Jaki Byard's 100th Birthday Panel Discussion
Join Ken Schaphorst, Carl Atkins, Jed Levy, and Jason Moran for a pre-concert panel discussion about the life and work of Jaki Byard. Byard was one of the cornerstones of the groundbreaking Afro-American Music and Jazz Studies Department assembled by Carl Atkins and Gunther Schuller at NEC in 1969. Byard combined an unparalleled encyclopedic knowledge of the history of jazz with an openness to the most contemporary avant-garde styles. The panel will reflect on Byard’s influence, both at NEC and in the larger jazz community.
This event will be in-person and also livestreamed.
In celebration of Jaki Byard’s 100th Birthday, the NEC Jazz Orchestra will play repertoire from Jaki Byard’s Apollo Stompers, including “Aluminum Baby,” “Spanish Tinge” and “Up Jumps One.”