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.
Two super-groups will assure that NEC's second of two evenings at the Jazz Standard goes out with a bang. The 7:30pm set is by an all-star NEC faculty ensemble: George Garzone, saxophone; John McNeil, trumpet; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Hart, drums; and Frank Carlberg, piano. Reedman Marty Ehrlich '77 comes on at 9:30pm with his quartet, which includes Ray Anderson, trombone; and Matt Wilson, drums.
The Jazz Standard is located at 116 E. 27th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues. Tickets are $25, and are valid for one or both sets.
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.
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DUKE ELLINGTON