Jazz

Ethan Iverson
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Pianist Ethan Iverson joined New England Conservatory's jazz studio faculty in 2016.

Ethan Iverson is best known as one-third of The Bad Plus, a game-changing collective with Reid Anderson and David...

Mark Zalesky
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Internationally touring musician Mark Zaleski has distinguished himself as a uniquely dynamic soloist, multi-instrumentalist, and band leader. He has performed with a diverse group of notable artists...

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Tim Lienhard is a trombonist, educator, musical entrepreneur and arts advocate based in The Woodlands, TX. He is founder and executive director of NEC's Jazz Lab as well as The Woodlands Jazz, a youth...

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Mike Tucker has performed as a leader and a side man all over the world. In 2002 he competed as a semi- finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in Washington DC, and...

Nedelka Prescod
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Nedelka F. Prescod walks life as a singer/songwriter, arranger and teacher. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Nedelka released her first recording project, “Manifest” in May 2008. After moving to Boston...

Austin McMahon
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Austin McMahon is “one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in Boston.” Sought out for his versatility, he actively performs in an array of jazz and world music ensembles ranging from trio to chamber...

Donny McCaslin
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Jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin started playing tenor saxophone at age twelve, and quickly progressed, touring Europe, and participating in the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival’s California All-Star...

Peter Kenagy
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Peter Kenagy is a jazz trumpet artist, composer and bandleader, and scholar. His music has been called elegant and adventurous, both modern and rooted in tradition, with a sound all its own.

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Jason Moran
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Pianist and composer Jason Moran joined the New England Conservatory faculty as of Fall 2010, following a series of residencies at NEC.

In September 2010, Moran was awarded a MacArthur Foundation...

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Bert Seager is an internationally recognized jazz pianist and composer. His seventeen compact discs have won him unanimous critical acclaim from the New York Times, Keyboard Magazine, The Chicago...