Loren Schoenberg | |
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 Photo by Lynn Redmile | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 23, 1958 Fair Lawn, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, writer, educator, museum director |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958) is a tenor saxophonist, conductor, educator, and jazz historian. He has won two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes.[1] He is the former Executive Director and currently Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
In the late 1970s he played professionally with alumni of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands. In 1980 he formed his own big band, which in 1985 became the last Benny Goodman orchestra.[2]
- ^ All Music
- ^ Down Beat Artist's Profile Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine