SKY BLUE REVIEWS
7/2/2009 10:22:10 PM - ""She has now become entrenched among the ranks of America's leading composers." -- DOWNBEAT*****

"...among the most arresting, accomplished music of the new century." -- THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

"...she puts together stories that speak with the clarity of Ernest Hemingway and the musical grace of Aaron Copland." -- PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE

"It seemed impossible for Schneider to top her Grammy-winning Concert in the Garden, but she's done just that with Sky Blue. She has elevated her music to a seemingly impossible height." ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM

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Tracks from Various Recordings
Listen to tracks from various albums.
6/28/2009 - Toronto Jazz Festival (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Enwave Theatre at Harbourfront Centre
6/29/2009 - Ottawa International Jazz Festival (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Confederation Park Outdoor Stage
6/30/2009 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Theatre Maisonneuve
7/4/2009 - Jazz Baltica, Germany with NDR Big Band
Jazz Baltica
7/5/2009 - Zeltfestival, Kassel, Germany (NDR Big Band)
7/8/2009 - Warsaw Poland with Krzystof Herdzin Band
TBA
7/11/2009 - North Sea Jazz
7/16/2009 - Jazzfestival Krakow, Poland (NDR Big Band)
11/24/2009 - 11/29/2009 - NYC - Jazz Standard
Jazz Standard
Vocal Versions
Vocal versions of my music are starting to emerge.  Please check out the first two below:

My Lament (Vocal Version) Score & Parts, arranged by Paris Rutherford

Kerry Marsh & Julia Dollison - Sing the Music of Maria Schneider, an ArtistShare Project
Coming About: Re-mastered & Re-released
Includes additional live MP3 and two video by Maria Schneider and Scott Robinson.

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Offers for Jazz Improvisers
Concert in the Garden MSO feat. YOU, click here
Sky Blue MSO feat. YOU, click here
Full list of Score & Parts, click here

Offers for Composers
Full list of Study Scores, click here
Composer Participant, click here
Composer 'Plus' Participant, click here
Composer 'Plus Plus' Participant, click here
Offers for Music Lovers
See full discography of available recordings, click here
Order 2007 Sky Blue CD and See All Participation Offers
Order the new 2007 Sky Blue CD and experience the process of creating this album. see all offers.
2007 Recording Sky Blue

This project was completed on 7/242007. Below is the original project highlights and...

Grammy Award Winning Concert in the Garden 2004
  • Experience the creative process with Maria!
  • Get credit on the CD for helping make this recording possible.
  • Get an inside look...
The Score and Parts Project
  • Immediately downloadable scores and parts.
  • Instant access to any updates or corrrections
The Live Project
  • Regular audio journals from Maria Schneider throughout her tour
  • Exclusive video clips of the Maria Schneider Orchestra...
The Study Scores Project
  • Immediately download individual study scores
  • Order the book 'Evanescence - The Complete Scores' published by Universal...
Sky Blue CD - LTD Edition w/40 page booklet (mail order)
Updated July 11, 2007For the first time we've created a very special LTD Edition CD package with a four-fold-spread that includes two booklets exclusive to this package, one with 40 pages of photos with captions from the recording and...