NEC Jazz Orchestra
1 upcoming show.
The NEC Jazz Orchestra is a student ensemble at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston that performs traditional and contemporary big band music. It is directed by Ken Schaphorst and other faculty and guest artists, and has featured prominent musicians such as Django Bates, Carl Bley, Bob Brookmeyer, Sam Rivers, Maria Schneider, Gunther Schuller, and Randy Weston. The orchestra is open to all NEC students by audition.
Reviews & press
- ArtsFuse ↗ — “Music Review: NEC Jazz Orchestra, directed by Ken Schaphorst — Harlem Comes to Jordan ... Toscanini & Company performed it with Ellington's band ...”
- JazzTimes ↗ — “There came an aha moment at the NEC Jazz Orchestra's Dec. 6 concert in Jordan Hall that doubled as a reminder of why it was worth the time ...”