Composer
Ed Schuller
Biography
Ed Schuller is an American bassist and composer. He began playing bass at fifteen and entered the New England Conservatory in 1972, studying acoustic bass with Larry Wolf and composition and theory with Joe Maneri. His first US tour was with guitarist Pat Martino in 1975.
After moving to the New York area, he worked with Jaki Byard, Lee Konitz, Tim Berne, Paul Motian, Jim Pepper, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, Jeanne Lee and Billy Bang. His ensemble work has included Night Ark, the Mingus Epitaph Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the New England Ragtime Ensemble. He has also recorded as a leader, including projects with his Eleventh Hour Band.
Schuller plays bass on Vertikal in Andrea Marcelli’s The Invisible Child, sharing its composition credit with Ola Forsell, Billy Drewes and Marcelli.