In the Mix

How do you like your music?

Hot? Contemporary? Crazy? Smooth?

It's all here in the mix, with dozens of club-style sets in November and December, usually three different acts each night. Tonight the mix includes Contemporary Improvisation groups that emphasize songwriting, world music, and African-American roots.

These student ensembles are the club headliners of tomorrow—coached by leading jazz and improvising artists from the New England Conservatory faculty.

7:00pm set
Songwriter’s Ensemble
coached by Eden MacAdam-Somer
Rebecca Sullivan, vocals
Abby Swidler, viola
Hui Weng, guzheng
Rachel Panitch, violin
Abigale Reisman, violin
Dylan McKinstry, mando
Val Thompson, cello
Steven Gordon, piano
Dan Karp, bass
Peter Negroponte, drums

8:00pm set
World Music Ensemble
coached by Amir Milstein
Natalie Cadet, Deepti Navaratna, Lukas Papenfusscline, vocals
Rachel Panitch, violin
Daniel Pencer, woodwinds
Ilya Portnov, harmonica
Zoe Christiansen, clarinet
Steven Gordon, piano
Jacob Means, guitar
Sonny Lalchandani, sitar
Simon Willson, bass
Joe Musacchia, percussion
Vessela Stoyanova, percussion

9:00pm set
African American Roots Ensemble
coached by Nedelka Prescod
Natalie Cadet, vocals
Ilya Portnov, harmonica
Ben Andrews, violin
Rachel Panitch, violin
Anna Patton, clarinet
Abby Swidler, violin
Alexander Monti, vocals, guitar
Andria Nicodemou, percussion
Sonny Lalchandani, sitar