Sean Schulich returns to the Kleinert James Gallery with his four piece band before heading South to perform at the New Orleans Jazz Fest! This year Sean has been honored with his first commission by the American Composers Forum for their Recomposing America series — a multi-year initiative that considers the role of music in the narrative of our nation’s founding and future. Sean will debut this work at the Kleinert James Gallery performance.
Sean’s deep voice and flute will wrap you in a rich, unique sound . A masterful storyteller that leads his audiences to transformative places, he is known for a magnetic stage presence and fearless musical style. He has carved out a space entirely his own by fusing raw emotion with technical precision. His playing is described by jazzreview.com as “staggering” and “audacious.”
Sean has performed with the Funky Meters, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the New Orleans Suspects, Bernie Worrell, Charles Neville, meshell ndegeocello, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Matthew Garrison. Recordings include Haitian House music-icon Jephte Guillaume. Sean’s played Jazz Fest in New Orleans, The Mint in LA, the Kennedy Center in DC and at St. John the Divine, BB King’s, BAM, Brooklyn Bowl, Bowery Ballroom and the Blue Note in NYC. Having grown up in Woodstock, NY, Sean lived for years in NYC, and is now back in Woodstock. He studied at Juilliard, New England Conservatory and Tufts, and earned his Masters from Yale. He’s a founding member of Alpha Mosaic, with whom he won the Sony Jazz Competition. Sean also won Artists International, selling out his debut at Carnegie Hall.
Sean will be joined at the Kleinert James Gallery by Matt Dickey (Bill Laswell, DJ Logic, Big Sam) on guitar; Renato Diz (Maria Schneider, Roy Hargrove, Randy Brecker) on keys; Dylan Kaminkow (Marin Alsop, Theo Croker, Mink Stole) on bass; and Doron Lev (Bernie Worrell, Joe Bataan, Beledo) on drums.
