photo by Matthew Mendoza
At New England Conservatory, jazz runs hot in young musicians'
veins. It means the blaze of improvisation and individual creativity,
the warmth of interaction in small ensembles. Experimentation is
encouraged. And that's cool!
This tradition goes back 40 years,
when NEC launched the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a
music conservatory. In celebrating the 40th anniversary of this
creative first, NEC dips into the past, present, and future, with a
week of club dates in New York. A similar series of club appearances
set Boston's jazz clubs ablaze back in October.
New York's bustling 42nd Street is the setting for a grand assembly of NEC jazz stars at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill, with radio announcer Josh Jackson, host of WBGO's "The Checkout," as master of ceremonies.
The ever-growing artist roster includes vocalist Dominique Eade; multi-instrumentalist/singer Sarah Jarosz '13; guitarist Joe Morris; pianists Ran Blake, John Medeski '88, Jason Moran, Matthew Shipp '84, and Bernie Worrell '67; drummers Anton Fig '75 and Billy Martin; turntablist DJ Logic; and Lake Street Dive. Doors open at 6pm, and performances begin at 8pm. Plan on staying till the end!
B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 W. 42nd Street, just off of Times Square.
Complete schedule of New York Jazz40 events:
2010-03-20 Cornelia Street Café Anthony Coleman; Jeremy Udden
2010-03-21 Jazz at Lincoln Center George Russell panel
2010-03-21 Cornelia Street Café André Matos
2010-03-22 55 Bar The Public Option; Noah Preminger
2010-03-23 The Jazz Standard Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
2010-03-24 The Jazz Standard All-star faculty ensemble; Marty Ehrlich
2010-03-25 Douglass Street Music Collective New Mellow Edwards; alumni jam
2010-03-26 Joe's Pub Vocalist showcase
2010-03-26 Cornelia Street Café John McNeil/Bill McHenry Quartet
2010-03-27 B.B. King's NEC
jazz stars
More on NEC's Jazz40 celebrations.
Are you an NEC faculty member or student who is giving a school concert? Submit your artist and repertoire information now!
SARAH VAUGHAN