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New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Student And Alumni Chosen For 2026 Jazz Gallery Residency Commissions
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Bassist/composer Hannah Marks (’26), a master’s student in New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies program studying with Frank Carlberg and Anna Webber, and alumni pianist Jonathan Paik (’23) have been chosen for 2026 Residency Commissions by The Jazz Gallery. Given to three emerging artists annually, the commissions grant talented composers and bandleaders the resources to work on large-scale projects that will have enduring and transformative effects on their creative development. “I'm extremely proud of Jonathan Paik and Hannah Marks for being ...
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John McNeil Memorial Concert On Monday, February 23 Honors The Longtime New England Conservatory Faculty Member With Performances By Faculty, Students, And Alumni
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
The John McNeil Memorial Concert features NEC faculty, students, and alumni in performances honoring the longtime NEC faculty member, who passed away in 2024. Faculty and alumni performers include saxophonist Allan Chase, pianist Frank Carlberg, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, pianist Randy Ingram, pianist Ethan Iverson, trumpeter Jason Palmer, pianist Mark Shilansky, vocalist Allegra Levy, saxophonist Noah Preminger, trumpeter {{David Adewumi, trumpeter Mark Tipton, and saxophonist Jeremy Udden. The concert is on Monday, February 23, 7:30 p.m. at Jordan Hall. Admission is ...
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Announcing Smoke Jazz Club’s February Line-up With Pianist Jacky Terrasson, Eric Alexander Quartet, Jazz Messengers Alumni, And A Special Valentine’s Week With Beloved Vocalist Mary Stallings
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AMT Public Relations
SMOKE Jazz Club welcomes back some of today’s leading artists in February. For five nights during Valentine’s Week (Feb 12-16), the remarkable vocalist Mary Stallings returns to SMOKE with her warm tone and vocal virtuosity. Wowing jazz fans for over six decades, Stallings is well into her 80s, still singing and swinging. No stranger to the SMOKE stage, French pianist Jacky Terrasson leads his Trio (Feb 5-9). “It’s a special treat to get to see this ebullient artist up close ...
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New England Conservatory Alumni And Faculty Recognized In New York Times And Downbeat Magazine
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Recordings by New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been recognized in the New York Times’ Best Jazz Albums of 2024 and DownBeat magazine’s Best Albums of 2024, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world’s leading musicians. You Think This America by the trio Tarbaby, which includes drummer and NEC faculty member Nasheet Waits, was named the No. 1 Jazz Album of the Year by the New York Times. Frank London ’80 earned the No. 8 spot for Spirit Stronger ...
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80+ New England Conservatory Alumni, Faculty Receive Grammy Nominations
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
More than 80 New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been honored with 41 Grammy nominations, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world's leading musicians. NEC-affiliated artists have been nominated across 27 categories for this year’s Grammy Awards, with winners to be announced at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Lake Street Dive, which includes NEC alumni Rachael Price ’07, Bridget Kearney ’08, and Michael Calabrese ’07, received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for ...
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New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Program Shines A Spotlight On Alumni Including Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, John Medeski
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts program showcases the musical achievements of department alumni with Coast to Coast, a month-long celebration June 1 – 30, 2023. Featured are artists in a wide array of genres including jazz, folk, klezmer, Indian classical, bluegrass, original music and more. “We couldn’t think of a better way to cap our 50th Anniversary Celebration than shining a light on our brilliant alumni,” says department Co-Chair Eden MacAdam-Somer. “By highlighting their performances during one single month, ...
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June 17: New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Program Shines A Spotlight On Alumni With Live At The Burren
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Program shines a spotlight on alumni with Live at the Burren on Saturday, June 17. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a performance by the Lucy Little Trio featuring Little (violin), Miguel Landestoy (piano), and Kelly Bray (trumpet). A solo performance by NYC-based singer/songwriter Katie Martucci follows. Headlining the show is Grammy-nominated vocalist Farayi Malek, a NEC faculty member and CMA alumna whose music has been described as “skillfully managing to walk the ...
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New England Conservatory Students And Alumni Win Grow Your Art Grants
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship team is proud to announce the winners of this year's Grow Your Art grants. Totaling $12,000, the grants have been awarded to Akenya Seymour (‘14), Amanda Ekery (’18 MM), and Anna Abondolo (’22) and Jonathan Starks (’20). They will support “Moon in the 4th,” a sonically eclectic and deeply personal work that explores the nuance of identity, spirituality, esotericism and love; El Paso Jazz Girls, which creates a support system for female musicians; and ORDER, ...
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New England Conservatory Alumni Win Grow Your Art Grants During Maria Schneider Residency
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship team is proud to announce the winners of this year's Grow Your Art grants. Totaling $13,500 the grants have been awarded to NEC alumni Emily Eng, Darynn Dean, Rafael Natan, and Linda Numagami. They will support a microgrant program for Black, Latinx, and Native American music students; a series of concerts and film screenings around women in jazz; an accessible School of Arts and Social Justice; and a clarinet festival. Grow Your Art grants are ...
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Forbes Names Berklee, Julliard, NYU Top Colleges For Alumni Success in Entertainment
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HypeBot
NYU, Julliard, and Berklee were the top three on a new Forbes list of the top 15 schools in the U.S. that produce alumni who have achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the entertainment industry. Alongside Harvard, Yale, Brown, UCLA, Forbes cited Berklee for the “sheer number of Grammy winners who have attended the music school” including Charlie Puth B.M. '13, Annie Clark '03 of St. Vincent, and John Mayer '98. 15. Syracuse University 14. Wesleyan University 13. Carnegie Mellon University 12. Dartmouth College ...
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