Ira
Schulman, originally from Chicago,
is a musician specializing in wind
and percussion instruments.
Active in Chicago jazz scene from the late
1940s, he was an early generation bebopper-modernist along with friends and
colleagues Cy Touff, Hal Russell, Bill Russo, Joe Daley, Kenny Mann, Eddie
Baker, Jimmy Gourley and Ira Sullivan.
During 50’s,
he recorded with Bill Russo’s
Experiment in Jazz Band and played
various jazz clubs including Blue
Note, Hi Note, Capitol Show Lounge,
and also played with Woody Herman, Charlie Spivak and Boyd Raeburn Big Band.
In 1958,
he moved to Los Angeles, worked at
Warner Bros.-TV recording with Fred Karlin. Worked locally with Bob
Crosby, Onzy Mathews, Gerald Wilson,
also toured the international
circuit with Don Ellis Jazz Band as
a featured soloist. Recorded with
Don Ellis