Will Schneider Trio

Premier Jazz French Hornist, Will Schneider, returns to BLU Jazz with his trio, on Saturday, August 1st!

Doors: 7:00pm

Show: 8:00pm

Tickets: General Admission ($20 in advance, $25 at the door)

Featuring:

Will Schneider - Horn

Zakk Jones - Guitar

Norm Damshroder - Bass

Brad Billmaier - Drums

About:

Will Schneider is an in-demand hornist, performer, improvisationalist, composer, and educator based in Northwest Ohio, actively performing in modern jazz settings as both a bandleader and sideman. He has garnered international acclaim in the horn community as one of the prominent new faces for its niche use in jazz and improvised music.

Will is the founder and a performing member of the Third Shore Collective in 2021: a forward-thinking instrumental quintet dedicated to creating new sonic spaces, pushing musical boundaries, and challenging listeners' perspectives. Though the members share a background in jazz, the group draws from a wide range of musical influences such as rock, hip-hop, swing, classical, and folk music, resulting in an eclectic range of songs and improvisations. In the summer of that year, Will presented the Third Shore Collective at the International Horn Symposium.

Over the years, Will has become a named fixture in the local music community of Toledo, Ohio, taking part in maintaining a jam session currently hosted at The Golden Road (previously Ottawa Tavern) since 2021 as a tenured hornist. Will has also performed and recorded with the late Kimathi Asante (founding member of the Pyramids) known for his pioneering of afro-futurism and free jazz music. Outside of the jazz sphere, he has been frequently called to make appearances with local bands such as NuAudio, Arctic Clam, Katie’s Randy Cat and the Klondike Steamboat Band.