Preparatory School | Jazz
Used for Jazz studio faculty, ensemble directors, classroom studies faculty. To be resolved: nomenclature issues with "Improvisation" classes for Classical studio participants, vs. "Contemporary Improvisation," which is informally offered through Jazz department.
Preparatory School
Alexei Tsiganov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, He started playing homemade percussion at the age of four, accompanying his brother who was his first mentor in jazz, giving Alexei...
Bob Nieske has worked with Jimmy Giuffre, the Either/Orchestra, George Russell, and Stephane Grappelli. As bassist, composer, and bandleader, his projects include a suite for his jazz trio, and the...
Rick McLaughlin’s work has been heard all over the world. A band leader, side-man, and member of the Grammy-nominated jazz group Either/Orchestra, he has performed on stages and in recording studios...
Joel Yennior is a trombonist, composer, and educator currently residing in the greater Boston area. As a trombonist, Joel has performed and/or recorded with an array of notables including Bennie...
Jamie Stewardson is a jazz guitarist.
B.M. (Berklee College of Music), M.M. (NEC); studies with William Buonocore, Joe Maneri, Mick Goodrick; masterclasses with Manuel Barrueco; Director of Jazz...
David Zoffer is a multi-instrumentalist whose principal instrument is piano.
B.M. Oberlin Conservatory, M.M. New England Conservatory. Studies with Bob Moses, Paul Bley, Neil Creque, Wendell Logan...
David Eure currently teaches jazz violin at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education. Eure bridges the classical and jazz divide, and following his work with...
Brooke Sofferman is a jazz percussionist and composer.
Endorser of Sonor Drums, Istanbul Agop Cymbals and ProMark Sticks, drummer and composer Brooke Sofferman is active on the Boston and New York...