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Jim McNeely was born on 18 May, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, US, is an American jazz pianist, composer, conductor, and educator. Discover Jim McNeely's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Composer, arranger, conductor, musician, faculty
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 18 May 1949
Birthday 18 May
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, US
Nationality United States

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1949

Jim McNeely (born May 18, 1949) is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and faculty.

Jim McNeely was born in Chicago, Illinois.

1975

He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975.

1978

In 1978, he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band.

He spent six years as a featured soloist with that band and its successor, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra).

1981

In 1981, he began a four-year tenure as pianist/composer with the Stan Getz Quartet.

1990

From 1990 until 1995, he was the pianist in the Phil Woods Quintet.

1996

In 1996, he re-joined the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra as pianist.

He is still associated with the Vanguard Orchestra as composer-in-residence.

1997

He has recorded more than 20 albums as leader, receiving twelve Grammy nominations between 1997 and 2019.

1998

From 1998 to 2002, McNeely was chief conductor of the DR Big Band in Copenhagen, Denmark.

, he was chief conductor of the HR (Hessischer Rundfunk) Big Band in Frankfurt, 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.

2008

As part of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, he received a Grammy Award for the album Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard in 2008.

McNeely is professor emeritus at Manhattan School of Music, and is former musical director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop.

A former resident of Montclair, New Jersey, and Maplewood, New Jersey he now resides in Owls Head, Maine.

As leader

With Ted Curson

With Stan Getz

With Mel Lewis

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