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"I feel very fortunate because at the end of the day I’m doing something that I really love." Julia Bomfim is a Jazz Certificate student in NEC's School of Continuing Education. Her certificate recital will take place Saturday, December 21 at 6:30 p.m. in NEC’s Pierce Hall, and is free and open to the public.

“He was thought of as this maverick who could change the whole outlook of the conservatory,” says George Schuller, who graduated from NEC in 1982.

First prize of $7,500 plus project coaching from EM (Entrepreneurial Musicianship) at NEC was awarded to current student Naledi Masilo for her Dreaming Girls Music Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Alumni and faculty at NEC have been honored with nominations for the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards, which take place on Sunday, January 26, 2020. 

JazzTimes honors NEC's 50th year of Jazz Studies with an overview of the history and impact of the program over time.

On Tuesday, November 12, conductor William Drury and NEC Symphonic Winds bring NEC alumni & faculty representing active duty servicemembers and military family members together to celebrate Veterans Day in a Jordan Hall concert.

The Globe highlights Tyshawn Sorey's Contemporary Improvisation residency Oct 1 – 3 and an Oct 18 concert honoring alumnus Cecil Taylor, part of NEC's Jazz50 celebration.

JC Sanford ’97 MM, ’01 DMA studied with Bob Brookmeyer while earning his degrees at NEC.

Rachael Price and Vilray met as jazz students at NEC.

Top category honors went to Fred Hersch, Miguel Zenón, and Sara Serpa, with additional nods to many other alumni and faculty.