Jazz Small Ensembles: Morris, Dijkstra, and Gilkes Ensembles

This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community: https://necmusic.edu/streaming-eben-jordan

THREE SETS: 7 PM, 8 PM, & 9 PM

7:00pm- Morris/Dijkstra Ensemble

These ensembles focus on understanding the methodologies of the music known as "Free Jazz" and "Free Improvisation" using compositions and ideas by Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Albert Ayler, Henry Threadgill, Julius Hemphill, Sun Ra, Steve Lacy, Eric Dolphy, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker and others.

Jorrit Dijkstra, coach
Yifei Zhou, voice
Shota Renwick, saxophone
Lemuel Marc, trumpet
Nikita Manin, clarinet
Yangyi Mao, guitar
Jake Walters, piano
Samantha Reiss, bass
Kabir Adhiya-Kumar, drums

8:00pm- Jazz Composers’ Workshop 

The Jazz Composers Ensemble is a workshop-style ensemble, where students are invited to write for each other. Attention towards the group sound, the improvisational concepts, the rehearsal process, and the feedback from the ensemble members are as important as the compositions and sketches themselves. Assignments focus around themes such as through-composed charts, one-page tunes, graphic scores, solo or duo pieces, and open-form compositions.

Jorrit Dijkstra, coach
Ariel Vera, voice
Lemuel Marc, trumpet
Garrett Frees, saxophone
Jonathan Paik, piano
Rotem Eylam, guitar
William Stark, bass
Caleb Montague, drums

9:00pm- Gilkes Ensemble

This ensemble will focus on composing, arranging, and performing original music and standards with an emphasis on developing an overall group sound. Students will develop their technical as well as verbal rehearsal skills in order to get the most out of their compositions and improvisations.

Marshall Gilkes, coach
Yifan Yue, voice
Yimin Ji, trombone
Will Fredendall, flute
Garrett Frees, saxophone
Kai Burns, guitar
Samantha Reiss, bass
Alex Yoo, drums