Maria Schneider Orchestra

Maria Schneiders musical work has been praised by critics as deeply evocative, grandly majestic, enchanting, profoundly moving, and unclassifiable. She and her ensemble of eighteen musicians have performed in concert venues worldwide and have won seven GRAMMY Awards, many Jazz Journalist Association honors, plus numerous Reader and Critics Poll awards from DOWNBEAT and JAZZTIMES. Schneiders compositions cross genre boundaries, resulting in a diverse list of commissions that span jazz to classical music and dance, including collaborations with David Bowie. She is among the very few recipients to earn GRAMMYs across multiple genresboth in jazz and classicalas well as for her work with Bowie. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of Minnesota and Eastman School of Music. In 2019, the National Endowment for the Arts conferred upon her the nations highest honor in jazz, designating her a NEA Jazz Master. The musicians performing in her orchestra this week at Birdland are: ReedsSteve Wilson, Dave Pietro, Rich Perry, Donny McCaslin, John Ellis, Scott Robinson; TrumpetsTony Kadleck, Greg Gisbert, Nadje Noordhuis, Michael Dudley, Mike Rodriguez; TrombonesKeith OQuinn, Ryan Keberle, Marshall Gilkes, George Flynn; AccordionJulien Labro; GuitarJeff Miles; PianoGary Versace; BassJay Anderson; DrumsJohnathan Blake and Rudy Royston.