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Adam Schneit

Light Shines In

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1 A Clearer View
2 Different Times
3 Old Time Musketry
4 Hope for Something More
5 Light Shines In
6 My Secret Hobby
7 Song for Silence
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When considering titles for his debut album, "Light Shines In", on Fresh Sound New Talent Records, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Adam Schneit was reminded of the chorus from his favorite Leonard Cohen song, "Anthem": "Ring the bells that still can ring / Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in." Light Shines In while an assured introduction to a musician with a unique instrumental and compositional voice, is also a reflection of the joy that comes with risking imperfection, with seeking vulnerability and honesty in each moment of creation. For Schneit, "The most honest form for me might be a melodically ‘simple' rock song, or a vehicle for free improvisation. But I think, or hope, there's a unity to it all."

15 NEW  52 TOTAL
SYND: PubJazz, Modern Jazz Today, All Jazz Radio
Markets include: Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis, Louisville KY, Madison WI, Long Island NY, Reno NV, Knoxville, Hartford CT, Honolulu, ME(Statewide), WV(Statewide), SD(Statewide), Vancouver, Barcelona
INTER: Canada, Spain, South Africa
Online: Downbeat, Jazz Profiles, all about jazz, Jazz Views, Step Tempest, Audiophile Audition, Jazz & Blues Report, Jazz From Gallery 41, JazzTrail, One Man's Jazz, Radio Despi

  • Adam Schneit Band - Light Shines In / Punto Radio's ANIMAJAZZ
    Posted At: June 14, 2017

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} The episode No. 766 of "ANIMAJAZZ", designed and conducted by BRUNO POLLACCI , airing THURSDAY, June 15 at 19.30 at POINT RADIO, opens with saxophonist and composer ADAM Schneit who with his band (Adam Schneit, ts / cl, Sean Moran, g, Eivind Psvik, b, Kenny Wollesen, d) from the CD "Light Shines in" will make us listen to an original com...

  • A clever mix of traditional folk and jazz on Adam Schneit Band - Light Shines In / Jazz Weekly review
    Posted At: May 19, 2017

    A clever mix of traditional folk and jazz is put together hear with leader Adam Schneit and his quartet of Sean Moran/g, Eivind Opsvik/b and Kenny Wollesen/dr. The seven originals mostly feature the leader with his tenor sax, which is warm and alluring on the thoughtful title track as he adds texture to the folk-rocker of " A Clearer View" and the hip grooved "Old Time Musketry" which mixes in some Sunda...

  • Adam Schneit Band - Light Shines In / WTJU review
    Posted At: May 17, 2017

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} Adam Schneit Band – Light Shines In (Fresh Sound/New Talent) was selected as a WTJU: Charlottesville VA - New Release. Here's the review This is Adam Schneit's first recording as a leader. He has a Master's degree in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Steve Lacy and Bob Brook...

  • Adam Schneit Band - Light Shines In. Fresh sound, new talent / Audiophile Audition review
    Posted At: April 13, 2017

    The 48-minute, seven-track Light Shines In puts the focus on tenor saxophonist Adam Schneit, who previously did duty in the band Old Time Musketry, which often blended Americana/folk inclinations with jazz improvisation. On his debut, Schneit aims squarely at modern jazz with an enviable NYC-based quartet: Schneit is heard on tenor sax and clarinet; then there is bassist Eivind Opsvik (he runs his own la...

  • Adam Schneit Band ventures into the outside realm on - Light Shines In / all about jazz review
    Posted At: December 16, 2016

    For several years, saxophonist Adam Schneit has been making the rounds as a first-call sideman other than co-leading Old Time Musketry and this talented quartet, instilled with his impressive compositional skills. Here, the musicians' venture into the outside realm while dishing out more conventional fare during various phases or movements. For example, the opener "A Clearer View," is erect...
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