This video is from the studio recording of Ama Dablam of the Neu3 Trio, featuring Scott Neumann (Drums/Compositions), Michael Blake (Soprano Saxophone) and Mark Helias (Bass). Recorded at Bennett Studios of Englewood, NJ on April 30, 2011.
Filmed by Dennis Connors and Ryen Tetzloff.
Recorded and Mixed by Frank Fagnano.
Scott’s composition “Blessed” (dedicated to his wife and kids) performed by his new trio “Neu3” with Michael Blake on Tenor Saxophone and Mark Helias on Bass. Filmed during the new CD’s recording session at Bennett’s studio (Englewood, NJ) on April 30th, 2011. Video filmed by Dennis Connors and Ryen Tetzloff. Music recorded and mixed by Frank Fagnano.
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.
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.