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Kurt Kreimier

Kurt Kreimier

About Me

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ME YOU SHOULD START WITH MY MUSIC. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR AND WANT TO PURCHASE MP3 DOWNLOADS OF MY SONGS CLICK THE SOUNDCLICK BANNER BELOW TO GO TO MY SOUNDCLICK STORE. INDIVIDUAL MP3 TRACKS AND MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOADS ARE AVAILABLE AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES.
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PRESS PLAY BELOW TO HEAR MELLOW & AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES BY KURT KREIMIER Now playing: Kurt Kreimier's station - Kurt Kreimier Mellow Soundscapes ABOUT KURT KREIMIERI am an Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) Artist and Composer writing and performing Electronic, Jazz and Classical influenced instrumental music. I also play sax but prefer the EWI which fingers and blows pretty much like a sax but I have a much greater variety of sounds I can use. I am also a Christian and it is my hope that through my music and witness people will grow closer to knowing the love of God.
Although my true musical passions are playing the EWI and composing, the vast majority of my musical development took place playing jazz saxophone in and around Chicago, San Jose and Orlando. In addition to performing in the Jazz idiom, I have also performed in Classical, POP, Contemporary Christian, Funk, Latin, Blues, Rock and Reggae Groups. The majority of my performance career has centered on playing alto and tenor saxophone in jazz big bands, worship bands and wedding bands. I have had the opportunity to play with some of the best local musicians in the Chicago, San Jose and Orlando Areas. Some of the more notable big bands I have performed with would include The Don Scaletta Jazz Project, The Bill O'Connell Big Band, The Swing Solution and The Loren Golden Big Band Express. I was also a regularly featured performer with the Willow Creek Community Church Music Ministry and the South Valley Community Church Music Ministry.
I also work at SeaWorld Orlando where I am employed as a Show Audio and Show Control Operator. Although I have worked every show in the park I now spend all of my time at the Believe (Shamu) and Shamu Rocks Shows. Previously I worked in the Telecommunications Industry where I held a variety of Staff, Management and Executive positions. I have also worked as a Music and Music Technology Educator.
I received a BA Degree in Music with Honors from Northeastern Illinois University where I played in the Jazz Ensemble and one of two Jazz Combos at the school. During my years at Northeastern Illinois University we were regarded as one of the top collegiate big bands in the nation. We were awarded Outstanding Big Band Honors several years in a row at both the Elmhurst Collegiate Jazz Festival and the prestigious Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival. Other well known members of this band included saxophonist Art Porter, trumpeter Rod McGaha, trumpeter Mike Mossman, bassist Kenny Davis, vibraphonist Jim Cooper and drummer Greg Rockingham.
My high school years found me playing alto and tenor sax in the McHenry Illinois High School Concert and Jazz Bands, as well as the contra bass and baritone bugles in two Chicago Area Drum & Bugle Corps, The McHenry Viscounts and The Des Plaines Vanguard.
If you would like to hear more of my music or purchase downloads please visit my website at www.kurtkreimier.com.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/2/2007
Band Website: kurtkreimier.com
Band Members: Just me, Kurt Kreimier, along with my instruments and my PC.
Influences: My major musical influences are an eclectic mix of artists and bands.
Jazz Combo & Jazz Fusion - Sonny Rollins, Frank Foster, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Phil Woods, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Chet Baker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Al Dimeola, Pat Metheny, Toots Thielemans, Weather Report.
Rock & Progressive Rock - Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Chicago, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Petra, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Electric Light Orchestra.
R&B, Funk & Soul - Earth Wind & Fire, The Crusaders, Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, Brecker Brothers, Steely Dan, Lionel Richie, Whitney Houston.
Jazz Big Band - Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Bill O'Connell, Sammy Nestico.
Contemporary Christian - Steven Curtis Chapman, Bryan Duncan, Roby Duke, Twila Paris, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Sandi Patti, Larnelle Harris, Amy Grant, Petra, Jars of Clay, Casting Crowns, so many more.
Electronic, Ambient & World Fusion - Alan Parsons, Mike Oldfield, Yanni, Vangelis, Moby, Tangerine Dream, Enya, Kraftwerk, The Wimshursts Machine.
20th Century Composers - Stravinsky, Bartok, Copland.
Romantic Period Composers - Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Wagner.
Classical & Baroque Composers - Mozart, J.S. Bach.
Sounds Like: Traces of other artists here and there but largely me. Please feel free to tell me different if anybody else comes to mind.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"Kingdom Gates"

I wrote this piece while thinking about the Holy City New Jerusalem described in the New Testament book of Revelation. Based on the description I can't wait to see it. Read on to see how it is describ...
Posted by Kurt Kreimier on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:29:00 PST

"Majestic Compassion"

I wrote this piece while pondering the fact that God is perfect in Power, Love and Purity. As humans we can't really comprehend this. We say that power corrupts and that absolute power corrupts absolu...
Posted by Kurt Kreimier on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:14:00 PST

"Missing Monterey"

As I was working on this song it kept bringing up images and memories of the many times I spent with my wife and our dog walking and exploring in the towns of Monterey and Carmel in California. O...
Posted by Kurt Kreimier on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:23:00 PST

Why I Am A Christian!

If you have read my profile you know that I am a Christian. However you may feel about Christianity and/or Christians it is my sincere hope and prayer that people will come to know and understand how ...
Posted by Kurt Kreimier on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:51:00 PST