Ted Kooshian Explained

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.

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

• 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 Andrew – A Swingerhead Christmas
• Pete McGuinness – Voice Like a Horn
• Swear and Shake – Maple 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

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Collar . Matt . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p457887|pure_url=yes}} Ted Kooshian Biography ]. AllMusic.com .
2. http://www.early-sarah-brightman.com/alw_1995_tour.htm
3. Web site: Ted Kooshian | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information . IBDB.com . 2015-05-18.
4. Web site: Band Members . Palermobigband.com . 2015-05-18.
5. Web site: Clockwork: Ted Kooshian: MP3 Downloads . Amazon . 2015-05-18.
6. Web site: Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet – Ted Kooshian . Smmitrecords.com . 2015-05-18.
7. Web site: Underdog, and other Stories… – Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet . Smmitrecords.com . 2015-05-18.
8. Web site: Clowns Will Be Arriving – Ted Kooshian . Summitrecords.com . 2015-05-18.