Todd Coolman
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Todd Coolman is a jazz bassist
residing near New York City.
Since moving to New York in 1978, he has performed with Horace Silver
, Gerry Mulligan
, Art Farmer
, Lionel Hampton
and Benny Goodman
. Coolman recently recorded “Lexicon”. In 1999, Coolman won the Grammy Award
for Best Album Notes for Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968.
Todd Coolman is currently Professor of Music and Director of the Jazz Studies Program in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College. Coolman received his Ph.D. in philosophy from New York University
. He is currently married to Darla, also a musician and lives in NJ.
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
residing near New York City.
Since moving to New York in 1978, he has performed with Horace Silver
Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
, Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also...
, Art Farmer
Art Farmer
Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet/flugelhorn combination designed for him by David Monette. His identical twin brother, Addison Farmer Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928, Council Bluffs, Iowa –...
, Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...
and Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
. Coolman recently recorded “Lexicon”. In 1999, Coolman won the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Album Notes for Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968.
Todd Coolman is currently Professor of Music and Director of the Jazz Studies Program in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College. Coolman received his Ph.D. in philosophy from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He is currently married to Darla, also a musician and lives in NJ.