999 he worked as a trombone teacher at the Guildhall School of Music . Nieman founded his own band called Elephant together with Steve Lodder , for which he also composed. In the field of early music he performed with the ensembles His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts , The New London Consort and The Gabrieli Consort until 1999 . But he also worked with the orchestras of John Eliot Gardiner . He now lives in Brighton , where he is active as a musician and music teacher.
After Ian Carr , Nieman's style as a trombonist was influenced by Jimmy Knepper , Jack Teagarden and Bob Brookmeyer , as well as by Mingus , the Brecker Brothers and Stockhausen .
literature
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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SURNAME | Nieman, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz trombonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hampstead , London |