Loren_Schoenberg

Loren Schoenberg

Loren Schoenberg

Musical artist

Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958) is a tenor saxophonist, conductor, educator, and jazz historian. He has won two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes.[1] He is the former Executive Director and currently Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

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In the late 1970s he played professionally with alumni of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands. In 1980 he formed his own big band, which in 1985 became the last Benny Goodman orchestra.[2]

Career

Early years and education

Schoenberg was born on July 23, 1958, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where he attended Fair Lawn High School.[3]

National Jazz Museum

Schoenberg is Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.[4]

Discography

  • 1986 That's the Way It Goes (Aviva)
  • 1987 Time Waits for No One (MusicMasters)
  • 1988 Solid Ground (MusicMasters)
  • 1990 Just a-Settin' and a-Rockin ' (MusicMasters)
  • 1990 S'posin' (MusicMasters)
  • 1992 Manhattan Work Song (Jazz Heritage)
  • 1999 Out of This World (TCB)
  • 2006 Black Butterfly (CD Baby/THPOPS)[5]

With others

References

  1. [1]
    All Music
  2. [2]
    Down Beat Artist's Profile Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Parisi, Albert J. "Fond Memories of the 'King of Swing'", The New York Times, October 1, 1989. Accessed July 23, 2016. "'Everybody I knew as a kid was into rock bands and heavy-metal stuff, but it just didn't do anything for me,' said Mr. Schoenberg, a 31-year-old Fair Lawn native...Over the years, besides studying music at Fair Lawn High School, Mr. Schoenberg managed to enter what he described as the Goodman 'inner circle,' made up of musicians who had worked with the artist in his heyday."
  4. [4]
    "Who We Are | National Jazz Museum in Harlem". jazzmuseuminharlem.org. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Loren Schoenberg | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Loren Schoenberg". www.lorenschoenberg.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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