Larry Schneider (born July 26, 1949) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Early life

Schneider was born in

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in 1949. He attended the University of Massachusetts, where he studied biology but in 1970 he decided to become a professional musician instead.

Later life and career

After relocating to New York City, Schneider played as a sideman in the 1970s with Billy Cobham, the

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, Horace Silver,

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, and

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. Around 1980 he moved again, to San Francisco, where he worked with Hein van de Geyn and John Abercrombie, and increasingly played in Europe in the later 1980s and 1990s, with François Jeanneau, the Orchestre National de Jazz, Marc Ducret,

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and others. After music, his second passion is tennis.

Discography

As leader

*''So easy** ( Label Bleu, 1988) *''Just Cole Porter'' (

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, 1991) *''Blind Date'' (SteepleChase, 1992) *''Bill Evans... Person We Knew'' (SteepleChase, 1992) *''Mohawk'' (SteepleChase, 1994?) * "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Steeplechase) 1996 *''Ali Girl'' (SteepleChase, 1997) *''Summertime in San Remo'' (Splasc(h), 1997) *''Ornettology'' (SteepleChase, 1998) *''Lemon Lips'' (Splasc(h), 2000) *''It Might As Well Be Spring'' (SteepleChase, 2000) *''Jazz'' (SteepleChase, 2001) * "It Might As Well Be Spring" (Steeplechase) 2003.

As sideman

With Ray Anderson *'' Big Band Record'' (Gramavision, 1994) With Billy Cobham *'' A Funky Thide of Sings'' (Atlantic, 1975) With Miles Davis and Quincy Jones *''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1991 993 With Marc Ducret *''Le Kodo'' ( Label Bleu, 1989) With

*'' Affinity'' (Warner Bros., 1979) with Toots Thielemans *'' We Will Meet Again'' (Warner Bros.,1979) With George Gruntz *'' First Prize'' (Enja, 1989) With

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*'' Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra With Rhoda Scott '' (Barklay, 1976) *'' Live in Munich'' (Horizon, 1976) With Horace Silver *''

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'' (Blue Note, 1977) *''

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'' (Blue Note, 1979) With

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*''

'' (MCA, 1987) With

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Quartet *''Malinka'' ( Timeless Records, 1987) With Chris Potter and Rick Margitza *''Jam Session Vol. 1'' (SteepleChase, 2002)

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References

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