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Article: Catching Up With

Magos Herrera: Rebirth in New York

by Gabriel Medina Arenas
June 12, 2014

New York City became the new jazz mecca during the 1920s, when many top jazz musicians from Chicago and the rest of the U.S. migrated to the Big Apple. Jazz musicians from around the globe moved there every decade, knowing New York has some of the top jazz venues in the world, a dozen jazz festivals, ...

News: Performance / Tour

An Evening With A Superband: Mike Pope & The House Of Cardinals Featuring Mike Pope, Eldar Djangirov, Joe Locke, Bob Franceschini & Mauricio Zottarelli

May 15, 2014

Cambridge, MA: Cambridge's jazz hotspot—the Regattabar—will present An Evening with A Superband: Mike Pope & the House of Cardinals featuring acoustic and electric bassist and composer Mike Pope, pianist Eldar Djangirov, vibraphonist Joe Locke, saxophonist Bob Franceschini and drummer Mauricio Zottarelli on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 7:30 PM. The Regattabar is located in the Charles Hotel, ...

News: Recording

Fresh Sound Records To Release Guitarist Rotem Sivan’s Exceptional New Trio CD "For Emotional Use Only"

May 14, 2014

Israeli-Born, NYC-Based Guitarist Earning Wide Praise As “A True Artist” Barcelona, Spain, May 13, 2014 — Fresh Sound Records, a Spanish record label specializing in American jazz, announces the September 2 release of For Emotional Use Only, a new album by New York City based jazz guitarist Rotem Sivan. Watch the EPK video: Rotem Sivan Trio ...

News: Award / Grant

New England Conservatory Announces 13 Winners In 37th Annual Downbeat Student Music Awards

May 12, 2014

Winners include Incoming and Current Students and Awards from Programs run by NEC Alumni New England Conservatory announces 13 winners from the 37th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards. The awards, considered one of the top student music competitions in the world, feature categories for junior high, high school and university music students and bands. The 2014 ...

News: Event

New England Conservatory Presents Jazz Vocalist And Pianist Vanessa Morris

May 6, 2014

In Concert on Friday, May 30 at NEC’s Brown Hall Join jazz vocalist and pianist and NEC faculty member Vanessa Morris as she performs a selection of original compositions, jazz standards, and spirituals from the African-American folklore tradition on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m in NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. The concert ...

News: Event

New England Conservatory Prep Presents The NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra Conducted By Ken Schaphorst

May 6, 2014

Tuesday, May 20 in NEC’s Jordan Hall New England Conservatory Prep presents the NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra conducted by Ken Schaphorst in a concert featuring a wide selection of music by composers Randy Weston, Ken Schaphorst, Donny McCaslin, Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie and more, all performed by middle and high school students in the NEC Youth ...

News: Award / Grant

New England Conservatory Jazz Alumna Matana Roberts Receives Doris Duke Impact Award

April 30, 2014

Program will give awards to 100 artists over the next five years New England Conservatory jazz alumna Matana Roberts '03 M.M. is one of 20 individuals in the first class of Doris Duke Impact Awards, presented by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Roberts will receive an unrestricted cash grant of as much as $80,000. The Impact ...

News: Award / Grant

Mwalim Daphunkee Professor Wins "Best Male Jazz" In The 2014 New England Urban Music Awards

April 28, 2014

Third win in even year cycle for 'NDN Jazz' artist. Competition particularly stiff this year. BOSTON, MA - The Hibernian Hall auditorium erupted with applause as Mwalim *7) - DaPhunkee Professor (Morgan James Peters) took to the stage to accept his “Best Male Jazz" award at the 9th Annual Urban Music Awards, followed by a performance ...

News: Education

Placido Domingo Awarded Honorary Doctorate

April 9, 2014

Renowned tenor and international conductor Placido Domingo was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree by Berklee College of Music at its campus in Valencia, Spain on Friday. The event took place at the Teatro Martín i Soler of the Palau de les Arts and was attended by local government officials and dignitaries and Berklee’s Valencia ...

News: Education

Berklee's Valencia Campus Opens Applications For Its Summer Programs And Launches New Summer Study Abroad

April 8, 2014

Berklee College of Music has opened the application process for this year’s summer programs to be held at its Valencia campus in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Spain. This year, Berklee presents a six-week Summer Study Abroad program for the first time, giving undergraduate students from Berklee and other international music institutions the ...