Ted Kooshian (born October 8, 1961) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has performed with

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, and

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. Kooshian has played in many Broadway pit orchestras, and has been a member of the

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, Kooshian has been performing since the 1980s. He has released five albums: ''Clockwork'' (2004), ''Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet'' (

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, 2008), ''Underdog, and Other Stories...'' (Summit, 2009), ''Clowns Will Be Arriving'' (Summit, 2015), and ''Hubub!'' (Summit, 2022).

Discography

* ''Clockwork'' (2004) * ''Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet'' (

, 2008) * ''Underdog, and Other Stories...'' (Summit, 2009) * ''Clowns Will Be Arriving'' (Summit, 2015) * ''Hubub!'' (Summit, 2022) With

* ''Plays the Music of Frank Zappa'' * ''Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance'' * ''Eddy Loves Frank'' * ''Oh No! Not Jazz!!'' * ''Electric Butter'' * ''It's An Ed Palermo Christmas!'' * ''One Child Left Behind'' * ''The Great Un-American Songbook, Vol's 1 and 2'' * ''The Adventures Of Zodd Zundgren'' * ''A Lousy Day In Harlem'' * ''The Great Un-American Songbook, Vol III'' * ''I've Got News For You: The Music of Edgar Winter'' With Judy Barnett * ''Swingin'' * ''The Road to my Heart'' * ''Too Darn Hot'' * ''Lust Loss Love'' With Rick Wald * ''Aural Hieroglyphics'' * ''Castaneda's Dreams'' * ''Play That Thing'' With Scott Whitfield * ''Speaking of Love'' * ''A Bi-Coastal Christmas, Vol. 1 '' With others * Augie Haas – ''A 2020 Christmas'' * Brett Gold New York Jazz Orchestra – ''Dreaming Big'' * Michael Andrew – ''A Swingerhead Christmas'' * Pete McGuinness – ''Voice Like a Horn'' *

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Band – ''Just Another Fool'' * Ray Marchica – ''A Different View''

References

External links

Official site
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