Seth Weaver Big Band
Seth Weaver is an award winning trombonist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and educator based in New York City. Originally from Franklin, TN, Seth was already playing and singing professionally in Nashville while still in high school. He completed a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in 2013, and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies at the Manhattan School of Music in 2015. Described as a “youthful trombone firebrand pelting NYC with deliciously soulful hard bop” by Michael Dease, international acclaimed jazz trombonist, Seth has quickly established himself as a new voice in the NYC jazz community.
Seth has shared the stage with Ben Folds, Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros, Larry Harlow, Bucky Pizzarelli, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens Jr., Adam Neely, and many others. Seth has appeared on TV for “An American Big Band Christmas,” broadcast to over one hundred and sixty stations nationally. He has performed as a guest artist with the New London Big Band, was the artist in residence at Millersville University in fall of 2018, and is on faculty at the Tennessee Summer Music Festival. He is also presenting a masterclass at the 2020 International Trombone Festival in Osaka, Japan.
As a bandleader, Seth heads a seventeen-piece swing orchestra comprised of some of the most exciting new voices in the New York Jazz scene today. The band has performed in numerous venues around New York City including The Iridium, Swing 46, Club Bonafide, the APAP Showcase, Shapeshifter Lab, American Beauty, St. Peter’s Church, Zinc Bar, Birdland, and many others. Described as “big band swing with a modern twist," the group also has a monthly residency at The Speakeasy Sessions (The Gin Mill.) His debut album, Truth, will be released on March 27th through Outside in Music.
Seth is a sought after composer and arranger and his music has been performed all over the world. His composition "Frost" was debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2018, and he composed the original score for the off-Broadway play, "For What It's Worth." Seth's transcription and analysis of Michael Dease’s album Coming Home is available through Warwick Music Publications.
Seth’s talent has been recognized throughout his career, and he has received numerous awards. While completing his undergraduate degree, he won the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Vocal Jazz Soloist. He went on to win a Downbeat Student Outstanding Performance Award as a Vocal Soloist in the graduate category in 2014. He is the winner of the Texas State Jazz Trombone Competition, and was one of three finalists in the International Trombone Association’s J.J. Johnson Jazz Competition two years in a row. He also received an Honorable Mention in the International Trombone Association’s Carl Fontana Jazz Competition in 2013. He was also the winner of the American Trombone Workshop's National Jazz Competition in 2017.
Check out the Seth Weaver Big Band in their latest release, On a Clear Day, below:
