Roger Neumann
Illustration — Roger Neumann (2015) Aarhus Jazzfestival, Denmark Roger Neumann (3 January 1941 – 28 November 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger, and music educator. He wrote arrangements for Count Basie, Buddy Rich, and The Beach Boys. He taught in Los Angeles and at the annual Reggie Schive Jazz Camp at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa.
Roger Neumann
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- Born
- 1941 · Minot.
- Died
- 2018 · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · jazz musician · saxophonist · bandleader · clarinetist · music arranger
- Education
- Berklee College of Music · Morningside University
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Illustration — Roger Neumann (2015) Aarhus Jazzfestival, Denmark Roger Neumann (3 January 1941 – 28 November 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger, and music educator. He wrote arrangements for Count Basie, Buddy Rich, and The Beach Boys. He taught in Los Angeles and at the annual Reggie Schive Jazz Camp at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa.
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Roger Neumann (1941–2018) was a bandleader, clarinetist and composer, among other activities, of American nationality. The bandleader was born in Minot and died in Los Angeles. Roger Neumann was educated at Berklee College of Music and Morningside University.
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Early life
Early life
He was principal director of Buddy Collette's JazzAmerica, a non-profit organization run by bassist Richard Simon that provides free jazz education to young players. He was a mentor for the L.A.
Neumann was born in Minot, North Dakota, lived for a short while in Akron, Ohio, then moved to Spencer, Iowa, at age five. He began studying soprano saxophone at a young age under the tutelage of his father, Hugo Neumann, a professional trombone and saxophone player. In middle school he switched to tenor saxophone, his main instrument for the rest of his career. He began playing professionally in northwest Iowa while in high school, then became a music major at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. While in high school and college he played and wrote arrangements for the Billy Redman Band, a 10-piece territory band. He played in jazz clubs in Sioux City during the late 1950s and early '60s. After graduating, he toured with the Jack Gillespie Band from Minneapolis then joined the Lee Castle/Jimmy Dorsey Band. After that he became a public school band director in Guthrie Center, Iowa. In 1965, Neumann enrolled at the Berklee School of Music. After two years at Berklee, he was offered a job by Woody Herman to join Herman's Thundering Herd, with whom he toured for the balance of that year. He is heard with that edition of the Herman band on the 1967 recording Concerto for Herd recorded live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, soloing on "Big Sur Echo."
Career
Career
After moving to Los Angeles in 1968, Neumann worked the Bob Crosby Band, Les Brown & The Band of Renown, Benny Carter, Ray Anthony, Tex Beneke, the Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra, and singer Anita O'Day. In 1975, he formed Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band. The Rather Large Band released Introducing Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band (1983) and Instant Heat (1994). Neumann has played baritone saxophone and contributed arrangements to the Phil Norman Tentet. In 2002, he won the LA Jazz Society's Jazz Composer/Arranger Award.
Personal life
Personal life
He was married to singer Madeline Vergari. His Rather Large Band played on her album This Is My Lucky Day.
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- 1.McNeil, Mindi. Vail Jazz Foundation contributor Roger Neumann passes away. 2018-11-29.
- 2.Yanow, Scott. Roger Neumann. AllMusic.
- 3.Roger Neumann Iowa Lakes University of Okoboji Reggie Schive Summer Jazz Camp, 3 September 2010
- 4.Reggie Schive Jazz Camp at Iowa Lakes Community College. reggieschivejazzcamp.
- 5.Buddy Collette: Man of Many Parts. National Public Radio. 17 October 2007.
- 6.Richard Simon, Bass. JazzFest at Sea.
- 7.Todd, Kris. Neumann's Path of Jazz. The Daily Reporter. 8 November 2003.
- 8.Woody Herman's Thundering Herd. Richard Stoltzman, clarinet. 26 April 2017.
- 9.Stewart, Zan. Music That Swings. Los Angeles Times. 26 March 1993.
- 10.Phil Norman Tentet. The Jazz Bakery. 11 February 2019.
- 11.Neumann, Roger. ejazzlines.
- 12.2002 Roger Neumann. Jazz Composer/Arranger Award. Los Angeles Jazz Society.
- 13.Madeline Vergari Neumann. L'amore Dance and Performing Arts.
- 14.Patricia Myers. Madeline Vergari and Roger Neuman's Rather Large Band: This is My Lucky Day. JazzTimes. 1 March 1997.
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