Ted Kooshian (born October 8, 1961) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has performed with Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry,[1] Marvin Hamlisch, Edgar Winter, Sarah Brightman,[2] Il Divo, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears.[1] Kooshian has played in many Broadway pit orchestras,[3] and has been a member of the Ed Palermo Big Band[4] since 1994. Originally from San Jose, California, Kooshian has been performing since the 1980s.
He has released five albums: Clockwork (2004),[5] Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet (Summit, 2008),[6] Underdog, and Other Stories... (Summit, 2009),[7] Clowns Will Be Arriving (Summit, 2015),[8] and Hubub! (Summit, 2022).
Discography edit
- Clockwork (2004)
- Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet (Summit, 2008)
- Underdog, and Other Stories... (Summit, 2009)
- Clowns Will Be Arriving (Summit, 2015)
- Hubub! (Summit, 2022)
With Ed Palermo Big Band
- Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- Eddy Loves Frank
- Oh No! Not Jazz!!
- Electric Butter
- It's An Ed Palermo Christmas!
- One Child Left Behind
- The Great Un-American Songbook, Vol's 1 and 2
- The Adventures Of Zodd Zundgren
- A Lousy Day In Harlem
- The Great Un-American Songbook, Vol III
- I've Got News For You: The Music of Edgar Winter
With Judy Barnett
- Swingin
- The Road to my Heart
- Too Darn Hot
- Lust Loss Love
With Rick Wald
- Aural Hieroglyphics
- Castaneda's Dreams
- Play That Thing
With Scott Whitfield
- Speaking of Love
- A Bi-Coastal Christmas, Vol. 1
With others
- Augie Haas – A 2020 Christmas
- Brett Gold New York Jazz Orchestra – Dreaming Big
- Michael Andrew – A Swingerhead Christmas
- Pete McGuinness – Voice Like a Horn
- Swear and Shake – Maple Ridge
- Art Lillard's Heavenly Big Band – Certain Relationships
- Christopher Saunders – Curtain Call
- Alexis P. Suter Band – Just Another Fool
- Ray Marchica – A Different View
References edit
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Ted Kooshian Biography". AllMusic.com.
- ^ [1] Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ted Kooshian | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Band Members". Palermobigband.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Clockwork: Ted Kooshian: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet – Ted Kooshian". Smmitrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Underdog, and other Stories… – Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet". Smmitrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- ^ "Clowns Will Be Arriving – Ted Kooshian". Summitrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.