photo by Andrew Hurlbut
Ken Schaphorst, chair of NEC's College jazz studies department, founded this Preparatory student jazz orchestra in 2008. In addition to its concerts at NEC, the group has been a perennial attraction at Boston's First Night on New Year's Eve.
Bob Brookmeyer Ding Dong Ding
Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh, arr. Nelson Riddle Witchcraft
with vocal soloist Maegan Tucker
Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn Star-Crossed Lovers
Gil Evans/Miles Davis Miles Ahead
Frank Foster Simone
Airto Moreira, arr. YJO Mixing (Misturada)
Charlie Parker, arr. Bill Holman Billie's Bounce
Cole Porter, arr. Nelson Riddle
I've Got You under My Skin
with vocal soloist Soo Jeong Choi
Jerome Richardson, arr. Thad Jones Groove Merchant
Ken Schaphorst Global Sweat
Eamon Shiel, alto and soprano saxophone
Michael Bliss, alto and soprano saxophone
Jake Abramson, tenor saxophone and clarinet
Zachary Balder, tenor saxophone
Christian Mobru-Pachas, baritone saxophone
David Baylies, trumpet
Tucker Gordon, trumpet
Aquiles Navarro, trumpet
Eric Stilwell, trombone
Brian Wendel, trombone
Ben Kaufman, trombone
Robert Sacks, trombone
Paul Bloom, piano
Jeremy Bernstein, guitar
Alice Terrett, bass
Harrison Honor, drums
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CHARLES IVES