Larry Schneider

American Jazz saxophonist, born on 26 July 1949 in Long Island/New York. Larry has worked with Horace Silver in the '70s, Billy Cobham, Pete Escovedo, Ray Obiedo, the George Grunz International Big Band, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and performed as studio-musician for other artists. He made two records with Bill Evans and cites Evans as one of his main influences, together with John Coltrane. More recently, he has been leader or sideman on recordings for SteepleChase, with the likes of pianists Andy LaVerne, Richie Beirach and Jim McNeely, guitarist Dave Stryker, bassists Mike Richmond and Steve La Spina, and drummers Billy Hart, Keith Copeland, Adam Nussbaum and Anton Fig. He has toured for the last ten years in Europe as a guest soloist, and performed at both the Montreux and Antibes jazz festivals.