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Maria Schneider Orchestra Rocks Boston

Stephanie Janes, Neighbor

On Saturday April 26th, the Celebrity Series of Boston will present the Grammy-award winning Maria Schneider Orchestra.

Musician and composer Maria Schneider The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra in 1993, appearing weekly at Visiones in Greenwich Village for five years. Her orchestra has also performed at many jazz festivals and toured Europe. In 2004, Schneider was one of the first artists to use ArtistShare to produce an album.[2] "The Maria Schneider Orchestra" released Sky Blue, in July 2007, also via ArtistShare. The Annual Critics Poll of Downbeat chose her as both "Best Jazz Composer" and "Best Arranger" in 2010, 2011 and 2012, for 3 years continuously.

Tickets are available at http://celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2013_14/schneider.htm

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