Cancelled | Jazz50 | NEC All-Stars feat. Fred Hersch, Donny McCaslin, Miguel Zenón, Jorge Roeder, & Richie Barshay
This all-star ensemble features NEC alum and former faculty member Fred Hersch, current faculty members Donny McCaslin & Miguel Zenón, and notable alumni Jorge Roeder and Richie Barshay—each a leader in the world of jazz. Sets at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
About the Artists
A select member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch is a pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the music’s course over more than three decades as an improviser, composer, educator, bandleader, collaborator and recording artist. More
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin has released over a dozen albums as a bandleader. He is noted for collaborations with Dave Douglas, Maria Schneider, and Lan Xang, as well as work with David Bowie on his final studio album, Blackstar, released days before Bowie's 2016 death. More
Multiple Grammy nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón is widely regarded as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, perfecting a fine mix between Latin American Folkloric Music and Jazz. More
Bassist Jorge Roeder has become renowned as one of the most versatile and expressive bass players in jazz today, combining a symphonic imagination with the intimate lyricism of a folk musician, the aggressive energy of a raw rocker with the buoyant rhythmic sensibilities of his Afro-Peruvian roots. More
Dubbed "a major rhythm voice on the rise" by Downbeat magazine, Richie Barshay can be found on tour and recordings with names like Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, The Klezmatics, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Lee Konitz, Natalie Merchant, Bobby McFerrin, and Pete Seeger among others. More
About Jazz50
Jazz50 celebrates the vibrant legacy and future of Jazz Studies at NEC—the first fully accredited jazz program at a music conservatory, and a global leader in jazz education today. Join us in Boston and New York to hear the NEC faculty, alumni, and students who are shaping the next 50 years of jazz.