Deborah Weisz is an American jazz musician. She plays lead trombone for the Deborah Weisz Quintet/Trio.[1]

Deborah Weisz
Born(1962-06-20)June 20, 1962
Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Trombonist, composer, bandleader
InstrumentTrombone

Early life

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Deborah Weisz was born in Chicago to Victor and Alice Mae. She grew up in Phoenix, where she began to play trombone at the age of ten.[2]

Career

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Weisz studied music at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[2] After graduation, she became a freelance musician in Las Vegas.[3] While in Las Vegas, Weisz studied and worked with jazz trombonist Carl Fontana. From 1987-1994, she performed for Frank Sinatra.[2]

In 2002, Weisz earned a Master of Arts in Music Composition from New York University. She has taught at Western Connecticut State University and in New York City.[4]

As a composer and arranger, she has worked with the Afrikan Amerikan Jazz Orchestra, NYU Concert Jazz Orchestra, and Lou Caputo.[2]

Discography

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  • Breaking Up, Breaking Out (Va Wah) 1997
  • Grace, (Va Wah), 2005[5][6]

Awards

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  • Julius Hemphill Jazz Composition Contest (2000)
  • BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Composition Award Finalist (2001)
  • New England Foundation for the Arts Meet the Composer Commission (2004)

References

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  1. ^ "DEBORAH WEISZ - Artist Roster - Conn-Selmer, Inc". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  2. ^ a b c d Stewart, Alex. Making the Scene: Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007.
  3. ^ Scott Yanow. "Deborah Weisz - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Deborah Weisz". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  5. ^ "Jazz Reviews: GraceDeborah Weisz Quintet - By Nate Chinen — Jazz Articles".[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Deborah Weisz Quintet's Grace Coming September 27th".
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External videos
  "Thumb Low, Finger Tips": Deborah Weisz on Trombone Slide Technique, Feb 20, 2013