Judith Steinmeyer is a nationallyrecognized violinist and music educator whose career spans orchestral, operatic, jazz, and studio performance. A former Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force Band based at Bolling AFB in Washington, D.C., she performed globally with the Strolling Strings and Symphony Orchestra, providing both morale support for U.S. troops and musical diplomacy for dignitaries including Queen Beatrix, Prince Charles, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Steinmeyer is the founder of Swing 456, a Gypsy Jazz/Swing ensemble inspired by the American standards of the 1930s and 40s melding classical violin technique with the energy of Parisian jazz clubs. She has performed at world-renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and has appeared for four U.S. Presidents and numerous heads of state.
Steinmeyer has also led performances for legendary artists such as Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, Ricky Skaggs Family, and Luciano Pavarotti. She has extensive studio experience recording soundtracks, albums, radio, and television broadcasts, and was a long-time voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY Awards).
Since relocating to Jacksonville, FL in 2002 with her husband of over 40 years, renowned trombonist David Steinmeyer, she has continued to perform as a concertmaster and section player with a wide range of orchestras including the First Coast Opera, the University of Florida Opera, and the Jacksonville Symphony Opera.
“I really enjoy making music. I’m available now by request and I’m not really playing as much in groups because life happened. I have my parents and my husband to take care of now,” says Steinmeyer.
