Ted Kooshian (born October 8, 1961) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has performed with Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry,[1] Marvin Hamlisch, Edgar Winter, Sarah Brightman,[2] Il Divo, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears.[1] Kooshian has played in many Broadway pit orchestras,[3] and has been a member of the Ed Palermo Big Band[4] since 1994. Originally from San Jose, California, Kooshian has been performing since the 1980s.

Ted Kooshian outside Bargemusic in Brooklyn, NY (26 June 2008)

He has released five albums: Clockwork (2004),[5] Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet (Summit, 2008),[6] Underdog, and Other Stories... (Summit, 2009),[7] Clowns Will Be Arriving (Summit, 2015),[8] and Hubub! (Summit, 2022).

Discography

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  • Clockwork (2004)
  • Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet (Summit, 2008)
  • Underdog, and Other Stories... (Summit, 2009)
  • Clowns Will Be Arriving (Summit, 2015)
  • Hubub! (Summit, 2022)

With Ed Palermo Big Band

  • Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
  • Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
  • Eddy Loves Frank
  • Oh No! Not Jazz!!
  • Electric Butter
  • It's An Ed Palermo Christmas!
  • One Child Left Behind
  • The Great Un-American Songbook, Vol's 1 and 2
  • The Adventures Of Zodd Zundgren
  • A Lousy Day In Harlem
  • The Great Un-American Songbook, Vol III
  • I've Got News For You: The Music of Edgar Winter

With Judy Barnett

  • Swingin
  • The Road to my Heart
  • Too Darn Hot
  • Lust Loss Love

With Rick Wald

  • Aural Hieroglyphics
  • Castaneda's Dreams
  • Play That Thing

With Scott Whitfield

  • Speaking of Love
  • A Bi-Coastal Christmas, Vol. 1

With others

  • Augie Haas – A 2020 Christmas
  • Brett Gold New York Jazz Orchestra – Dreaming Big
  • Michael AndrewA Swingerhead Christmas
  • Pete McGuinness – Voice Like a Horn
  • Swear and ShakeMaple Ridge
  • Art Lillard's Heavenly Big Band – Certain Relationships
  • Christopher Saunders – Curtain Call
  • Alexis P. Suter Band – Just Another Fool
  • Ray Marchica – A Different View

References

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  1. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Ted Kooshian Biography". AllMusic.com.
  2. ^ [1] Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ted Kooshian | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  4. ^ "Band Members". Palermobigband.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  5. ^ "Clockwork: Ted Kooshian: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  6. ^ "Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet – Ted Kooshian". Smmitrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  7. ^ "Underdog, and other Stories… – Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet". Smmitrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  8. ^ "Clowns Will Be Arriving – Ted Kooshian". Summitrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
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