84:
25:
222:
Nealand embarked on a cross country bicycle trip, during which she interviewed rural
Americans and compiled their stories into a musical piece titled "American Dreams". The trip concluded in New Orleans, where she began playing traditional jazz, much of which she had grown up listening to in
235:
band Rory Danger and the Danger
Dangers and solo under the name Monocle. In 2019, Nealand, under the name "Monocle", brought her project "KindHumanKind" to the New Orleans
757:
737:
83:
697:
722:
717:
747:
692:
752:
742:
236:
727:
687:
707:
682:
712:
543:
732:
192:
175:
is an
American saxophonist, clarinetist, singer and composer. She leads her own band, Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses.
157:
254:
awards, and her band was named "Best
Traditional Jazz Band" in the 2015 and 2017 Big Easy Awards. She was named one of
702:
569:
596:
453:
244:
240:
621:
89:
677:
184:
106:
35:
251:
662:
228:
506:
50:
203:
46:
671:
231:
in New
Orleans. Along with the Royal Roses, Nealand also performs as a member of the
224:
199:
211:
482:
188:
243:
magazine. She frequently performs in a duo with New
Orleans pianist and singer
258:'s "Rising Stars" on both soprano saxophone and clarinet in 2017, 2018, 2020.
232:
110:
223:
California. Nealand formed The Royal Roses in 2011 for a tribute concert to
207:
518:
255:
247:. As of 2023, her latest project is Aurora Nealand and the Reed Minders.
658:
651:
195:
in 2001, where she created her own major in music composition.
18:
597:"The Monocle (Aurora Nealand), "KindHumanKind" (Independent)"
191:
in 2004 after earning a degree in music composition from the
507:
https://www2.oberlin.edu/con/connews/2013/alumninotes.html
198:
While studying at
Oberlin, Nealand spent eight months in
250:
Nealand was voted "Best Female
Performer” by the 2016
42:
483:"Aurora Nealand - New Orleans multi-instrumentalist"
187:, to parents she calls "hippies", Nealand moved to
153:
145:
125:
117:
102:
97:
74:
313:Tribute To Sidney Bechet - Live in New Orleans
8:
544:"American Routes Shortcuts: Aurora Nealand"
82:
71:
454:"The Gospel According to Aurora Nealand"
452:Lucido Johnson, Sophie (December 2015).
395:
351:
296:
278:Big Easy Awards - Best Jazz Band - 2016
447:
445:
441:
272:Rising Star - Clarinet Big Easy Awards
183:Born the youngest of four children in
7:
758:Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumni
476:
474:
738:21st-century American women singers
239:, receiving a positive review from
698:21st-century American saxophonists
293:Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses
135:Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers
132:Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses
14:
723:Singer-songwriters from Louisiana
718:American women singer-songwriters
595:Odell, Jennifer (June 26, 2017).
748:People from Pacifica, California
693:American women jazz saxophonists
269:Rising Star - Soprano Saxophone
23:
753:Jazz musicians from New Orleans
1:
743:21st-century American singers
275:Best Female Performer - 2016
193:Oberlin Conservatory of Music
158:Oberlin Conservatory of Music
348:Aurora Nealand/Tom McDermott
728:American women jazz singers
688:American women saxophonists
774:
708:American jazz clarinetists
683:American jazz saxophonists
88:Nealand performing at the
32:This biographical article
713:21st-century clarinetists
284:1Beat Music Fellow (USA)
281:McDowell Colony Resident
163:
149:
81:
237:Contemporary Arts Center
202:where she learned about
179:Early life and education
570:"Aurora Nealand at CAC"
266:Downbeat Magazine 2017
90:French Quarter Festival
574:Country Roads Magazine
487:WWNO: Music Inside Out
324:Lookback Transmission
98:Background information
16:American jazz musician
733:American jazz singers
45:by revising it to be
458:Antigravity Magazine
185:Pacifica, California
576:. February 12, 2019
397:
353:
298:
121:Saxophone, clarinet
703:Women clarinetists
396:
392:Panorama Jazz Band
379:Live at Luthjen's
352:
335:Comeback Children
297:
626:www.southarts.org
433:
432:
412:Best of the Good
389:
388:
345:
344:
256:Downbeat Magazine
229:Preservation Hall
167:
166:
68:
67:
765:
655:
654:
652:Official website
637:
636:
634:
632:
622:"Aurora Nealand"
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
601:OffBeat Magazine
592:
586:
585:
583:
581:
566:
560:
559:
557:
555:
540:
534:
533:
531:
529:
519:"Aurora Nealand"
515:
509:
504:
498:
497:
495:
493:
481:Thomkins, Gwen.
478:
469:
468:
466:
464:
449:
398:
368:City of Timbres
354:
299:
86:
72:
63:
60:
54:
27:
26:
19:
773:
772:
768:
767:
766:
764:
763:
762:
668:
667:
650:
649:
646:
641:
640:
630:
628:
620:
619:
615:
605:
603:
594:
593:
589:
579:
577:
568:
567:
563:
553:
551:
550:. April 9, 2021
542:
541:
537:
527:
525:
517:
516:
512:
505:
501:
491:
489:
480:
479:
472:
462:
460:
451:
450:
443:
438:
426:April 18, 2017
415:April 11, 2016
338:April 11, 2016
327:April 24, 2014
316:April 29, 2011
290:
264:
220:
204:Laurie Anderson
181:
170:
154:Alma mater
141:
93:
77:
64:
58:
55:
43:help improve it
40:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
771:
769:
761:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
670:
669:
666:
665:
659:Aurora Nealand
656:
645:
644:External links
642:
639:
638:
613:
587:
561:
535:
510:
499:
470:
440:
439:
437:
434:
431:
430:
427:
424:
420:
419:
416:
413:
409:
408:
405:
402:
387:
386:
383:
382:March 2, 2020
380:
376:
375:
372:
369:
365:
364:
361:
358:
343:
342:
339:
336:
332:
331:
328:
325:
321:
320:
317:
314:
310:
309:
306:
303:
289:
286:
263:
260:
219:
216:
180:
177:
173:Aurora Nealand
169:Musical artist
168:
165:
164:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
147:
146:
143:
142:
140:
139:
136:
133:
129:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
104:
100:
99:
95:
94:
87:
79:
78:
76:Aurora Nealand
75:
66:
65:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
770:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
678:Living people
676:
675:
673:
664:
660:
657:
653:
648:
647:
643:
627:
623:
617:
614:
602:
598:
591:
588:
575:
571:
565:
562:
549:
545:
539:
536:
524:
520:
514:
511:
508:
503:
500:
488:
484:
477:
475:
471:
459:
455:
448:
446:
442:
435:
428:
425:
423:The Next One
422:
421:
417:
414:
411:
410:
406:
404:Release date
403:
400:
399:
394:
393:
384:
381:
378:
377:
373:
370:
367:
366:
362:
360:Release date
359:
356:
355:
350:
349:
340:
337:
334:
333:
329:
326:
323:
322:
318:
315:
312:
311:
307:
305:Release date
304:
301:
300:
295:
294:
287:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
261:
259:
257:
253:
248:
246:
245:Tom McDermott
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
225:Sidney Bechet
217:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
200:New York City
196:
194:
190:
186:
178:
176:
174:
162:
159:
156:
152:
148:
144:
137:
134:
131:
130:
128:
124:
120:
118:Instrument(s)
116:
112:
108:
105:
101:
96:
91:
85:
80:
73:
70:
62:
52:
48:
44:
38:
37:
36:like a résumé
30:
21:
20:
629:. Retrieved
625:
616:
604:. Retrieved
600:
590:
578:. Retrieved
573:
564:
552:. Retrieved
547:
538:
526:. Retrieved
522:
513:
502:
490:. Retrieved
486:
461:. Retrieved
457:
429:Independent
391:
390:
374:Independent
371:May 8, 2015
347:
346:
341:Independent
330:Independent
319:Independent
292:
291:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
249:
221:
212:Philip Glass
197:
182:
172:
171:
69:
56:
51:encyclopedic
33:
288:Discography
189:New Orleans
59:August 2022
34:is written
672:Categories
528:August 14,
492:August 14,
436:References
233:rockabilly
111:California
208:Brian Eno
126:Member of
631:July 26,
606:July 26,
580:July 26,
463:July 26,
418:CD Baby
385:CD Baby
107:Pacifica
554:May 11,
523:OneBeat
241:OffBeat
138:Monocle
92:in 2010
47:neutral
41:Please
407:Label
401:Title
363:Label
357:Title
308:Label
302:Title
262:Awards
252:Gambit
218:Career
113:, U.S.
663:IMDb
633:2022
608:2022
582:2022
556:2022
548:WWNO
530:2022
494:2022
465:2022
210:and
103:Born
49:and
661:at
227:at
674::
624:.
599:.
572:.
546:.
521:.
485:.
473:^
456:.
444:^
214:.
206:,
109:,
635:.
610:.
584:.
558:.
532:.
496:.
467:.
61:)
57:(
53:.
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.