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ART-i-Facts: Great Performances from 40 Years of Jazz at NEC
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Various Artists ART-i-Facts: Great Performances from 40 Years of Jazz at NEC New England Conservatory 2010
For almost 150 years the New England Conservatory has been a repository of learning for musicians from around the world. The institution has maintained a fine sense of history and 40 years ago began a long and intense love affair with Afro-American music, when it became the first major conservatory in the country with a fully accredited Jazz ...
Continue ReadingFall 2025 Season Showcases New England Conservatory's Pathbreaking Vision
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
In its dynamic fall 2025 season,New England Conservatory (NEC) celebrates the legacy of visionary composer and educator Gunther Schuller. In 1967, Schuller began a decade as president of NEC, establishing the first fully accredited Jazz Studies Department at an American conservatory and launching the Third Stream Department. “Nothing like that had ever existed,” NEC Dean and Chief Artistic Officer Hank Mou said. “Gunther Schuller fostered collaborations between artists who hadn’t previously worked together and in doing so laid the groundwork ...
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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies And Contemporary Musical Arts Departments Announce Spring Season
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies and Contemporary Musical Arts Departments announce the Spring 2025 performance season featuring a powerful and wide-ranging series of concerts and events. Highlights include multi-Grammy Award winner Maria Schneider conducting the NEC Jazz Orchestra in a concert of her music; a world premiere by Mehmet Ali Sanlikol with the NEC Jazz Orchestra and a mehter band; CMA students in performances of music by visionaries including guest artist/composer Marc Ribot; acclaimed pianist Jason Moran in a residency ...
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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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Music By Marginalized And Underheard Composers Featured In 'Lost Voices' Streaming Monday, November 30
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Ann Braithwaite
A sung story of trafficked Jewish women, a forgotten form of Macedonian folk music, the little-known work of a once popular Dominican artist, and an edgy, wild tune by Legendary Stardust Cowboy are among the pieces presented in Lost Voices, a concert featuring music by artists missing from the conversation. Performed by the inventive young musicians of New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Contemporary Improvisation (CI) Department at NEC’s iconic Jordan Hall, the event is produced by faculty members Anthony Coleman ...
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New England Conservatory Launches Low-Latency Music-Making Initiative, Leading The Way In Innovative Technology For Musicians And Music Educators
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
The use of this near lagless technology makes NEC the first music institution to undertake such a large-scale initiative using cutting-edge audio-visual technology with live performance and music education New England Conservatory (NEC) and Grammy Award winning vocal faculty member Ian Howell have revolutionized low-latency music-making using cutting edge and affordable technology for musicians and music educators. By pioneering virtually lagless audio-visual elements to enhance digital music making with a setup anyone can assemble at home, NEC’s research and experimentation ...
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The Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra Performs New Works By NEC Jazz Composition Students - Tuesday, April 26 In Jordan Hall
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
The Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra presents a concert featuring new works by NEC jazz composition students on Tuesday, April 26. Coached by renowned pianist/composer and NEC jazz faculty member Frank Carlberg, the ensemble gives its composers the opportunity to learn how to rehearse and conduct a band, as well as have their works heard. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston and is free and open to the public. For more information, ...
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New England Conservatory Presents The NEC Gospel Ensemble And The NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble In Concert On Thursday, April 7 At 8:00 P.M.
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory showcases two of its exceptional student ensembles–The NEC Gospel Ensemble and The NEC Jazz Composers Ensemble–in concert on Thursday, April 7 at 8 p.m. at NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: necmusic.edu or call 617-585-1122. The NEC Gospel Ensemble, coached by Nedelka Prescod, explores contemporary gospel music as it is currently being created and performed. This ensemble works with repertoire composed within ...
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Discover The Musical Innovators Of Tomorrow With CI Salon Nights A Free Series Of Concerts At New England Conservatory, April 5 – 19
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Discover the best improvisers of tomorrow with CI Salon Nights, ten one-hour concerts, Tuesday, April 5, Monday, April 11 and Monday-Tuesday April 18-19, 2016 at New England Conservatory in Boston. These concerts, featuring students from NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation department, take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Each ensemble meets weekly and is coached by a member of NEC's renowned faculty including Mal Barsamian, Linda Chase, Anthony Coleman, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Amir Milstein, ...
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Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With 'in The Mix' A Free Series Of 27 Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz Ensembles Monday, April 11 – Wednesday, May 4
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 26 free 1-hour concerts, Monday, April 11 – Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at New England Conservatory in Boston. These concerts, featuring NEC’s jazz ensembles, take place at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. each evening and are free and open to the public. Go to necmusic.edu or call 617-585-1122 for more details. Each ensemble meets weekly and is coached by a member of NEC's renowned faculty including Jason Moran, John Lockwood, ...
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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab: June 26 to July 1, 2016
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Students ages 14-18 are invited to spend a week in the city eating and breathing jazz with some of the best musicians in the country and make friendships that will last a lifetime at New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab. It’s a one-week intensive program for students from throughout the United States and abroad. Instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome, as are small ensembles. No pre-audition is required. The program takes place Sunday, June 26-Friday, July 1, 2016. Both day and overnight ...
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