Geoff Neuman - Bass

 

Geoff Neuman studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees (in Music Education). He is known as a versatile bassist as he plays both electric and acoustic bass in jazz, classical, rock and other music situations. Geoff has performed with various artists ranging from Joe Williams, Stefan Karlsson and Eric Marienthal to Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavoratti. He has also shared the stage with Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Yellowjackets, Stanley Jordan, Scott Henderson's Tribal Tech and others as a member of the fusion band Minimum 3 before moving to Las Vegas to attend UNLV. Claiming bassist John Patitucci as his biggest influence, Geoff tries to learn from the many different situations he is in. In addition to performing, Geoff is the orchestra director at Green Valley High School where they were named the National GRAMMY Signature School for the 2000-2001 school year. They have just been named a GRAMMY Signature school for a second time for the upcoming 2004-2005 school year. At Green Valley, Geoff has taken his students on tours to Florida, California and last year they traveled to Europe to play concerts in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is also the conductor of the Las Vegas Youth Symphony. He will continue both teaching and performing as he feels he learns just as much from his students as hopefully they learn from him.