Herwig began his career in Clark Terry's band in the early 1980s[4] and has been a featured member in the Joe Henderson Sextet, Tom Harrell's Septet and Big Band, and the Joe Lovano Nonet (featured as a soloist on Lovano's 52nd Street Themes). He also performs and records with Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta II and Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet, Michel Camilo's 3+3, the Mingus Big Band (often serving as musical director, and was an arranger on the 2007 Grammy nominated Live at the Tokyo Blue Note), the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, and Jeff "Tain" Watts Family Reunion Band, among many others.
A Voice Through the Door on Criss Cross Jazz and the Tip of the Sword on RadJazz Music featured Richie Beirach and Jack DeJohnette. He has recorded several highly acclaimed projects in the Afro-Caribbean jazz genre, including the Grammy nominated the Latin Side of Joe Henderson featuring Joe Lovano for Half Note label. This is the follow-up project to the Latin Side of Wayne Shorter, Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis, and, the Latin Side of John Coltrane. All three were nominated for Grammy Awards (in 2009, 2005, and 1998 respectively) and recorded live at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Featured musicians included Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin, Eddie Palmieri, and Randy Brecker. Herwig's other solo recordings on Criss Cross are A Jones for Bones Tones, Obligation, Land of Shadow, Hieroglyphica, Unseen Universe, Osteology, and Heart of Darkness, which received 4 and 1/2 stars in Down Beat. He has been voted No. 1 Jazz Trombonist in the 1998, 1999, and 2002 Downbeat Jazz Critics' Poll and ranked highly on several occasions in the past decade. Herwig has been nominated for Trombonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association on multiple occasions, including in 2015.
Herwig has conducted master classes, seminars and workshops at hundreds of universities and conservatories around the world including the Sibelius Academy, Finland; the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin; the University of Cologne, Germany; Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York; and the University of Southern California.
^Biography Index, A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines; Volume 22: September 1996 — August 1997,H.W. Wilson Company, New York (1997)
^Mark Gilbert, Herwig, Conrad, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd ed., Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press
^"Artists". Michael Rath Trombones. Michael Rath Trombones. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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conrad, herwig, born, 1959, american, jazz, trombonist, from, york, city, blue, notebackground, informationbirth, namelee, iiiborn, 1959, november, 1959, lawton, oklahoma, genresjazzoccupation, musicianinstrument, tromboneyears, active1980, presentlabelsken, h. Lee Conrad Herwig III born 1959 is an American jazz trombonist from New York City 1 2 3 Conrad HerwigConrad Herwig at the Blue NoteBackground informationBirth nameLee Conrad Herwig IIIBorn 1959 11 01 November 1 1959 age 63 Lawton Oklahoma U S GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s TromboneYears active1980 s presentLabelsKen Half Note Criss CrossWebsitewww wbr conradherwig wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As sideman 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditHerwig began his career in Clark Terry s band in the early 1980s 4 and has been a featured member in the Joe Henderson Sextet Tom Harrell s Septet and Big Band and the Joe Lovano Nonet featured as a soloist on Lovano s 52nd Street Themes He also performs and records with Eddie Palmieri s La Perfecta II and Afro Caribbean Jazz Octet Michel Camilo s 3 3 the Mingus Big Band often serving as musical director and was an arranger on the 2007 Grammy nominated Live at the Tokyo Blue Note the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra and Jeff Tain Watts Family Reunion Band among many others A Voice Through the Door on Criss Cross Jazz and the Tip of the Sword on RadJazz Music featured Richie Beirach and Jack DeJohnette He has recorded several highly acclaimed projects in the Afro Caribbean jazz genre including the Grammy nominated the Latin Side of Joe Henderson featuring Joe Lovano for Half Note label This is the follow up project to the Latin Side of Wayne Shorter Another Kind of Blue The Latin Side of Miles Davis and the Latin Side of John Coltrane All three were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2009 2005 and 1998 respectively and recorded live at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City Featured musicians included Paquito D Rivera Dave Valentin Eddie Palmieri and Randy Brecker Herwig s other solo recordings on Criss Cross are A Jones for Bones Tones Obligation Land of Shadow Hieroglyphica Unseen Universe Osteology and Heart of Darkness which received 4 and 1 2 stars in Down Beat He has been voted No 1 Jazz Trombonist in the 1998 1999 and 2002 Downbeat Jazz Critics Poll and ranked highly on several occasions in the past decade Herwig has been nominated for Trombonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association on multiple occasions including in 2015 Herwig has conducted master classes seminars and workshops at hundreds of universities and conservatories around the world including the Sibelius Academy Finland the Royal Irish Academy Dublin the University of Cologne Germany Eastman School of Music Rochester New York and the University of Southern California The recipient of performance and teaching grants from the National Endowment for the Arts Herwig is a professor of jazz trombone jazz improvisation and jazz composition and arrangement at Rutgers University 5 He was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Trombone Association 6 7 8 9 His personal instrument is a brass nickel silver Rath R10 10 Herwig is an alumnus of North Texas State University 4 in Denton Texas where he performed in the One O Clock Lab Band He attended Goddard College in Plainfield Vermont and Queens College CUNY Discography EditAs leader Edit With Every Breath Sea Breeze 1987 New York Hardball Ken Music 1990 Intimate Conversation Ken Music 1991 The Amulet Ken Music 1991 Ao Vivo No Festival de Jazz de Guimaraes Groove 1994 The Latin Side of John Coltrane Astor Place 1996 New York Breed Double Time 1996 A Pesar Del Diablo Uanchu 1997 Heart of Darkness Criss Cross 1998 Osteology Criss Cross 1998 Unseen Universe Criss Cross 2000 Hieroglyphica Criss Cross 2001 Shades of Light SteepleChase 2002 Land of Shadow Criss Cross 2002 Que Viva Coltrane Criss Cross 2004 Another Kind of Blue Half Note 2004 Obligation Criss Cross 2005 Sketches of Spain y Mas Half Note 2006 A Jones for Bones Tones Criss Cross 2007 The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter Half Note 2008 The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock Half Note 2010 A Voice Through the Door Criss Cross 2012 The Latin Side of Joe Henderson Half Note 2014 Reflections Criss Cross 2016 The Latin Side of Horace Silver Savant 2020 The Latin Side of Mingus Savant 2022 As sideman Edit With Toshiko Akiyoshi Ten Gallon Shuffle Baystate 1984 Wishing Peace Ken Music 1986 Wishing Peace from Liberty Suite Ascent 1986 Carnegie Hall Concert Columbia 1992 Desert Lady Fantasy Columbia 1994 With Michael Davis Absolute Trombone Hip Bone Music 1997 Absolute Trombone II Hip Bone Music 2007 Hip Bone Big Band Hip Bone Music 2016 With Bill Evans Push Lipstick 1994 Touch ESC 1999 Big Fun ESC 2002 With Bill O Connell Rhapsody in Blue Challenge 2010 Zocalo Savant 2013 Imagine Savant 2014 Heart Beat Savant 2016 Jazz Latin Savant 2018 With Mingus Big Band Live in Time Dreyfus 1996 Blues amp Politics Dreyfus 1999 Tonight at Noon Three or Four Shades of Love Dreyfus 2002 I Am Three Sunnyside Sue Mingus 2005 Live in Tokyo Sunnyside Sue Mingus 2006 Live at Jazz Standard Sue Mingus 2010 With Eddie Palmieri Palmas Electra Nonesuch 1994 Arete TropiJazz 1995 Vortex TropiJazz 1996 El Rumbero del Piano RMM 1998 La Perfecta II Concord Picante 2002 Ritmo Caliente Concord Picante 2003 Listen Here Concord Picante 2005 Full Circle Ropeadope 2018 Mi Luz Mayor Ropeadope 2018 With Walt Weiskopf Simplicity Criss Cross 1993 Song for My Mother Criss Cross 1996 Sleepless Nights Criss Cross 1998 Siren Criss Cross 1999 With others Robby Ameen Days in the Life Two and Four 2009 Robby Ameen Diluvio Origin 2020 Anthony Branker The Forward Suite Origin 2014 Dave Bass NYC Sessions Whaling City Sound 2015 Mario Bauza Afro Cuban Jazz Caiman 1986 Mario Bauza Tanga Messidor 1992 Bob Belden Black Dahlia Blue Note 2001 Don Braden The New Hang HighNote 2004 Michel Camilo One More Once Columbia 1994 Caribbean Jazz Project Paraiso Concord 2001 Elvis Costello North Deutsche Grammophon 2003 Miles Davis amp Quincy Jones Live at Montreux Warner Bros 1993 Raul de Souza Rio Mix House 1999 Al Di Meola Orange and Blue Bluemoon 1994 Pierre Dorge Soundscapes SteepleChase 2018 Paquito D Rivera A Night in Englewood Messidor 1994 Paquito D Rivera Live at Manchester Craftsmen s Guild MCG 1997 Orrin Evans Mother s Touch Posi Tone 2014 Marianne Faithfull Strange Weather Island 1987 Greg Gisbert The Court Jester Criss Cross 1996 Tom Harrell Time s Mirror RCA Victor 1999 Joe Henderson Big Band Verve 1996 Joe Henderson Porgy amp Bess Verve 1997 Rickie Lee Jones It s Like This Artemis 2000 Eero Koivistoinen Altered Things Timeless 1992 Frank Lacy amp Mingus Big Band Mingus Sings Sunnyside 2015 La India Llego La India Via Eddie Palmieri Acid Jazz 1992 Eric Leeds Things Left Unsaid Paisley Park Warner Bros 1993 Dave Liebman Time Line Owl 1990 Joe Lovano 52nd Street Themes Blue Note 2000 Brian Lynch Spheres of Influence Sharp Nine 1997 Brian Lynch amp Eddie Palmieri Simpatico ArtistShare 2006 The Manhattan Transfer The Chick Corea Songbook 4Q 2009 David Matthews Watermelon Man Sweet Basil 1997 Ron McClure Sunburst SteepleChase 1992 Ron McClure Double Triangle Naxos 1999 Susannah McCorkle Let s Face the Music Concord Jazz 1997 Susannah McCorkle Someone to Watch Over Me Metropole Orkest Better Get Hit in Your Soul BHM 2011 Monday Michiru Optimista Polydor 1999 Grover Mitchell Hip Shakin Ken Music 1990 Lisa Ono Pretty World Suite Supuesto 2000 Orishas El Kilo Capitol 2004 Tito Puente The Mambo King RMM 1991 Tito Puente Masterpiece Obra Maestra Universal 2000 Tim Ries Stones World Sunnyside 2008 Joe Roccisano Nonet Double Time 1998 Renee Rosnes Life On Earth Blue Note 2001 Jim Snidero The Music of Joe Henderson Double Time 1999 Dave Stryker Blue to the Bone SteepleChase 1996 Clark Terry Live at Marihans Chiaroscuro 2005 References Edit Biography Index A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines Volume 22 September 1996 August 1997 H W Wilson Company New York 1997 All Music Guide to Jazz fourth edition edited by Vladimir Bogdanov Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine Backbeat Books San Francisco 2002 The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz second edition three volumes edited by Barry Kernfeld Macmillan Publishers London 2001 OCLC 232175971 a b Jurek Thom Kelsey Chris Conrad Herwig Biography Allmusic Retrieved 2010 12 14 Profile Conrad Herwig Rutgers Retrieved 2010 12 14 Richie Beirach Liner notes New York Hardball CD Ken Music 002 1991 OCLC 33825234 Jean Pol Schroeder Conrad Herwig un mutant a coulisse Jazz in Time Belgium no 37 1992 8 OCLC 367646539 Willard Jenkins Conrad Herwig JazzTimes xxvii 2 1997 23 Mark Gilbert Herwig Conrad The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2nd ed Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online Oxford University Press Artists Michael Rath Trombones Michael Rath Trombones Retrieved 31 January 2015 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conrad Herwig amp oldid 1115677321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
