Scott playing with the Grammy nominated Pete McGuinness’s Jazz Orchestra at the Blue Note in New York on August 9th, 2010. Featuring the band on Pete’s exciting composition “First Flight”.
Although Scott is not very visible in the video, enjoy Glafkos Kontemeniotis’s quirky and creative arrangement of the Miles Davis’s classic “Seven Steps to Heaven”, performed on the trio’s October 7th, 2010 at Kitano in NYC. The trio consists of Glafkos Kontemeniotis(piano/leader), Apostolos Sideris(bass) and Scott Neumann on drums.
Video footage from Bill Mobley’s Jazz Orchestra’s live recording session at the NYC Jazz Club Smoke. Featuring the band on Bill’s original composition “I Remember J.W.” (Dedicated to James Williams).
Scott joins Billy Stritch to accompany Cabaret legend Marilyn Maye as she headlines to a sold out audience at the Long Island Cabaret convention.
Scott just finished the production of his second recording, featuring his new trio “Neu3”. Michael Blake (saxophones) and Mark Helias (bass) bring their very personal creative identity and fearless improvisation to Scott’s music and the trio’s sound. Sonic guru Frank Fagnano engineered and mixed the session recorded at Bennett Studios of Englewood, NJ on April 30, 2011. Award-winning filmmaker Dennis Connors has captured the creative process on two of the songs — Ama Dablam and Blessed, written by Scott Neumann — in two beautifully shot videos from the recording session. Look for a release of the recording coming soon!
Scott recorded with Russ Spiegal’s band Uncommon Knowledge. The band has been together for the past two years and is a regular at NYC’s jazz hotspot The Zinc Bar. Russ is very accomplished guitarist, composer and arranger. And, fellow band members Tim Armacost, Mike Eckroth and bassist Gary Wang are all exemplary musicians who are fine bandleaders in their own right. The collaborative talent of the members makes for some truly remarkable music.
Scott joins Broadway über-couple Jessica Stone (director) and Chris Fitzgerald (Pseudolus) as they present an All-Male version of “A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum” for the Roundabout Theatre Company. The show was a smashing success, garnering attention from both Roundabout backers and Stephen Sondheim.
Scott is the featured drummer in director David Zippel’s (City of Angels/The Goodbye Girl) revue of Cy Coleman’s music. The show, “The Best Is Yet To Come”, featured Billy Stritch, Lillias White, Howard McGillan and Rachel York. The show ran throughout the summer of 2011 at the 59E59 Theatre Mainstage.
Scott collaborates on the World Premiere recording of Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich’s Drama Desk nominated children’s show “Dear Edwina”. The all-star recording cast includes Broadway stars Danny Burnstein, Kerry Butler and Terrance Mann.