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David Schnitter

David Schnitter, American saxophonist and educator

Born
March 19, 1948
Age in 2026
78
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1948

About David Schnitter

David Schnitter (born March 19, 1948, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Schnitter played clarinet as a youth and switched to tenor sax at age 15. After moving to New York City he played with Ted Dunbar and then became a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1974 to 1979. He played with Freddie Hubbard from 1979 to 1981 and also worked with Frank Foster, Charles Earland, Groove Holmes and Sonny Stitt even recording with Stitt on Sonny's 1975 album, In Walked Sonny. He recorded for Muse Records from 1976 to 1981. Schnitter has performed regularly at Smalls Jazz Club and Fat Cat in Manhattan and has toured in Europe. He was on faculty at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music since 1994. He has since dropped out of sight and his whereabouts are unknown. Schnitter has been currently performing regularly at Smalls Jazz Club and Fat Cat in Manhattan, as well as touring in Europe.

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The world when David Schnitter was born

David Schnitter was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1948

  • #1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
  • Top movieHamlet
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
  • Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
  • Top headlineState of Israel declared
  • Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
  • Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
  • Notable inventionVelcro
  • World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
  • U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Schnitter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19482026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$8,300$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population146.6M341 million

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