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Frank Battisti, Veronica Jochum, John Moriarty, and Gregory Smith will be honored as Faculty Emeriti at Commencement 2019.

“At NEC I worked hard not to play like anyone else. I found my own voice,” says Fujii, who studied with Paul Bley at NEC.

The NEC Jazz Orchestra celebrated the 100th anniversary of Nat King Cole's birth with special guest Freddy Cole ’56, hon. DM ’12, Nat King Cole’s brother and an NEC alumnus.

Jazz piano faculty Ethan Iverson and Piano faculty Bruce Brubaker are featured in this New York Times musical roundup.

In this series, we're taking you through the daily lives of students at NEC. Follow along in this day in the life of Jazz student and mandolin player Simon Dunson, and then take a look at how violinist Abigail Hong spends her time at NEC.

At his home in New York, composer Chou Wen-chung was presented with an honorary doctorate by NEC President Andrea Kalyn.

Alumni and faculty across many departments at NEC have been honored with nominations for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards, which take place on Sunday, February 10. 

Jazz students performed within Moran's first solo museum exhibit, which included depictions of historic jazz venues

NEC's Jazz Orchestra dedicated a December Jordan Hall concert to the celebration of composer and pianist Ran Blake, who has shaped NEC in pivotal ways over his 45 years at the conservatory.