MSM Jazz ComboFest by Manhattan School of Music

Jazz ComboFest

Spring and Fall 2021 Programs

Monday, May 10–Friday, May 14, 2021 Livestreamed from MSM

Jazz ComboFest Jazz ComboFest is made possible through the generous support of Ed Annunziato.

PROGRAM Monday, May 10 5:15 PM

Rogerio Boccato: Brazilian Jazz Ensemble Evan Amoroso, bass trombone Harrisonburg, Virginia

Solene Cairoli, double bass, electric bass Paris, France

Tammy Huynh, voice Ambler, Pennsylvania

Gabriel Landa, drums Orlando, Florida

Ethan Fisher, vibraphone Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Antongiulio Foti, piano Monterotondo, Italy

Henry Sherris, trumpet Wellington, New Zealand

Rogerio Boccato* SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Cinco Crianças Edu Lobo Tudo o Que Voce Podia Ser Márcio Borges Lô Borges Márcio Borges Loro Egberto Gismonti Apelo Baden Powell Di Menor Guinga Nem Um Talvez Hermeto Pascoal Pimenteira Hermeto Pascoal

*faculty member

7:15 PM

Jamie Baum: The (Mostly) Geri Allen Combo James Evans, trumpet Afton, Virginia

Dylan Kries, alto sax Aurora, Colorado

Rasmus Sorensen, piano Copenhagen, Denmark

Anthony Golden, double bass Denver, Colorado

Miriam Crellin, voice Rostrevor, Australia

Michal Wang, drums Los Altos, California

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Experimental Movement Black Pools Intermission Drummers Song Your Little Name Portraits and Dreams

G. Allen (Arr. T. Golden) G. Allen (Arr. M. Crellin) Mary Lou Williams (Arr. T. Golden) G. Allen (Arr. R. Sorensen) Will Evans G. Allen (Arr. M. Wang)

9:15 PM

Kendrick Scott Ensemble

Nicola Caminiti, alto sax & vocals Messina, Italy

Juan Villalobos, vibraphones Caracas, Venezuela

Hamish Smith, acoustic bass Christchurch, New Zealand

Marcello Cardillo, drums Napoli, Italy

Gabriel Chakarji, piano Brooklyn, New York

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Corto Stories of Oceania Ciclos Falling Drop True Color of Time

Juan Diego Villalobos Hamish Smith Gabriel Chakarji Marcello Cardillo Nicola Caminiti

Tuesday, May 11 12:15 PM

Jaleel Shaw Ensemble

Dor Chaviv, alto saxophone Hod Hasharon, Israel

Marcello Cardillo, drums Napoli, Italy

Jack Aylor, double bass New York, New York

Sam Towse, piano Halesite, New York

Alon Finkelstein, guitar Ganey Tiqua, Israel

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

One Sided Dice Here for You 3/4 Ballad In Praise of Limestone Falls

Sam Towse Alon Finkelstien Marcello Cardillo Jack Aylor Dor Chaviv

2:15 PM

Phil Markowitz Ensemble

Alon Finkelstein, guitar Ganey Tiqua, Israel

Gabriel Landa, drums Orlando, Florida

Rasmus Sorensen, piano Copenhagen, Denmark

Jordan Leftridge, tenor sax Valles Mines, Missouri

Austin Zhang, alto sax Plano, Texas

Jospeh Turgeon, trombone Sacramento, California

Brandon Choi, trumpet Camarillo, California

Jack Aylor, double bass New York, New York

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Fortabt Lost In Limbo Passing of the Snow 28 Blues Pining Tishria

Rasmus Sørensen Gabe Landa Alon Finkelstein Brandon Choi Phil Markowitz Brandon Choi Joe Turgeon

5:15 PM

Damien Sneed (Gospel Ensemble) Jillian Willis, vocalist Beachwood, Ohio

Imani Rousselle, vocalist Dallas, Texas

April Varner, vocalist Sylvania, Ohio

Cameron Campbell, piano Worcester, Massachusetts

Glenn Alexander II, piano & keys Port Arthur, Texas

Domo Branch, drums Portland, Oregon

Owen Storey, bass Berkeley, California

Geoff Gallante, trumpet. Jon Shillingford, trumpet Miami, Florida

Jack Kotze, trombone Chicago, Illinois

Joseph Giordano, trombone Albany, New York

Joseph Miller, alto sax Miami, Florida

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Anthem of Praise Everything Will Be Alright I’m Coming Out I’m Healed He Won’t Leave You Nothing Without Your Love I Never Will

Richard Smallwood Tye Tribbett Asaph Alexander Ward Jonathan Nelson Richard Smallwood Richard Smallwood Twinkie Clark, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey

7:15 PM

Ted Rosenthal Ensemble

April Varner, vocalist Sylvania, Ohio

Audrey Pretner, guitar Mohegan Lake, New York

Shimon Gambourg, double bass Brooklyn, New York

Quinton Cain, drums Schenectady, New York

Cameron Campbell, piano Worchester, Massachusetts

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

You Make Life More Beautiful April Varner Optimism Shimon Gambourg Everything My Father Never Music by Ted Rosenthal, Lyrics by E.M. Lewis Told Me Falling Into Spring Audrey Pretnar ABC Vultures, Quinton Cain Above Province Place Concepts Cameron Campbell 4

9:15 PM

Marc Cary Ensemble

Miles Lennox, piano

Solene Cairoli, double bass

Christian McGhee, drums

Jillian Willis, voice

Jonathan Shillingford, trumpet

Jordan Leftridge, tenor sax

Imani Williams, voice

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Chalabate Stressed Out Last Theory Dreamlike Jillian’s Tune Minor League

Sunrise, Florida Paris, France

New York, New York Beachwood, Ohio

Homestead, Florida

Valles Mines, Missouri Dallas, Texas

Folk song Walter Bolden Miles Lennox Marc Cary Jillian Willis Grant Green

Wednesday, May 12 2:15 PM

Jim Saltzman Ensemble

Dor Chaviv, alto sax

Jack Gruber, piano

Morton Aarup, guitar

Jordan Leftridge, tenor sax

Nicola Caminiti, alto sax.

Geoffrey, Gallante, trumpet

Daniel Finn, bass

Miguel Russell, drums

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Overload Charlie in the Parker Sunight Shifting Reservoir Hope March

Hod Hasharon, Israel

Silver Spring, Maryland Berlin, Germany

Valles Mines, Missouri Messina, Italy

Alexandria, Virginia

Chappaqua, New York Miramar, Florida

Morten Aarup Muhal Richard Abrams Stanley Cowell Daniel Finn Jack Gruber

5:15 PM

Buster Williams Ensemble Adam Lamoureux, tenor sax Ontario, Canada

Kellin Hanas, trumpet

Dylan Kries, alto sax

Sityebi Mtoba, piano

Daniel Finn, bass

Quinton Cain, drums

Ethan Fisher, vibraphone

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Ugetsu It Could Happen to You The Wind of an Immortal Soul It Might as Well Be Spring Six & Four Spain

Wheaton, Illinois

Aurora, Colorado South Africa

Chappaqua, New York

Schenectady, New York

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cedar Walton Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke Buster Williams Rodgers and Hammerstein Oliver Nelson Chick Corea

7:15 PM

Damien Sneed Trio

Vittorio Stropoli, piano

Anthony Golden, acoustic bass

Dominick Branch, drums

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

The Arc Passion Dance Naima An Ode To Time Tru Blu

New York, New York Denver, Colorado Portland, Oregon

Dominick Branch McCoy Tyner John Coltrane Vittorio Stropoli Anthony Golden

9:15 PM

Theo Bleckmann Ensemble Shimone Gambourg, double bass & electric bass Brooklyn, New York

Miguel Russell, drums

Morton Aarup, guitar

Rocco Dapice, piano

April Varner, voice

Miriam Crellin, voice

Tammy Huynh, voice

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Aurora Suite The Gamut Worlds Apart Don’t Go To Strangers Jimbo’s Lullaby She Is Time/She Is Strength

Miramar, Florida Berlin, Germany

Ardsley, New York Sylvania, Ohio

Rostrevor, Australia

Ambler, Pennsylvania

April Varner April Varner to a poem by Maya Angelou Music by Miriam Crellin, Rocco Dapice, Miguel Russell; Lyrics by Miriam Crellin Arthur Kent, David Mann, Redd Evans Claude Debussy (Arr. Tammy Huyhn) Tammy Huyhn

Thursday, May 13 2:15 PM

Richard Sussman: Midi Ensemble Rocco Dapice, piano, keyboard Ardsley, New York

Benjamin Feldman, double bass

Joshua Green, drums

Nicholas Marziani, alto sax with pedals

Emmanuel Michael, guitar with pedals

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Better Half One Music Funnels I Can’t Help It Unravelling Tumbleweed

Seattle, Washington Houston, Texas

Newtown Sq, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Maceo Parker Bob Mintzer Allan Holdsworth Stevie Wonder Rocco Dapice Michael Brecker

5:15 PM

Frank Lacy Ensemble

Cameron Alfourque, trumpet

Joseph Giordano, trombone

San Diego, California Albany, New York

Vittorio Stropoli, piano New York, New York

Owen Storey, double bass

Bernell Jones, tenor sax

Berkeley, California Memphis, Tennessee

Joseph Miller, alto sax, soprano sax SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Falafel Realization Isabella Just the Facts, and Pass the Bucket Sunrise in Area 52 Subject to Change Something in Common

Miami, Florida

Joshua Green, drums Houston, Texas

Mulgrew Miller Frank Lacy Frank Lacy Henry Threadgill Bernell Jones II Henry Threadgill Cedar Walton

7:15 PM

Scott Wendholt Ensemble Henry Sherris, trumpet Wellington, New Zealand

Dylan Holly, double bass

Kabelo Mokhatla, drums

Estes Noe Cantarero-George, trombone

Audrey Pretnar, guitar.

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

95 Degrees Greene Street Caper Bluesette Medley: To Be or not To Be Ndizakuxhela ka Majola Quietude

Tuscon, Arizona

Kempton Park, South Africa Alexandria, Virginia

Mohegan Lake, New York

Dylan Holly Woody Shaw Toots Thielemans (Arr. Estes Noe Cantarero-George) Kabelo Boy Mokhatla Winston Mankunku Thad Jones (Arr. Henry Sherris)

9:15 PM

Dayna Stephens Ensemble Adam Lamoureux, tenor sax Ontario, Canada

Geoffrey Gallante, trumpet

Christopher Keefe, piano

Destiny Diggs-Pinto, double bass

Kabelo Mokhatla, drums

Estes Cantarero-George, trombone

Lucas Phillippi de Amorim, vibraphone

Nicholas Creus, guitar

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Uncle Jr. Cook’s Bay Dirty Leker Vibes Got a Chick

Alexandria, Virginia

White Plains, New York

West Orange, New Jersey

Kempton Park, South Africa Alexandria, Virginia

New York, New York Rye, New York

D. Stephens Kenny Barron D. Stephens Kabelo Mokhatla Christopher Keefe

Friday, May 14 2:15 PM

Marc Cary Friday Ensemble Brandon Choi, trumpet Camarillo, California

Michael Wang, drums

Shimone Gambourg, double bass

Jack Gruber, piano

Morton Aarup, guitar

Miriam Crellin, vocals

Los Altos, California Brooklyn, New York

Silver Spring, Maryland Berlin, Germany

Rostrevor, Australia

Selections will be announced from the stage.

5:15 PM

Elio Villafranca Ensemble Nicolaus Gelin, trumpet Miami, Florida

Destiny Diggs-Pinto, double bass

Miles Lennox, piano

Ian Wacksman, drums

Austin Zhang, alto sax

John Kotze, trombone

Emmanuel Michael, guitar

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Turning Lemons into Lemonade Uncrossed Airplane Len Sirrah Breath Mr. JJ C

West Orange, New Jersey Sunrise, Florida

Honolulu, Hawaii Plano, Texas

Frankfort, Illinois

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Miles Lennox Destiny Diggs-Pinto Emmanuel Michael Melba Liston John Kotze Christian McBride

7:15 PM

Buster Williams Trio

Benjamin Feldman, double bass

Dominick Branch, drums

Rasmus Sorensen, piano

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Song for Thaddeus IDK Strange Meadowlark Skyline The Peacocks It’s Cause of You Psychological Time

Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon

Copenhagen, Denmark

Buster Williams Ben Feldman Dave Brubeck Rasmus Sorensen Jimmy Rowles Dominick Branch Rasmus Sorensen

9:15 PM

Miguel Zenon Collective

Joseph Miller, alto sax

John Kotze, trombone

Brandon Choi, trumpet

Francois Chanvallon, guitar

Hamish Smith, double bass

Varun Das, drums

Sam Towse, piano

Juan Villalobos, vibraphone

Bernell Jones, tenor sax

SET LIST/SELECTIONS

Epistrophy Tribe Nardis Tidal Flow Superstition

Miami, Florida

Frankfort, Illinois

Camarillo, California Houilles, France

Christchurch, New Zealand Edison, New Jersey

Halesite, New York Caracas, Venezuela

Memphis, Tennessee

Thelonious Monk (Arr. Zenón) Miguel Zenón Miles Davis (Arr. Zenón) Miguel Zenón Stevie Wonder (Arr. Zenón)

Students in this performance are supported by theAdolphus C. Hailstork-Mary Weaver Scholarship, the Grusin/Rosen Endowed Jazz Scholarship, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship, the Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship, the International Advisory Board Scholarship, the Carmine Caruso Scholarship, the Leo Ursini Memorial Scholarship, the William Randolph Hearst Scholarship, the Michael W. Greene Scholarship, and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship. We are grateful to the generous donors who made these scholarships possible. For information on establishing a named scholarship at Manhattan School of Music, please contact Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement, at 917-493-4115 or smadden@msmnyc.edu

AB O UT M SM JA Z Z A R TS Manhattan School of Music was one of the first conservatories in the United States to acknowledge the importance of jazz as an art form by establishing undergraduate and graduate degree programs in jazz. The program is one of the richest of its kind, combining systematic and rigorous conservatory training with a myriad of performance and networking opportunities in New York City. In addition to a variety of small combos, student ensembles include the LatinX Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, and the Jazz Philharmonic. The program is under the leadership of Interim Associate Dean and Director of Jazz Arts and jazz trumpet faculty member Ingrid Jensen. In addition to studies with a faculty drawn from the highest ranks of the jazz world, students are provided opportunities to play for and observe world-renowned guest artists. Master classes in recent years have been presented by Terrence Blanchard (trumpet), Billy Childs (piano, composition), Buster Williams (bass), Ron Carter (bass), Christian Scott (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Maria Schneider (composition), Vijay Iyer (piano), Jason Moran (MM ’97) (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone), Jon Faddis (trumpet), Gary Burton (vibraphone), and Wycliffe Gordon (trombone). Every concert season, prominent guest artists are featured with our large ensembles, providing enriched performance experiences for students. Guest artists have included Omar Thomas, Jim McNeely, Jane Monheit, Candido, Dave Liebman, Randy Weston, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Paquito D’Rivera, and Miguel Zenón (MM ‘01).

AB O UT M A N HAT TA N SCHOOL OF MUS IC Founded as a community music school by Janet Daniels Schenck in 1918, today MSM is recognized for its more than 960 superbly talented undergraduate and graduate students who come from more than 50 countries and nearly all 50 states; its innovative curricula and world-renowned artist-teacher faculty that includes musicians from the New York Philharmonic, the Met Orchestra, and the top ranks of the jazz and Broadway communities; and a distinguished community of accomplished, award-winning alumni working at the highest levels of the musical, educational, cultural, and professional worlds. The School is dedicated to the personal, artistic, and intellectual development of aspiring musicians, from its Precollege students through those pursuing doctoral studies. Offering classical, jazz, and musical theatre training, MSM grants a range of undergraduate and graduate degrees. True to MSM’s origins as a music school for children, the Precollege program continues to offer superior music instruction to 475 young musicians between the ages of 5 and 18. The School also serves some 2,000 New York City schoolchildren through its Arts-in-Education Program, and another 2,000 students through its critically acclaimed Distance Learning Program. Your gift helps a young artist reach for the stars! To enable Manhattan School of Music to continue educating and inspiring generations of talented students and audiences alike, please consider making a charitable contribution today. Contact the Advancement Office at 917-493-4434 or visit msmnyc.edu/support

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Jazz ComboFest

Jazz ComboFest is made possible through the generous support of Ed Annunziato.

Thursday, December 2, 2021–Friday, December 10, 2021 Ades Performance Space

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Jazz ComboFest

7:15 PM

Scott Wendholt Ensemble Simon Nyivana, alto saxophone Tembisa, South Africa

Aidan Doyle, trombone Slingerlands, New York

Leo Steinriede, guitar

PROGRAM

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Lifa Arosi, piano

4 PM

Damien Sneed: Singer/Songwriter Larissa Jones, voice

Springs, South Africa

Caleb Tobocman, acoustic bass New York, New York

Valdosta, Georgia

Danielle Pruitt, voice

Stone Cornelius, drums

Chicago, Illinois

Tim Johnson, guitar Hovik, Norway

Jisu Jung, piano Seoul, South Korea

Philip Wailes, acoustic bass New York, New York

Mikkel Blaesild Vuust, drums Aarhus, Denmark

Martina Barta, voice Prague, Czech Republic

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Leeds, Massachusetts

Selections will be announced from the stage. 8:15 PM

Mark Soskin: Music of Sonny Rollins Maxwell Barnes, tenor saxophone Red Hook, New York

Rico Jones, tenor saxophone Denver, Colorado

Lucas Philippi de Amorim, vibraphone New York, New York

Ryosuke Tsutsui, piano Himeji, Japan

Michael Migliore, acoustic bass

5 PM

Damien Sneed: Gospel Choir Larissa Jones, voice Valdosta, Georgia

Daniella Pruitt, voice Chicago, Illinois

New York, New York

Michael Wang, drums Truckee, California

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Jillian Willis, voice Beachwood, Ohio

Martina Barta, voice. Prague, Czech Republic

Cameron Campbell, piano Worcester, Massachusetts

Anthony Golden, bass Denver, Colorado

Joshua Green, drums Houston, Texas

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Students in this performance are supported by the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship, the William Randolph Hearst Scholarship, and the Clement Meadmore Scholarship in Jazz. We are grateful to the generous donors who made these scholarships possible. For information on establishing a named scholarship at Manhattan School of Music, please contact Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement, at 917-493-4115 or smadden@msmnyc.edu.

Friday, December 3, 2021

Jazz ComboFest PROGRAM 4 PM

Phil Markowitz: Originals Erena Terakubo, alto saxophone Bronx, New York

8:15 PM

Richard Sussman: Midi Ensemble Nicholas Marziani, alto saxophone and pedals Newton Square, Pennsylvania

Jordan Leftridge, tenor saxophone

Michael Hilgendorf, guitar

Takeru Saito, piano

Rocco Dapice, piano, keyboard

John Aylor, bass

New York, New York

Shimon Gambourg, acoustic bass, electric bass, bass synth

Napoli, Italy

Michael Shapira, drums, electronic drums

Valles Mines, Missouri Date-Gun, Japan

Marcello Cardillo, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

Chesterfield, Michigan Ardsley, New York

Kiryat-Ono, Israel

Valley Stream, New York

Selections will be announced from the stage.

5 PM

Harvie S Ensemble

Yuko Kawasaki, voice Brooklyn, New York

Nhlanhla Mahlangu, alto saxophone Pretoria, South Africa

Henry Sherris, trumpet Wellington, New Zealand

Arina Fujiwara, piano Kamikawagun, Japan

Ingrid Schyborger, bass Stockholm, Sweden

Ian Wacksman, drums Honolulu, Hawaii

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Students in this performance are supported by the J.C.C. Fund, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York Scholarship and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship. We are grateful to the generous donors who made these scholarships possible. For information on establishing a named scholarship at Manhattan School of Music, please contact Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement, at 917-493-4115 or smadden@msmnyc.edu.

Monday, December 6, 2021

Jazz ComboFest PROGRAM 4 PM

Dayna Stephens Ensemble Kabelo Mokhatla, drums Kempton Park, South Africa

Rafael Enciso, acoustic bass

Simon Niyavana, alto saxophone

Rochester, New York

Tembisa, South Africa

Selections will be announced from the stage.

5 PM

8:15 PM

Rogerio Boccato Ensemble Danielle Pruitt, voice Elijah Goldstein, trumpet Estes Cantarero-George, trombone Luke Bacani, vibes Ryan Hernandez, guitar Ethan Ostrow, piano Shuji Watanabe, bass Mikkel Blaesild Vuust, drums

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Matt Holman Ensemble Daniel Berenfield, piano Quinton Cain, drums Kellin Hanas, trumpet Solene Carioli, bass Selections will be announced from the stage.

7:15 PM

Elio Villafranca Ensemble Cole Peterson, alto sax Armando Vergara, trombone Francesco Pollon, piano Solene Cairoli, acoustic bass Daniel Petersen, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

Students in this performance are supported by the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship, the International Advisory Board Scholarship, the Carmine Caruso Scholarship, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship, and the Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship. We are grateful to the generous donors who made these scholarships possible. For information on establishing a named scholarship at Manhattan School of Music, please contact Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement, at 917-493-4115 or smadden@msmnyc.edu.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Jazz ComboFest PROGRAM 4 PM

Theo Bleckmann Ensemble Amanda Addleman, voice April Varner, voice Martina Barta, voice Tammy Huynh, voice John Aylor, bass Michael Shapira, drums Antongiulio Foti, piano Selections will be announced from the stage.

7:15 PM

Dayna Stephens: Monk!! Alexandra Ridout, trumpet Gregory DeAngelis, trombone Vid Jamnik, vibraphone Tommaso Perazzo, piano Rafael Enciso, acoustic bass Marcello Cardillo,drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

8:15 PM 5 PM

Marc Cary: Eight

Jillian Willis, voice Maxwell Bessesen, alto saxophone Jordan Leftridge, tenor saxophone Jonathan Shillingford, trumpet Hugo Caldeira, trombone Sterling Cozza, piano Anthony Golden, bass Christian McGhee, drums

Matt Holman Ensemble Brandon Suarez, alto saxophone Luke Bacani, vibraphone Leo Rafael Larratt, guitar Caleb Tobocman, acoustic bass Kabelo Mokhatla, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Students in this performance are supported by the Michael W. Greene Scholarship and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship.

We are grateful to the generous donors who made these scholarships possible. For information on establishing a named scholarship at Manhattan School of Music, please contact Susan Madden, Vice President for Advancement, at 917-493-4115 or smadden@msmnyc.edu.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Jazz ComboFest PROGRAM 4:PM

Jamie Baum: The Music of Geri Allen and More Amanda Addleman,voice Alexandra Ridout, trumpet Iver Cardas, guitar William Evans, piano Ingrid Schyborger, bass Christian McGhee, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

5 PM

Jeremy Manasia Ensemble Connor MacLeod, alto saxophone Courtney Wright, bari saxophone Dag Weibel, guitar William Evans, piano Caleb Tobocman, bass Daniel Petersen, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

7:15 PM

Ted Rosenthal Originals Yeo Jun Yun, voice Matthew Heilmann, trumpet Vid Jamnik, vibraphone Alon Finkelstein, guitar Gabriel Schillinger-Hyman, piano William Lyle, bass Gabriel Landa, drums Joseph Turgeon, trombone Selections will be announced from the stage.

8:15 PM

Jim Saltzman Ensemble

Cole Peterson, alto saxophone/soprano saxophone Remee Ashley, trombone Jackson Potter, guitar Cameron Campbell, piano Nicolaus Gelin, trumpet Solene Carioli, bass Ian Wacksman, drums

Selections will be announced from the stage. Students in this performance are supported by the Michael W. Greene Scholarship, the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship, and the Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Jazz ComboFest PROGRAM 7:15 PM

4 PM

Kendrick Scott Ensemble Nicola Caminiti, alto saxophone Abdulrahman Amer, trombone Juan Villalobos, vibraphone Gabriel Chakarji, piano Nolan Nwachukwu, bass Dominick Branch, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

5 PM

Kendrick Scott: BAG

Simon Mogul, tenor sax Stephane Clement, trumpet James Evans, trumpet Philippe Clement, guitar Emmanuel Michael, guitar Vittorio Stropoli, piano Daniel Finn, bass Josh Green, drums Miguel Russell, drums

Buster Williams: Trio + 1 Antongiulio Foti, piano Rasmus Sorensen, piano Benjamin Feldman, acoustic bass Domo Branch, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

8:15 PM

Buster Williams Ensemble Jillian Willis, voice Dylan Kries, alto saxophone Adam Lamoureux, tenor saxophone Geoffrey Gallante, trumpet Ethan Fisher, vibraphone Sityebi Mtoba, piano Daniel Finn, acoustic bass Quinton Cain, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

Selections will be announced from the stage. Students in this performance are supported by the Grusin/Rosen Endowed Jazz Scholarship, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship, and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship.

Friday, December 10, 2021

Jazz ComboFest PROGRAM 4 PM

Miguel Zenon Ensemble Nicola Caminiti, alto saxophone Simon Mogul, tenor saxophone Brandon Choi, trumpet John Kotze, trombone Juan Villalobos, vibraphone Sam Towse, piano Hamish Smith, acoustic bass Varun Das, drums Selections will be announced from the stage.

Jaleel Shaw Ensemble

Evan Arntzen, clarinet Ian Cleaver, trumpet Remee Ashley, trombone Timothy Benjami Johnson, guitar Alvaro Torres, piano Michael Migliore, bass Michael Wang, drums

Selections will be announced from the stage.

8:15 PM

5 PM

Marc Cary 5

7:15 PM

Adam Lamoureux, tenor saxophone James Evans, trumpet Miles Lennor, piano Destiny Diggs-Pinto, bass Quinton Cain, drums

Selections will be announced from the stage.

Jaleel Shaw: Music of Dave Holland Dor Chaviv, alto saxophone Brandon Choi, trumpet Evan Amoroso, trombone Nathaniel Mesler, vibraphone Morten Aarup, guitar Hamish Smith, acoustic bass Joshua Green, drums Rico Jones, tenor saxophone Brandon Suarez, baritone saxophone Selections will be announced from the stage. Students in this performance are supported by the Clement Meadmore Scholarship in Jazz and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship.

AB O UT M SM JA Z Z A R TS Manhattan School of Music was one of the first conservatories in the United States to acknowledge the importance of jazz as an art form by establishing undergraduate and graduate degree programs in jazz. The program is one of the richest of its kind, combining systematic and rigorous conservatory training with a myriad of performance and networking opportunities in New York City. In addition to a variety of small combos, student ensembles include the LatinX Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, and the Jazz Philharmonic. The program is under the leadership of Interim Associate Dean and Director of Jazz Arts and jazz trumpet faculty member Ingrid Jensen. In addition to studies with a faculty drawn from the highest ranks of the jazz world, students are provided opportunities to play for and observe worldrenowned guest artists. Master classes in recent years have been presented by Terrence Blanchard (trumpet), Billy Childs (piano, composition), Buster Williams (bass), Ron Carter (bass), Christian Scott (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Maria Schneider (composition), Vijay Iyer (piano), Jason Moran (MM ’97) (piano), Christian McBride (bass), Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone), Jon Faddis (trumpet), Gary Burton (vibraphone), and Wycliffe Gordon (trombone). Every concert season, prominent guest artists are featured with our large ensembles, providing enriched performance experiences for students. Guest artists have included Omar Thomas, Jim McNeely, Jane Monheit, Candido, Dave Liebman, Randy Weston, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Paquito D’Rivera, and Miguel Zenón (MM ’01).