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Lee Conrad Herwig III (born 1959) is an American
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trombonist from New York City.


Biography

Herwig began his career in
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's band in the early 1980s and has been a featured member in the
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Sextet,
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's Septet and Big Band, and the
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Nonet (featured as a soloist on Lovano's '' 52nd Street Themes''). He also performs and records with
Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. Early life Pal ...
's La Perfecta II and Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet,
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's 3+3, the
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(often serving as musical director, and was an arranger on the 2007 Grammy nominated ''Live at the Tokyo Blue Note''), the
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Jazz Orchestra, and
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Family Reunion Band, among many others. ''A Voice Through the Door'' on
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and ''the Tip of the Sword'' on RadJazz Music featured
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and
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. He has recorded several highly acclaimed projects in the Afro-Caribbean jazz genre, including the Grammy nominated ''the Latin Side of Joe Henderson featuring
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'' for
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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
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in New York City. Featured musicians included Paquito D'Rivera,
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, Eddie Palmieri, and
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. 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 ''
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''. 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
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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
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, Finland; the
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, Dublin; the
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, Germany;
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, Rochester, New York; and the University of Southern California. The recipient of performance and teaching grants from the
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, Herwig is a professor of jazz trombone, jazz improvisation, and jazz composition and arrangement at
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. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the
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. His personal instrument is a brass/nickel silve
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Herwig is an alumnus of
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in
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, where he performed in the
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. He attended
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in Plainfield, Vermont, and
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,
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.


Discography


As leader

* ''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

With
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* ''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 William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
* ''Push'' (Lipstick, 1994) * ''Touch'' (ESC, 1999) * ''Big Fun'' (ESC, 2002) With
Bill O'Connell Bill O'Connell (born August 22, 1953 in New York City) is a jazz pianist, educator, and bandleader. He is most associated with Latin jazz and hard bop. He studied piano at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, but has mostly lived in NYC or Long I ...
* ''Rhapsody in Blue'' (Challenge, 2010) * ''Zocalo'' (Savant, 2013) * ''Imagine'' (Savant, 2014) * ''Heart Beat'' (Savant, 2016) * ''Jazz Latin'' (Savant, 2018) With
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* ''Live in Time'' (Dreyfus, 1996) * ''Blues & 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 Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. Early life Pal ...
* ''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 Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author and educator. He has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman. He has ...
* ''Simplicity'' (Criss Cross, 1993) * ''Song for My Mother'' (Criss Cross, 1996) * ''Sleepless Nights'' (Criss Cross, 1998) * ''Siren'' (Criss Cross, 1999) With others *
Robby Ameen Robby Ameen (born December 7, 1960) is an American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator who resides in New York City. Although he is of Lebanese origin, Ameen is best known for the unique and powerful Afro-Cuban style he has created. He is ...
, ''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) *
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, ''Afro-Cuban Jazz'' (Caiman, 1986) * Mario Bauza, ''Tanga'' (Messidor, 1992) * Bob Belden, ''Black Dahlia'' (Blue Note, 2001) *
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, ''The New Hang'' (HighNote, 2004) *
Michel Camilo Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Camilo lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Ja ...
, ''One More Once'' (Columbia, 1994) *
Caribbean Jazz Project Caribbean Jazz Project was a Latin jazz band founded in 1993. The original group featured Dave Samuels, Paquito D'Rivera, and Andy Narell. After their second album, D'Rivera and Narell left the group, although both returned as guest stars. Under ...
, ''Paraiso'' (Concord 2001) *
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, ''North'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 2003) *
Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...
& Quincy Jones, ''Live at Montreux'' (Warner Bros. 1993) *
Raul de Souza Raul de Souza (23 August 1934 -– 23 June 2021), also known as Raulzinho, was a Brazilian trombonist who recorded with Sérgio Mendes, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Milton Nascimento, Sonny Rollins, Hermeto Pascoal, Cal Tjader and the jazz/fusi ...
, ''Rio Mix'' (House 1999) *
Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...
, '' Orange and Blue'' (Bluemoon, 1994) *
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, ''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 Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University ...
, ''Mother's Touch'' (Posi-Tone, 2014) *
Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...
, ''Strange Weather'' (Island, 1987) *
Greg Gisbert Gregory Lyle Gisbert (born February 2, 1966 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.Gary W. Kennedy, ''"Greg Gisbert''. '' Grove Jazz'' online Early years and school Gisbert played drums with his father as a chil ...
, ''The Court Jester'' (Criss Cross, 1996) *
Tom Harrell Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...
, ''Time's Mirror'' (RCA Victor, 1999) *
Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...
, ''Big Band'' (Verve, 1996) * Joe Henderson, ''
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'' (Verve, 1997) *
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, ''It's Like This'' (Artemis 2000) *
Eero Koivistoinen Eero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946, in Helsinki) is a Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player, who started his career in the mid-1960s. Koivistoinen has worked as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer and educator. He first h ...
, ''Altered Things'' (Timeless, 1992) *
Frank Lacy Frank Lacy (born August 9, 1958, Houston, Texas) is an American jazz trombonist who has spent many years as a member of the Mingus Big Band. Career Lacy's father was a teacher who played guitar with Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, and Eddie Clea ...
& Mingus Big Band, ''Mingus Sings'' (Sunnyside, 2015) *
La India Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy Aw ...
, ''Llego La India... Via Eddie Palmieri'' (Acid Jazz, 1992) *
Eric Leeds Eric Leeds is an American saxophone player, mostly known for his work with Prince. He has recorded mostly music in the pop and funk genres, but is a studied jazz musician.Cole, George.Eric Leeds: Interviews: The Last Miles: The Music of Miles D ...
, ''Things Left Unsaid'' (Paisley Park/Warner Bros., 1993) *
Dave Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach. In June 2010, he received ...
, ''Time Line'' (Owl, 1990) *
Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...
, ''52nd Street Themes'' (Blue Note, 2000) * Brian Lynch, ''Spheres of Influence'' (Sharp Nine, 1997) * Brian Lynch & Eddie Palmieri, ''Simpatico'' (ArtistShare, 2006) *
The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...
, ''The Chick Corea Songbook'' (4Q 2009) * David Matthews, ''Watermelon Man'' (Sweet Basil, 1997) *
Ron McClure Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941) is an American jazz bassist. Early life McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph I ...
, ''Sunburst'' (SteepleChase, 1992) * Ron McClure, ''Double Triangle'' (Naxos, 1999) *
Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Life and career A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to ...
, ''Let's Face the Music'' (Concord Jazz, 1997) * Susannah McCorkle, ''Someone to Watch Over Me'' *
Metropole Orkest The Metropole Orkest (Metropole Orchestra) is a jazz and pop orchestra based in the Netherlands, and is the largest full-time ensemble of its kind in the world. A hybrid orchestra, it is a combination of jazz, big band and symphony orchestra. Com ...
, ''Better Get Hit in Your Soul'' (BHM, 2011) *
Monday Michiru is a Japanese American actress, singer, and songwriter whose music encompasses and fuses a wide variety of genres including jazz, dance, pop, and soul. She is arguably best known for being a pioneer of the acid jazz movement in Japan in the ...
, ''Optimista'' (Polydor, 1999) *
Grover Mitchell Grover Mitchell, born Grover Curry Mitchell (March 17, 1930 – August 6, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist who led the Count Basie Orchestra. Biography Mitchell was born in Whately, Alabama, but he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pen ...
, ''Hip Shakin'' (Ken Music, 1990) *
Lisa Ono Lisa Ono (小野リサ; born 29 July 1962) is a Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer. Life Lisa Ono was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1962 but moved with her family to Tokyo at the age of 10. From that time on she spent half of every year in ...
, ''Pretty World Suite!'' (Supuesto! 2000) * Orishas, ''El Kilo'' (Capitol, 2004) *
Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz c ...
, ''The Mambo King'' (RMM, 1991) * Tito Puente, ''Masterpiece/Obra Maestra'' (Universal 2000) *
Tim Ries Timothy M. Ries (born 15 August 1959) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate/conservatory level. Ries is in his year as a professor of jazz studies at the University of Toronto. His un ...
, ''Stones World'' (Sunnyside, 2008) *
Joe Roccisano Joseph Lucian Roccisano (October 15, 1939 in Springfield, Massachusetts – November 9, 1997) was an American jazz saxophonist and arranger. Career Roccisano received his bachelor's degree in music education from SUNY-Potsdam in 1963. In 1964 he ...
, ''Nonet'' (Double-Time, 1998) * Renee Rosnes, ''Life On Earth'' (Blue Note 2001) *
Jim Snidero James J. Snidero (born May 29, 1958 in Redwood City, California, United States) is an American jazz saxophonist. Performance career Snidero grew up in the Washington DC area (Camp Springs, MD), then attended the U of North Texas and performed in ...
, ''The Music of Joe Henderson'' (Double-Time, 1999) *
Dave Stryker Dave Stryker (born March 30, 1957) is an American jazz guitarist. He has recorded over twenty-five albums as a leader and has been a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany. Career Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebr ...
, ''Blue to the Bone'' (SteepleChase, 1996) *
Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...
, ''Live at Marihans'' (Chiaroscuro, 2005)


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