Contemporary Improvisation and Jazz at NEC: Marshall Gilkes & Henrique Eisenmann Ensembles
Performances by small jazz and contemporary improvisation ensembles coached by NEC's exceptional faculty. This evening's concerts are performed live and streamed in real time from the Eben Jordan Ensemble Room.
TWO sets: 8:15 & 9:30 PM
Watch Livestream from Eben Jordan Ensemble Room:
- Marshall Gilkes, ensemble coach
- Henrique Eisenmann, ensemble coach
8:15 PM | Marshall Gilkes Ensemble
The Marshall Gilkes ensemble focuses on composing, arranging, and performing original music and standards with an emphasis on developing an overall group sound. Students develop their technical as well as verbal rehearsal skills in order to get the most out of their compositions and improvisations.
Lyra Montoya, tenor saxophone
Makoto Yorihiro, tenor saxophone
Michael Gerace, trombone
Jacob Britton, vibraphone
Linhui He, guitar
Alexander D'Astolfo, piano
Itay Goldstein, double bass
Dominic Vance, drums
9:30 PM | Henrique Eisenmann Brazilian Ensemble
This ensemble explores Brazilian music from the early choros of the 19th century to the music of Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal and Guinga. Several different styles were approached, including frevo, samba, maracatu, baião, together with the social-historical understanding of the contexts in which these styles were created.
Yifei Zhou, vocals
Miranda Agnew, trumpet
Sam Childs, tenor saxophone
Shota Renwick, tenor saxophone
Santiago Galeano, piano
Andrew Shield, guitar
Hannah Dunton, double bass
Nadav Friedman, drums