Jim McNeely was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.
After completing a Bachelor degree at the University of Illinois, McNeely
relocated to New York City in 1975, performing alongside Ted Curson and Chet
Baker and releasing the debut album Rain's Dance (1976). McNeely performed with
the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra from 1978 to 1984, the Stan Getz Quartet from
1981 to 1985, and the Phil Woods Quartet from 1990 to 1995. Returning to the
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra in 1996 as pianist and composer, McNeely assumed
leadership of the group and won the Grammy Awar...