During the 2019–2020 academic year, NEC is hosting Jazz50, a series of events and concerts in Boston and New York featuring a selection of the school’s jazz alumni, faculty, and students, plus special guests. For more information, check out necmusic.edu/jazz50.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Luciana Souza: Grow Your Art Residency Concert
7:30 pm, Brown Hall
Grammy-winning NEC alum Luciana Souza will return to her alma mater November 3–7, 2019 for a collaborative residency with NEC’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department, where she will work with students and discuss the music business, ways to take charge of one’s career, and more. The residency will culminate in this performance with NEC students.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The Music of Gunther Schuller
7:30 pm, Jordan Hall
To honor Gunther Schuller’s musical vision, his compositions and arrangements will be performed by the NEC Jazz Orchestra with the help of his son and NEC alum, George Schuller.
New York City
Thursday, March 19, 2020
NEC Jazz50 Faculty All-Stars
7:30 and 9:30 pm, Jazz Standard
NEC alum and former faculty member Fred Hersch will join fellow jazz leaders and current faculty members Donny McCaslin, Billy Hart, and Cecil McBee.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Dominique Eade and Fred Hersch
7:30 and 9:30 pm, Jazz Standard
NEC faculty member Dominique Eade was the first jazz artist to receive NEC’s prestigious Artist Diploma and is the teacher of many prominent jazz vocalists, including Sofia Koutsovitis, Jo Lawry, Michael Mayo, Rachael Price, Luciana Souza, and Sara Serpa. She will be joined by NEC alum and former faculty member Fred Hersch for this performance.
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society and NEC Alumni Big Band
8 pm, Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
Prominent jazz composer and NEC alum Darcy James Argue and his ensemble will join forces with fellow alums Dominique Eade, Marty Ehrlich, Brian Landrus, Tony Kadleck, Curtis Hasselbring, Josh Roseman, Jennifer Wharton, Frank Carlberg, Jerome Harris, and Kim Cass.
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