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April is Jazz Appreciation Month at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music

From Bleecker Street to the banks of the Bosphorus, Jane Ira Bloom, Robert Glasper, Reggie Workman and other faculty, students and alumni of The New School for Jazz are celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month.

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Reconstruction 3.0: Life is a Journey

As an exciting conclusion to New York Fashion Week, students from Parsons, New School Jazz and the Joffrey Ballet School will debut an evening of live performances featuring original music, dance and fashion inspired by Louis Vuitton and its heritage of travel.

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20th Annual Charlie Parker Festival at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music

This year, three notable Charlie Parker Festival events are being hosted by The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, in the heart of the city’s downtown jazz scene.

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The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Sweeps Downbeat’s Critics Poll

DownBeat magazine announced results of its 60th annual Critics Poll, recognizing The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music’s alumni 59 times in more 35 categories, including 27 citations throughout the prestigious “Rising Stars” categories.

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An Evening of Jazz with Frank Locastro, Jesse Boykins III, Becca Stevens, Marcus Strickland & Others

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music with a concert featuring some of the school’s most influential alumni performers.

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Public Programs from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music – Fall 2011

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music marks its 25th year with a series of public concerts featuring the most influential jazz artists from New York and around the world.

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The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Sweeps Downbeat Critics Poll

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music swept in Downbeat magazine’s 59th Annual Critics Poll, with faculty or alumni ranking in more than half of the poll’s 47 categories. The poll, released in the magazine’s August 2011 issue, reflects the opinions of 80 jazz critics from leading print, online and radio outlets.

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The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music’s Jane Ira Bloom jams with students

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Takes It to “The Streets”

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will present a series of gigs at historic downtown performance space, the University of the Streets (UOTS), as part of the venue’s monthly Curator Series.

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The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Highlights Fall 2010 Public Programs

This fall, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will present several concerts highlighting Ritmo del Baile (Rhythm of the Dance) with two groups that blend American jazz traditions with Afro-Cuban roots, creating sounds that make it impossible to sit in your seat. These special collaborations are led by prominent New School Jazz faculty [...]

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The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Presents Bobby Sanabria and The New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero

NEW YORK, March 25, 2010′The New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, directed by faculty member Bobby Sanabria, joined by special guest Candido Camero, will perform at the renowned New York venue the Jazz Standard at 116 East 27th Street on Tuesday, April 13, with sets at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. An eclectic program, the evening showcases [...]

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