Pierce Contemporary Improvisation Series

Donor generosity has allowed NEC to transform a neglected recital hall in NEC's St. Botolph building into Pierce Hall: a new, state-of-the-art performance space. What better place to trumpet the innovative sounds of NEC's student Contemporary Improvisation ensembles? In November and December, April and May, there are dozens of nights when you can make visits to this nightclub, where there's never a cover charge!

6:00pm set
"jazz for non-majors" ensemble coached by Tanya Kalmanovitch
Sam Jones, vocals
Gregory Tompkins, violin
Luke Park, tenor saxophone
Robin Lohrey, piano
Nash Tomey, bass
Sean Van-Winkle, drums

7:00pm set
world music ensemble coached by David Harris
Valerie Thompson, cello
Nima Janmohammadi, ud
Rachel Panitch, violin
Vessela Stoyanova, marimba
Sonny Lalchandani, sitar
Nedelka Prescod, vocals
Christian Contreras, tenor saxophone
Jussi Reijonen, ud
Tal Zilber, piano

8:00pm set
African American Roots ensemble coached by Nedelka Prescod
vocalists Arielle Armstrong, Camille Avery, Connor Baker, Natalie Cadet, Matt Consul, Christian Contreras, Joseph Copeland, Rob Flax, Sarah Jarosz, Eden MacAdam Somer, Kimberly Mayo, Michael Juba Prentky, and David Schockett
with
Vessela Stoyanova, marimba
Rachel Panitch, violin
Charles Burchell, drums

9:00pm set
21st-century ensemble coached by Ted Reichman
Mia Friedman, violin
Andrew Hock, guitar
Jeff Balter, drums
Jeremy Barnett, vibraphone/percussion
Ben Wu, viola
Simon Hanes, bass
Yasmine Azaiez, violin
Sasha Kern, guitar
Nigel Taylor, trumpet