American jazz pianist and mathematician
Rob Schneiderman |
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Schneiderman at Oberwolfach 2014 |
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Birth name | Robert Roland Schneiderman |
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Born | (1957-06-21) June 21, 1957 (age 66)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Genres |
Jazz,
bebop,
hard bop,
post-bop |
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Occupation(s) |
Musician,
educator,
composer,
mathematician |
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Instrument(s) |
piano |
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Years active | 1973–present |
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Website |
Official website |
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Alma mater |
City College of New York (B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
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Scientific career |
Fields |
Geometric topology |
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Thesis | "4-Dimensional Intersection Numbers of Knots and Links in 3-Manifolds" (2001) |
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Doctoral advisor |
Robion Kirby |
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Musical artist
Robert Roland "Rob" Schneiderman (born June 21, 1957) is an American
jazz pianist who also works as a professor of mathematics at
Lehman College of the
City University of New York, where he specializes in
geometric topology.
[1]
Music career
Schneiderman's professional
jazz career began in
San Diego from about age 16, when he played piano for visiting soloists such as
Eddie Harris,
Sonny Stitt,
Harold Land,
Charles McPherson and
Peter Sprague.
[2] He continued to collaborate intermittently with Harris, until the latter's death in 1996, and with McPherson. In 1982, Schneiderman moved to New York, where he performed and toured with such musicians as
J.J. Johnson,
Chet Baker,
Art Farmer,
Clifford Jordan,
James Moody and
Zoot Sims. A performance fellowship from the
National Endowment for the Arts in 1987 featured Schneiderman with
George Coleman,
Jimmy Heath,
Claudio Roditi, and
Slide Hampton.
[3] The collaboration with Slide Hampton resulted in his debut album
New Outlook, the first of ten recordings to date as a leader for the
Reservoir music label.
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[5]
His most recent release, entitled
Tone Twister, is a collaboration with
Brian Lynch on trumpet and
Ralph Moore on tenor saxophone. The album features
Gerald L. Cannon on bass and Pete Van Nostrand on drums.
[6] Schneiderman has also played as sidemen for
Billy Higgins,
Rufus Reid,
Brian Lynch,
Ralph Moore,
Peter Washington,
Lewis Nash,
Akira Tana,
Billy Hart,
Gary Smulyan and
Ben Riley.
As a jazz educator, he has been in residence at the
Stanford Jazz Workshop.
[7] He was previously an adjunct professor in the jazz departments of the
William Paterson University (with
Rufus Reid) and
Queens College (with
Jimmy Heath). He has also been on the faculty of the
Jazzschool in
Berkeley, California.
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Education and academic career
Schneiderman graduated with a B.A. in mathematics from
City College of New York in 1994. He received his Ph.D. from
University of California, Berkeley in 2001 under the supervision of
Robion Kirby.
[8] In 2006, Schneiderman became an assistant professor at the Department of Mathematics
Lehman College after stints at the
University of California, San Diego,
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
New York University, and at the
University of Pennsylvania. From 2013, he has been an associate professor at
Lehman College.
[9] He has also served as chair of the Mathematics Department since 2019.
[1]
Schneiderman also actively works at the interface of music and mathematics.
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Discography
As Leader
Year
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Title
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Label
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CD release(s)
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Credit (if not Rob Schneiderman)
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1988
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New Outlook
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Reservoir
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Reservoir (City Hall), RSR CD 106, 2008
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Composers:
Cole Porter,
Bud Powell,
Alec Wilder
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1990
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Smooth Sailing
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Reservoir
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Reservoir (City Hall), RSR CD 114, 1994
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Composers:
Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart,
Ernesto Lecuona,
Forman Brown,
Gus Kahn,
Nacio Herb Brown,
Harry Warren,
Johnny Mercer
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1991
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Radio Waves
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Reservoir (8 tracks)
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Reservoir (City Hall), RSR CD 120, 2008
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Composers:
Lorenz Hart,
Richard Rodgers
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1992
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Standards
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Reservoir (10 tracks)
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Reservoir (City Hall), RSR CD 126, 1993
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Composers:
Edward Heyman,
Victor Young,
Cole Porter,
Frank Loesser,
Edward Eliscu,
Billy Rose,
Vincent Youmans,
Sammy Cahn,
Axel Stordahl,
Paul Weston,
Bart Howard,
Lorenz Hart,
Richard Rodgers,
Leigh Harline,
Don Redman
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1994
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Dark Blue
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Reservoir (8 tracks)
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Reservoir (City Hall), RSR CD 132, 1994
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Composers:
Ray Noble,
Brian Lynch,
Henry W. Sanicola, Jr.,
Sol Parker,
Frank Sinatra,
Oscar Hammerstein II,
Richard Rodgers
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1996
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Keepin' in the Groove
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Reservoir (9 tracks)
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Reservoir (City Hall), RSR CD 144, 1994
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Composers:
Clifford Brown,
Tadd Dameron,
Miles Davis,
Duke Ellington,
Dizzy Gillespie,
Eddie Harris,
Irving Mills,
Wayne Shorter,
Juan Tizol
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1998
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Dancing in the Dark
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Reservoir (8 tracks)
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Composers: Jack Baker,
Howard Dietz,
George Fragos,
Dick Gasparre,
Arthur Schwartz
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2001
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Edgewise
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Reservoir (10 tracks)
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Composers:
Gene DePaul,
Patricia Johnston,
Thelonious Monk,
Oscar Pettiford,
Cole Porter,
Bud Powell,
Don Raye
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2004
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Back in Town
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Reservoir (9 tracks)
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Composers:
Eden Ahbez,
Johnny Burke,
John Coltrane,
Ray Evans,
James Van Heusen,
Antonio Carlos Jobim,
Jay Livingston,
Cole Porter,
Sonny Rollins
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2008
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Glass Enclosure
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Reservoir (10 tracks)
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Composers:
Bud Powell,
Cole Porter,
Kay Swift,
Paul James,
Charlie Parker,
Gigi Gryce,
Arthur Johnston,
Sam Coslow
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2017
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Tone Twister
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Hollistic MusicWorks HMW 16 (9 tracks)
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Holistic Music Works, Digital Album (11 tracks)
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Composers:
Irving Gordon
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As Sideman
with
Eddie Harris
- 1983: Tale of Two Cities (Night Records)
with
J.J. Johnson
with
Brian Lynch
- 2011: Unsung Heroes Vol. 1 (Hollistic MusicWorks)
- 2013: Unsung Heroes, Vol. 2 (
CD Baby)
with
Rufus Reid and
Harold Land
with
Akira Tana and
Rufus Reid
References
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a
b
"Lehman College Mathematics Department Faculty". Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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a
b Gary W. Kennedy (2003). "Schneiderman, Rob(ert Roland)". Schneiderman, Rob(ert Roland). Grove Music Online.
doi:
10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J687500.
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"Rob Schneiderman, Piano". SmallsLive Foundation. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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Rob Schneiderman: New Outlook at
AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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"Rob Schneiderman". Reservoir Music. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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Rob Schneiderman: Tone Twister at
AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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"Rob Schneiderman Quartet Featuring Tootie Heath". Stanford University. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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Rob Schneiderman at the
Mathematics Genealogy Project
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^ Gilbert, Andrew (June 25, 2018).
"The Return of Rob Schneiderman". Oakland Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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^ Reid, Geannine (December 19, 2017).
"Rob Schneiderman: Tone Twister". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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^ Gilbert, Andrew (June 27, 2018).
"The Musical Mathematics of Rob Schneiderman". California Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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"American Mathematical Society". Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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"American Mathematical Society". Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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