Plus Master Classes with World-Renowned Performers September 19, 2012 – May 15, 2013
Highlights include a Bob Brookmeyer Memorial Concert, The NEC Jazz Orchestra in concert featuring the music of Miguel Zenón, Randy Weston with The NEC Jazz Orchestra, Faculty Recitals by jazz masters Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst, and Fred Hersch, the Pierce Series - 26 concerts by exceptional student ensembles – and many more
New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Jazz Studies Department announces over 40 free concerts for its 2012-2013 season. Highlights include a Bob Brookmeyer Memorial Concert on Thursday, October 18, 2012, a concert by the NEC Jazz Orchestra featuring the music of Miguel Zenón on February 22, 2013, Randy Weston with the NEC Jazz Orchestra on April 18, 2013, faculty recitals by Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst and Fred Hersch, the Pierce Series, 26 concerts featuring exceptional student ensembles from the Conservatory’s Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation departments, two concerts given by the NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra and NEC Prep students in a Jazz Combo Festival. All concerts are free and open to the public, except for the Miguel Zenón event.
NEC’s Jazz Studies Department was the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a music conservatory. With a faculty that has included six MacArthur “genius" grant recipients (3 now teaching) and four NEA Jazz Masters, and alumni that reads like a who’s who of jazz, NEC’s Jazz Studies Program, now in its 43rd year, has spawned numerous Grammy winning composers and performers. As Mike West writes in JazzTimes: “NEC’s jazz studies department is among the most acclaimed and successful in the world; so says the roster of visionary artists that have comprised both its faculty and alumni.” The program currently has 61 undergraduate and 45 graduate students from 12 countries.
Events are as follows:
Fall 2012
All concerts at 8 p.m. except Pierce Series Concerts which take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m.
Wed., September 19 1:30 p.m.
Master Class: Fred Hersch with Drew Gress and Eric McPherson
Brown Hall
Thursday, September 27
Music of Dave Holland
Brown Hall
Featuring NEC student ensembles coached by Dave Holland.
Thursday, September 27 1 p.m.
Master Class: Jason Moran
Keller Room
Thursday, October 11
Dominique Eade Faculty Recital
Jordan Hall
Monday, October 15
Ken Schaphorst Faculty Recital
Jordan Hall
Thursday, October 18
Bob Brookmeyer Memorial Concert
Jordan Hall
With NEC Jazz Orchestra
Monday, November 12
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, November 13
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, November 14
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, November 15
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Monday, November 19
Jam Session
Brown Hall
Tuesday, November 20
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Monday, November 26
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, November 27
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, November 28
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, November 29
NEC Jazz Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Rebirth of the Third Stream
Monday, December 3
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, December 4 1 p.m.
Master Class: Jason Moran
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, December 4
Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra
Brown Hall
Thursday, December 6
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Friday, December 7
Master Class: Jason Moran
Brown Hall
Monday, December 10
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, December 11
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, December 12
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, December 12
NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra
Brown Hall
Spring 2013
All concerts at 8 p.m. except Pierce Series Concerts which take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m.
Saturdays, January 12 & 19
NEC Prep Jazz Combo Festival
Saint Botolph Bldg.
Room G 01
Monday, January 28
Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation
Faculty Spotlight Concert
Jordan Hall
Friday, February 22
Music of Miguel Zenón
Jordan Hall
Zenón with NEC Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday, March 12
Fred Hersch Faculty Recital
Jordan Hall
Monday, April 1
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 2
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, April 3
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 4
Jam Session
Brown Hall
Monday, April 8
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 9
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, April 10
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 11
Jazz, The Next Generation
Brown Hall
Monday, April 15
Honors Jazz and Wild Card
Jordan Hall
Tuesday, April 16
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, April 17
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 18
Music of Randy Weston
Jordan Hall
Weston with the NEC Jazz Orchestra
Monday, April 22
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 23
Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Wednesday, April 24
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 25
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Monday, April 29
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 30
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Saturdays, May 11 & 18
NEC Prep Jazz Combo Festival
Saint Botolph Bldg. Room G 01
Wednesday, May 15
NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department was the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a music conservatory. The brainchild of Gunther Schuller who moved quickly to incorporate jazz into the curriculum when he became President of the Conservatory in 1967, the unprecedented program was approved by the National Association of Schools of Music and began offering classes in September 1969. Closely allied to the Jazz Studies program was his Third Stream department (now Contemporary Improvisation), which came along a few years later, building bridges between classical music, jazz and related genres.
Jazz Studies faculty have included Carl Atkins, Jaki Byard, Jimmy Giuffre, six MacArthur “Genius” grant recipients (Steve Lacy, George Russell, Ran Blake, Gunther Schuller, Miguel Zenón and Jason Moran) and four NEA Jazz Masters (Schuller, Bob Brookmeyer, Russell and Ron Carter). Current faculty, led by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, are among the most distinguished jazz artists of today: Jerry Bergonzi, Ran Blake, Luis Bonilla, Anthony Coleman, Dominique Eade, Billy Hart, Fred Hersch, Dave Holland, Cecil McBee, Donny McCaslin, John McNeil, Jason Moran, Bob Moses, Brad Shepik and Miguel Zenon, among others.
Prominent NEC alumni include Darcy James Argue, Bruce Barth, Richie Barshay, Don Byron, Regina Carter, Freddy Cole, Marilyn Crispell, Dave Douglas, Marty Ehrlich, Ricky Ford, Satoko Fujii, Jerome Harris, Fred Hersch, Roger Kellaway, Mat Maneri, Harvey Mason, Andy McGhee, Bill McHenry, John Medeski, Vaughn Monroe, Michael Moore, Noah Preminger, Jamie Saft, George Schuller, Luciana Souza, Chris Speed, Cecil Taylor, Daniel Tepfer, Cuong Vu, Phil Wilson, Bo Winiker, Bernie Worrell and Rachel Z. As of the 2012-2013 school year, the program has 61 undergraduate and 45 graduate students representing 12 countries.
Highlights include a Bob Brookmeyer Memorial Concert, The NEC Jazz Orchestra in concert featuring the music of Miguel Zenón, Randy Weston with The NEC Jazz Orchestra, Faculty Recitals by jazz masters Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst, and Fred Hersch, the Pierce Series - 26 concerts by exceptional student ensembles – and many more
New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Jazz Studies Department announces over 40 free concerts for its 2012-2013 season. Highlights include a Bob Brookmeyer Memorial Concert on Thursday, October 18, 2012, a concert by the NEC Jazz Orchestra featuring the music of Miguel Zenón on February 22, 2013, Randy Weston with the NEC Jazz Orchestra on April 18, 2013, faculty recitals by Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst and Fred Hersch, the Pierce Series, 26 concerts featuring exceptional student ensembles from the Conservatory’s Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation departments, two concerts given by the NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra and NEC Prep students in a Jazz Combo Festival. All concerts are free and open to the public, except for the Miguel Zenón event.
NEC’s Jazz Studies Department was the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a music conservatory. With a faculty that has included six MacArthur “genius" grant recipients (3 now teaching) and four NEA Jazz Masters, and alumni that reads like a who’s who of jazz, NEC’s Jazz Studies Program, now in its 43rd year, has spawned numerous Grammy winning composers and performers. As Mike West writes in JazzTimes: “NEC’s jazz studies department is among the most acclaimed and successful in the world; so says the roster of visionary artists that have comprised both its faculty and alumni.” The program currently has 61 undergraduate and 45 graduate students from 12 countries.
Events are as follows:
Fall 2012
All concerts at 8 p.m. except Pierce Series Concerts which take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m.
Wed., September 19 1:30 p.m.
Master Class: Fred Hersch with Drew Gress and Eric McPherson
Brown Hall
Thursday, September 27
Music of Dave Holland
Brown Hall
Featuring NEC student ensembles coached by Dave Holland.
Thursday, September 27 1 p.m.
Master Class: Jason Moran
Keller Room
Thursday, October 11
Dominique Eade Faculty Recital
Jordan Hall
Monday, October 15
Ken Schaphorst Faculty Recital
Jordan Hall
Thursday, October 18
Bob Brookmeyer Memorial Concert
Jordan Hall
With NEC Jazz Orchestra
Monday, November 12
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, November 13
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, November 14
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, November 15
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Monday, November 19
Jam Session
Brown Hall
Tuesday, November 20
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Monday, November 26
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, November 27
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, November 28
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, November 29
NEC Jazz Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Rebirth of the Third Stream
Monday, December 3
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, December 4 1 p.m.
Master Class: Jason Moran
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, December 4
Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra
Brown Hall
Thursday, December 6
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Friday, December 7
Master Class: Jason Moran
Brown Hall
Monday, December 10
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, December 11
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, December 12
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, December 12
NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra
Brown Hall
Spring 2013
All concerts at 8 p.m. except Pierce Series Concerts which take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m.
Saturdays, January 12 & 19
NEC Prep Jazz Combo Festival
Saint Botolph Bldg.
Room G 01
Monday, January 28
Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation
Faculty Spotlight Concert
Jordan Hall
Friday, February 22
Music of Miguel Zenón
Jordan Hall
Zenón with NEC Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday, March 12
Fred Hersch Faculty Recital
Jordan Hall
Monday, April 1
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 2
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, April 3
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 4
Jam Session
Brown Hall
Monday, April 8
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 9
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, April 10
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 11
Jazz, The Next Generation
Brown Hall
Monday, April 15
Honors Jazz and Wild Card
Jordan Hall
Tuesday, April 16
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Wednesday, April 17
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 18
Music of Randy Weston
Jordan Hall
Weston with the NEC Jazz Orchestra
Monday, April 22
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 23
Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Wednesday, April 24
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Thursday, April 25
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Monday, April 29
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Tuesday, April 30
Pierce Series
Pierce Hall
Saturdays, May 11 & 18
NEC Prep Jazz Combo Festival
Saint Botolph Bldg. Room G 01
Wednesday, May 15
NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra
Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department was the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a music conservatory. The brainchild of Gunther Schuller who moved quickly to incorporate jazz into the curriculum when he became President of the Conservatory in 1967, the unprecedented program was approved by the National Association of Schools of Music and began offering classes in September 1969. Closely allied to the Jazz Studies program was his Third Stream department (now Contemporary Improvisation), which came along a few years later, building bridges between classical music, jazz and related genres.
Jazz Studies faculty have included Carl Atkins, Jaki Byard, Jimmy Giuffre, six MacArthur “Genius” grant recipients (Steve Lacy, George Russell, Ran Blake, Gunther Schuller, Miguel Zenón and Jason Moran) and four NEA Jazz Masters (Schuller, Bob Brookmeyer, Russell and Ron Carter). Current faculty, led by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, are among the most distinguished jazz artists of today: Jerry Bergonzi, Ran Blake, Luis Bonilla, Anthony Coleman, Dominique Eade, Billy Hart, Fred Hersch, Dave Holland, Cecil McBee, Donny McCaslin, John McNeil, Jason Moran, Bob Moses, Brad Shepik and Miguel Zenon, among others.
Prominent NEC alumni include Darcy James Argue, Bruce Barth, Richie Barshay, Don Byron, Regina Carter, Freddy Cole, Marilyn Crispell, Dave Douglas, Marty Ehrlich, Ricky Ford, Satoko Fujii, Jerome Harris, Fred Hersch, Roger Kellaway, Mat Maneri, Harvey Mason, Andy McGhee, Bill McHenry, John Medeski, Vaughn Monroe, Michael Moore, Noah Preminger, Jamie Saft, George Schuller, Luciana Souza, Chris Speed, Cecil Taylor, Daniel Tepfer, Cuong Vu, Phil Wilson, Bo Winiker, Bernie Worrell and Rachel Z. As of the 2012-2013 school year, the program has 61 undergraduate and 45 graduate students representing 12 countries.
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