Maria Schneider

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maria Schneider
Occupation	Bandleader
Date Of Birth	Nov 27, 1960(1960-11-27)
Age	64
Birthplace	Windom
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Maria Schneider Biography

Maria Schneider is one of the most popular and richest Bandleader who was born on November 27, 1960 in Windom, United States. Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an American composer and jazz orchestra leader who has won multiple Grammy Awards.

Although three of the orchestra’s albums had been previously nominated, Schneider’s Concert in the Garden (2004) was the first to win a Grammy Award. It was also the first such award-winning album produced by ArtistShare, a fan funded platform that has (as of 2017) received 30 Grammy Award nominations and 10 Grammy Award wins.

Schneider’s advocacy against big data companies and their impact on music, culture and privacy is reflected in some of her compositions of the late 2010s, including pieces entitled “Data Lords”, commissioned by the U.S. Library of Congress (2016); “Don’t Be Evil”; and “Sputnik”. A forthcoming double album titled Data Lords has been announced.

Aside from her jazz orchestral works, Schneider’s Winter Morning Walks (2013) album featured soprano Dawn Upshaw, the Saint Paul and Australian Chamber Orchestras, bassist Jay Anderson, pianist Frank Kimbrough, and multi- instrumentalist Scott Robinson. The album accompanied poetry written by U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser and was funded by ArtistShare. It won Schneider a Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. Dawn Upshaw also won a Grammy for her vocal performance, while the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical award went to David Frost, Tim Martyn, and Brian Losch.

In 1988, Schneider formed her first band in collaboration with her then- husband, jazz trombonist John Fedchock, and that group appeared at Visiones in Greenwich Village. Both that group and her marriage would dissolve, but Schneider followed up in 1992 by forming the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, which would appear weekly at Visiones from 1993 until the venue closed in 1998.

Maria Schneider Net Worth

Maria Schneider is one of the richest Bandleader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maria Schneider 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Windom, Minnesota, Schneider studied music theory and composition at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1983, then earned a master’s degree in Music in 1985 from the Eastman School of Music, studying for one year as well at the University of Miami. After leaving Eastman, she was hired by Gil Evans as his copyist and assistant.

She collaborated with Evans for the next few years, working with him on music for a tour with Sting and assisting him as he scored the film The Color of Money. Before she became one of the most acclaimed composers and bandleaders of her generation, Schneider received an NEA Apprenticeship Grant to study with Bob Brookmeyer in 1985.

Since 2005, the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra has performed an annual Thanksgiving week-long gig at the Jazz Standard in New York City. The orchestra has also performed at jazz festivals and concert halls in Europe, South America, and Asia. Schneider has performed with over 80 groups in over 30 countries and has taught at universities worldwide. In 2013, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota.

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Who is Maria Schneider Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Maria Ranked on the list of most popular Bandleader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Maria Schneider celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.

What happened to Maria Schneider?

Death. Schneider died of breast cancer on 3 February 2011 at age 58.

What instrument does Maria Schneider play?

Maria Schneider
Born| November 27, 1960 Windom, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres| Jazz, big band, avant-garde, contemporary classical
Occupation(s)| Composer, bandleader, musician
Instruments| Piano

Who started in Last Tango in Paris?

Last Tango in Paris
Screenplay by| Bernardo Bertolucci Franco Arcalli French dialogue: Agnès Varda
Story by| Bernardo Bertolucci
Produced by| Alberto Grimaldi
Starring| Marlon Brando Maria Schneider Maria Michi Giovanna Galletti Jean- Pierre Léaud Massimo Girotti

How does Last Tango in Paris end?

Later he returns, tells that he loves her and asks her name. She pulls a gun from a drawer, tells him her name and then shoots him. As the film ends, she is planning her testimony as a victim of attempted rape by a stranger.

What was the butter scene in Last Tango in Paris?

On release, Last Tango In Paris caused a stir for a scene in which Paul (Marlon Brando) rapes Jeanne Maria Schneider using butter as an improvised lubricant. Bertolucci always maintained that the scene had been pre-arranged and that Schneider had given her consent.