198:, Germany. He is currently their Composer-in-Residence. He has appeared as guest with many of Europe's leading jazz orchestras such as the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw (the Netherlands), the WDR Big Band (Cologne, Germany), the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra (Sweden) and the Swiss Jazz Orchestra. McNeely also leads his own tentet, his own trio, and appears as soloist at concerts and festivals worldwide. He has recorded more than 20 albums as leader, receiving twelve
738:, February 8, 2004. Accessed August 18, 2012. "Nominated in various jazz categories are the saxophonist and Newark native Wayne Shorter; the pianist Keith Jarrett, from western New Jersey; the percussionist and Newark resident Stefon Harris; and the pianist, composer and arranger Jim McNeely, of Montclair, has been nominated for best instrumental arrangement for an album by Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band."
33:
729:
874:
869:
834:
157:
207:
864:
854:
766:
839:
814:
824:
829:
164:. He spent six years as a featured soloist with that band and its successor, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (now the
440:
849:
809:
771:
819:
552:
635:
Iben Have; Charlotte Rordam Larsen; Anja Molle
Lindelof; Morten Michelsen; Henrik Smith-Sivertsen, eds. (2018).
844:
161:
859:
536:
219:
679:
708:
215:
634:
465:
780:
640:
351:
180:
165:
804:
304:
579:
230:
226:
799:
255:
8:
519:
455:
445:
381:
191:
183:
as pianist. He is still associated with the
Vanguard Orchestra as composer-in-residence.
734:
499:
355:
137:
82:
654:
433:
321:
153:
149:
234:
775:
557:
423:
205:
As part of the
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, he received a Grammy Award for the album
704:
564:
506:
494:
487:
407:
335:
297:
793:
784:
569:
514:
365:
482:
397:
287:
265:
597:
331:
187:
756:
610:
573:
474:
176:
190:
in
Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 2011, he was chief conductor of the HR (
589:
544:
528:
195:
172:
432:(w/David Liebman, Richie Beirach & Frankfurt Radio Big Band), (
171:
In 1981, he began a four-year tenure as pianist/composer with the
60:
199:
751:
160:, and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978, he joined the
761:
730:"Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast"
133:
71:
32:
390:(w/Danish Radio Big Band), (Cope, 2006) – recorded in 2002
175:
Quartet. From 1990 until 1995, he was the pianist in the
115:
16:
American jazz pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
186:
From 1998 to 2002, McNeely was chief conductor of the
348:
The Power and the Glory: A salute to Louis
Armstrong
422:(w/Dave Douglas & Frankfurt Radio Big Band), (
791:
374:(w/Adam Nussbaum, Lennart Ginman), (Stunt, 2003)
454:(Frankfurt Radio Big Band and Chris Potter), (
604:With Phil Woods."Flowers fort Hodges". (1991)
208:Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
81:Composer, arranger, conductor, musician,
464:(Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw), (
314:(w/Stockholm Jazz Orch.), (Dragon, 1997)
218:, and is former musical director of the
637:Stil Nu Ind: Danmarks Radio Og Musikken
240:
792:
655:"Grammy Award Results for Jim McNeely"
416:(w/George Robert Jazztet), (TCB, 2008)
344:(Jim McNeely Tentet), (OmniTone, 2001)
875:21st-century American male musicians
870:20th-century American male musicians
835:Musicians from Montclair, New Jersey
202:nominations between 1997 and 2019.
179:Quintet. In 1996, he re-joined the
13:
14:
886:
745:
441:Barefoot Dances and Other Visions
214:McNeely is professor emeritus at
752:The Official Jim McNeely Website
350:(w/Danish Radio Big Band, feat.
136:pianist, composer, arranger and
31:
553:Stan Getz Quartet Live in Paris
444:(w/Frankfurt Radio Big Band), (
406:(w/Kelly Sill, Joel Spencer), (
865:21st-century American pianists
855:20th-century American pianists
722:
697:
672:
647:
628:
1:
621:
617:Seven Minds (Sunnyside, 1984)
162:Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
840:SteepleChase Records artists
815:American male jazz composers
364:(w/Danish Radio Big Band), (
143:
7:
825:American male jazz pianists
767:Study scores by Jim McNeely
757:The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
296:(w/Stockholm Jazz Orch.), (
10:
891:
380:(w/Vanguard Jazz Orch.), (
338:, 2000) – recorded in 1998
320:(w/Vanguard Jazz Orch.), (
830:American jazz bandleaders
709:Manhattan School of Music
641:Aarhus Universitetsforlag
222:Jazz Composers Workshop.
216:Manhattan School of Music
132:(born May 18, 1949) is a
110:
106:
96:
88:
77:
67:
44:
39:
30:
23:
148:Jim McNeely was born in
850:Concord Records artists
810:American jazz composers
396:(w/Swiss Jazz Orch.), (
181:Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
166:Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
820:American jazz pianists
705:"Faculty: Jim McNeely"
305:Jim McNeely at Maybeck
280:, (SteepleChase, 1989)
158:University of Illinois
40:Background information
781:Jim McNeely interview
772:Jim McNeely interview
680:"2008 Grammy Winners"
580:The Stockholm Concert
540:(Concord Jazz, 1982 )
332:Danish Radio Big Band
231:Maplewood, New Jersey
227:Montclair, New Jersey
225:A former resident of
845:Muse Records artists
548:(Concord Jazz, 1982)
241:Selected discography
860:DR Big Band members
456:Double Moon Records
290:), (Lipstick, 1989)
284:East Coast Blow Out
192:Hessischer Rundfunk
735:The New York Times
414:Remember the Sound
233:he now resides in
601:(Gatemouth, 1981)
510:(Interplay, 1980)
466:Challenge Records
430:Quest for Freedom
378:Up From the Skies
308:, (Concord, 1992)
262:The Plot Thickens
154:Bachelor of Music
150:Chicago, Illinois
124:
123:
882:
739:
726:
720:
719:
717:
715:
701:
695:
694:
692:
690:
676:
670:
669:
667:
665:
651:
645:
644:
632:
388:Dedication Suite
235:Owls Head, Maine
156:degree from the
120:
117:
99:
58:
54:
52:
35:
21:
20:
890:
889:
885:
884:
883:
881:
880:
879:
790:
789:
776:Ronan Guilfoyle
762:The HR Big Band
748:
743:
742:
727:
723:
713:
711:
703:
702:
698:
688:
686:
678:
677:
673:
663:
661:
653:
652:
648:
633:
629:
624:
362:Play Bill Evans
278:Winds of Change
243:
146:
127:
114:
97:
59:
56:
50:
48:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
888:
878:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
788:
787:
778:
769:
764:
759:
754:
747:
746:External links
744:
741:
740:
728:Wise, Robert.
721:
696:
671:
646:
643:. p. 235.
626:
625:
623:
620:
619:
618:
606:
605:
602:
585:
584:
583:(Sonet, 1983 )
576:
565:Line for Lyons
561:
549:
541:
524:
523:
511:
507:I Heard Mingus
503:
495:Jubilant Power
491:
470:
469:
459:
449:
437:
427:
417:
411:
401:
391:
385:
375:
372:In This Moment
369:
359:
345:
339:
325:
315:
309:
301:
291:
281:
275:
272:From the Heart
269:
259:
242:
239:
194:) Big Band in
152:. He earned a
145:
142:
126:Musical artist
125:
122:
121:
112:
108:
107:
104:
103:
100:
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
63:, Illinois, US
46:
42:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
887:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
805:Living people
803:
801:
798:
797:
795:
786:
785:Ethan Iverson
782:
779:
777:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
749:
737:
736:
731:
725:
710:
706:
700:
685:
681:
675:
660:
656:
650:
642:
639:(in Danish).
638:
631:
627:
616:
615:
614:
613:
612:
603:
600:
599:
595:
594:
593:
592:
591:
582:
581:
577:
575:
572:, 1983) with
571:
567:
566:
562:
559:
555:
554:
550:
547:
546:
542:
539:
538:
534:
533:
532:
531:
530:
521:
517:
516:
515:Snake Johnson
512:
509:
508:
504:
501:
497:
496:
492:
489:
485:
484:
480:
479:
478:
477:
476:
467:
463:
460:
457:
453:
450:
447:
443:
442:
438:
435:
431:
428:
425:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
405:
402:
399:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
363:
360:
357:
353:
349:
346:
343:
342:Group Therapy
340:
337:
333:
329:
326:
323:
319:
318:Lickety Split
316:
313:
310:
307:
306:
302:
299:
295:
292:
289:
285:
282:
279:
276:
274:, (Owl, 1984)
273:
270:
267:
263:
260:
257:
253:
250:
249:
248:
247:
238:
236:
232:
228:
223:
221:
217:
212:
210:
209:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
184:
182:
178:
174:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
141:
139:
135:
131:
119:
113:
109:
105:
101:
95:
91:
87:
84:
80:
78:Occupation(s)
76:
73:
70:
66:
62:
57:(age 75)
47:
43:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
733:
724:
712:. Retrieved
699:
687:. Retrieved
683:
674:
662:. Retrieved
658:
649:
636:
630:
608:
607:
596:
587:
586:
578:
563:
551:
543:
535:
526:
525:
513:
505:
493:
483:Blue Piccolo
481:
472:
471:
461:
451:
439:
429:
420:A Single Sky
419:
413:
403:
393:
387:
377:
371:
361:
347:
341:
327:
317:
311:
303:
293:
288:WDR Big Band
283:
277:
271:
261:
256:SteepleChase
252:Rain's Dance
251:
245:
244:
224:
213:
206:
204:
185:
170:
147:
129:
128:
102:1975–present
98:Years active
55:May 18, 1949
18:
800:1949 births
714:February 6,
598:Mellifluous
520:Chiaroscuro
446:Planet Arts
382:Planet Arts
352:Leroy Jones
312:Sound Bites
188:DR Big Band
130:Jim McNeely
25:Jim McNeely
794:Categories
684:grammy.com
659:grammy.com
622:References
611:Rufus Reid
574:Chet Baker
537:Blue Skies
500:Inner City
475:Ted Curson
356:Storyville
177:Phil Woods
116:jimmcneely
89:Instrument
51:1949-05-18
590:Mel Lewis
545:Pure Getz
529:Stan Getz
434:Sunnyside
424:Greenleaf
394:Paul Klee
328:Nice Work
322:New World
246:As leader
211:in 2008.
196:Frankfurt
173:Stan Getz
144:Biography
689:March 7,
664:March 7,
560:, 1982 )
462:Threnody
404:Boneyard
558:Dreyfus
522:, 1981)
502:, 1976)
490:, 1976)
468:, 2022)
458:, 2022)
452:Rituals
448:, 2018)
436:, 2010)
426:, 2009)
410:, 2006)
400:, 2006)
384:, 2006)
368:, 2002)
358:, 2001)
324:, 1997)
300:, 1991)
268:, 1979)
258:, 1976)
138:faculty
111:Website
83:faculty
61:Chicago
488:Whynot
408:Origin
336:Dacapo
298:Dragon
294:Jigsaw
229:, and
200:Grammy
68:Genres
609:With
588:With
570:Sonet
527:With
473:With
366:Stunt
92:Piano
716:2020
691:2020
666:2020
398:Mons
354:), (
334:), (
266:Muse
134:jazz
118:.com
72:Jazz
45:Born
783:by
774:by
330:(w/
286:(w/
264:, (
254:, (
220:BMI
168:).
796::
732:,
707:.
682:.
657:.
237:.
140:.
53:)
718:.
693:.
668:.
568:(
556:(
518:(
498:(
486:(
49:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
