George Schuller & Schulldogs

Drummer/composer/bandleader George Schuller -- whose father is the composer/conductor Gunther Schuller and brother the bassist Ed Schuller -- was born in New York City, but moved to Boston at a young age. He received his bachelor's degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1982. Schuller spent most of the next decade-plus playing in and around the Boston area with such musicians as Herb Pomeroy, Ran Blake, George Garzone, and Jaki Byard. In 1984, he formed Orange Then Blue, an ambitious and highly acclaimed 12-piece ensemble that recorded several...