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Hot & Cool: New England Conservatory Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Jazz Studies in 2009-10
Two Weeklong Series of Concerts in Boston and New York Feature Distinguished Faculty, Alumni, Students Headliner Performance at NEC Stars Wayne Shorter Quartet with NEC Philharmonia Clinics, Community Events Take the Festivities into Schools, Neighborhoods New England Conservatory will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of its first-in-the-nation Jazz Studies program during the 2009-10 academic year. Spotlighting some ...
NEC Announces Appointments of Pianist-Composer Fred Hersch and Saxophonist Miguel Zenon to the Jazz Studies Faculty
Hersch ’77 a Three-Time Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim Fellow Zenon a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant Recipient at 32 As it looks forward to celebrating 40 Years of Jazz at NEC in 2009/10, New England Conservatory has announced the appointment of two outstanding musicians to its jazz studies faculty: pianist–composer Fred Hersch, an alumnus of the Class ...
What NEC Means to Me – Alumni Speak Out
“Everything that I have done throughout my career has been based on the lessons that I learned at NEC. Studying in the Afro-American Music and Third Stream Music Departments (precursor of today's CI Dept.) I was taught the one-two combination of ear training and developing my own style. My teachers - Jaki Byard, Joe Maneri, Bob ...
Jeremy Udden: Plainville
by Troy Collins
Former Either/Orchestra saxophonist Jeremy Udden's sophomore album, Plainville is dedicated to his rural Massachusetts hometown of the same name. Drawing on some of his earliest musical inspirations, this varied session integrates alt-country, folk, and rock influences into a jazz context. Continuing a conceptual thread begun on his debut, Torchsongs (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006) this record ...
The Gregg August Large Ensemble Commissioned Series at Jazz Gallery April 10 and 11
Two nights, April 10 & 11, 2009 -- sets at 9:00 & 10:30 pm The Jazz Gallery is proud to announce the fourth event of our Large Ensemble Commissions Series: two evenings with the brilliant bassist, composer and bandleader Gregg August, who will lead the Gregg August Large Ensemble in the premiere of a newly commissioned ...
Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club: Adventures
by Troy Collins
A longstanding veteran of the Boston jazz scene, multi-instrumentalist Charlie Kohlhase's skills as a bandleader were honed as a member of the esteemed Either/Orchestra and through collaborations with legendary saxophonist John Tchicai. The Explorer's Club is his newest venture, a powerhouse line-up featuring two drummers. Encompassing a range of dynamics, from AACM styled impressionism and Mingus-inspired ...
Sarah DeLeo: I'm In Heaven Tonight
by C. Michael Bailey
On The Nearness of You (Self Produced, 2006), vocalist Sarah DeLeo exhibited her diaphanous, spherical voice on a collection of off-the-beaten path standards, all well suited to her most welcome, conservative vocal style. She does not veer far from this approach on I'm In Heaven Tonight, again choosing songs that have not been thoroughly ...
Scott Reeves Quintet: Shape Shifter
by Dan McClenaghan
Scott Reeves' Shape Shifter could be called a standard live mainstream affair in that the tunes are, in part, vehicles for some stretching out by the soloists. But the sound slips out of the “standard" description, with its atmosphere of adventure and edgy energy, and an approach that more than hints at the avant-garde, in a ...
White Rocket: White Rocket
by J Hunter
Carnatic music--a product of southern India--is primarily performed by small groups, usually with a vocalist accompanied by some type of instrumental soloist; a rhythm section maintains the foundation and the drone during the performances. Although White Rocket's jazz inclinations give improvisation a bigger role then in standard Carnatic form, each piece on its debut disc has ...
Jessica Jones: More "Word"
by Mark Corroto
Tenor saxophonist Jessica Jones has worked with the likes of Joseph Jarman, Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Steve Coleman and Peter Apfelbaum. A current resident of Brooklyn, NY, she lives with her saxophonist/husband Tony and is a long time jazz educator focusing on children to develop their talent for improvising, composition and oral tradition.
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