New England Jazz Collaborative

06/05/2026

35 years after the release of “Rhythm Chowder,” pianist/composer Bevan Manson, drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Bob Nieske reunite at The Lilypad.

Saxophonist Allan Chase joins as special guest on a night that marks a full-circle moment in Boston jazz history.

Tue, July 7 · The Lilypad
$15 advance / $20 door
Seats are limited. Tickets via link in bio.

Presented by New England Jazz Collaborative.

09/13/2024

Don't miss the NEJC Orchestra tomorrow (Sat. 9/14) at ArrowFest in a special program of new music for big band 🎶

Be there when Grammy® winners Bijon Watson (trumpet) and Mark Walker (drums) join forces with rising star Sam Spear (saxophone/composer) at Cambridge's brand-new, state-of-the-art performing arts center! 🎶

Tickets just $10 with promo code NEJC5:

https://tockify.com/arrowstarts/detail/29/1726336800000

Mark Tipton
Angel Subero
Sam Spear Music
Ian Buss
Daniel Ian Smith
Jason Robinson
Ken Schaphorst

09/13/2024

Don't miss the NEJC Orchestra tomorrow (Sat. 9/14) at ArrowFest in a special program of new music for big band 🎶

Be there when Grammy® winners Bijon Watson (trumpet) and Mark Walker (drums) join forces with rising star Sam Spear (saxophone/composer) at Cambridge's brand-new, state-of-the-art performing arts center! 🎶

Tickets are just $10 with promo code NEJC5:

https://tockify.com/arrowstarts/detail/29/1726336800000

Mark Tipton
Angel Subero
Sam Spear Music
Ian Buss
Daniel Ian Smith
Jason Robinson
Ken Schaphorst
Harvard Square

09/13/2024

Don’t miss the NEJC Orchestra tomorrow (Sat. 9/14) at ArrowFest in a special program of new music for big band 🎶

Be there when Grammy® winners Bijon Watson (trumpet) and Mark Walker (drums) join forces with rising star Sam Spear (saxophone/composer) at Cambridge’s brand-new, state-of-the-art performing arts center! 🎶

Tickets are just $10 with promo code NEJC5

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05/27/2023

RIP to bassist/composer Bill Lee, one of the best to ever do it. Read the NYT obit thru gift link in bio (no sub needed).

04/02/2023

The inaugural NEJC/Longy Student Composer Workshop is in the books! Thanks to all the musicians, composers and admin folks who helped bring these student composers' amazing visions to life 🥰🌱
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02/15/2023

Join us THIS Friday Feb. 17th for an inspiring evening of new music, played by an all-star 17-piece band. Tickets are FREE but going fast! ⤵️

🎟️ https://nejazzcollab.org/02-17-23-unplayed-unheard-2/
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Longy School of Music of Bard College Sam Spear Music Felipe Salles Yoron Israel Anastassiya Petrova Eric Hofbauer Harvard Square Phil Grenadier Ken Schaphorst Randall Dean Pingrey Melanie Howell Brooks Ian Buss Kendall Square Association Virtuosity

01/31/2023

Can we brag on another one of our composers for a minute? When he’s not premiering new pieces with the NEJC Jazz Orchestra or touring with Jason Moran, composer, clarinetist and bandleader Darryl Harper is releasing genre-busting chamber music records.

Listen to his latest offering, Chamber Made, which “shines as a symbol of rebellion against confining narratives” (DownBeat Magazine), through the link in our bio.
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01/21/2023

Check out trumpeter Bijon Watson leading the NEJC trumpet section in a New Orleans-style collective improvisation on Matan Rubinstein’s “Kilter, On and Off” at Longy School of Music of Bard College this past October.

Huge congrats to Bijon on his recent GRAMMY® nomination! Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra, which he co-leads with Steven Feifke, is up for best Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at next month’s awards 😍

10/05/2022

This Friday Oct. 7th come hear the NEJC Jazz Orchestra play new music by Darryl Harper, Sam Spear, Jason Robinson, Matan Rubinstein and Jeremy David Cohen, right in Harvard Square. This band is AMAZING – seriously not to be missed! 😊

Tickets are FREE, but must be reserved in advance: https://nejazzcollab.org/events/10-07-22-unplayed-unheard-1/

🎷 Saxes: Allan Chase, Sam Spear, Felipe Salles, Ian Buss, Daniel Ian Smith
🎺 Trumpets: Bijon Watson, Doug Olsen, Dan Rosenthal, Phil Grenadier
🦴 Trombones: Chris Gagne, Clayton DeWalt, Joey Dies, Bill Lowe
🎸 Guitar: Eric Hofbauer
🎹 Piano: Lefteris Kordis
🎻 Bass: Robert Nieske
🥁 Drums: Yoron Israel

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