There’s a difference between understanding something and accepting it. In 2012, her alma mater, the University of Minnesota, awarded Schneider an honorary doctorate, and in 2014, ASCAP awarded her their esteemed Concert Music Award. Her albums, Concert in the Garden and Sky Blue were both named 'Jazz Album of the Year' by the Jazz Journalists Association and DOWNBEAT Critics Poll, and received wide critical acclaim. It blazed the 'fan-funding' trail as ArtistShare's first release. Her album, Concert in the Garden (2004) became historic as the first recording to win a GRAMMY with Internet-only sales, and through crowdfunding. Unique funding of projects has become a hallmark for Schneider through the trend-setting company, ArtistShare®.įor these projects, she documents her creative process for participating fans, who 'fan-fund' her recordings. Schneider and her orchestra have a distinguished recording career with ten GRAMMY nominations and three GRAMMY awards, spanning both jazz and classical categories. She herself has received numerous commissions and guest conducting invites, working with over 85 groups from over 30 countries spanning Europe, South America, Australia, Asia and North America. Subsequently, the Maria Schneider Orchestra has performed at festivals and concert halls worldwide. With that recording, Schneider began to develop her personal way of writing for her 17-member collective, made up of many of the finest musicians in jazz today, tailoring her compositions to distinctly highlight the uniquely creative voices of the group. The CD is powered by ArtistShare and available exclusively at. The album follows a momentous year that found Schneider's recent album Winter Morning Walks garnering three wins in the classical category of the 2014 GRAMMY Awards, making her one of the rare musicians to win GRAMMYs in both the jazz and classical categories. The performances reveal an ever-deepening relationship between Schneider and her musicians, many of whom she has worked with over a quarter of a century. Featuring eight new original works by the leader, The Thompson Fields makes brilliant use of Schneider's 18-piece jazz orchestra, a long-standing ensemble that spotlights such first rank players as Donny McCaslin, Rich Perry, Frank Kimbrough and Lage Lund.
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