Jazz Small Ensembles: Eisenmann Brazilian Music & Bergonzi 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- Brazilian Ensemble

This ensemble aims to explore Brazilian music, from the early choros of the 19th century to the music of Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal and Guinga. Several different styles will be approached, including frevo, samba, maracatu, baião, together with the social-historical understanding of the contexts in which these styles were created. 

Henrique Eisenmann, coach
Huntley McSwain, voice
Sahana Priyadarshini Narayanan, voice
Aaron Kaufman-Levine, saxophone
Thatcher Harrison, guitar
George Maclaurin, piano
William Stark, bass
Kabir Adhiya-Kumar, drums

8:00pm- Bergonzi Ensemble

The ensembles' repertoire varies from year to year depending on the interests of the students. The ensembles perform a diverse amount of music ranging from standards to Bergonzi arrangements and originals. Students are also encouraged to bring in their own music.

Jerry Bergonzi, coach
Ari Alexander, voice
Ryan Devlin, saxophone
Mark Tipton, trumpet
Nadav Brenner, guitar
George Maclaurin, piano
Ben Friedland, bass
Taehyun Kim, drums

9:00pm- Bergonzi Ensemble

Jerry Bergonzi, coach
Hyeonseon Baek, voice
Richard Stanmeyer III, trumpet
Logan From, saxophone
Michael Gerace, trombone
Linhui He, guitar
Keegan Marshall-House, piano
Kris Monson, bass
Frank (Zhenbang) Wu, drums