The New England Conservatory (NEC) has long been at
the forefront of jazz education, boasting a sterling staff and many illustrious
alumni. ART-i-facts collects a
baker’s dozen selections from the school’s jazz studies concert series and
includes elegantly rendered swing, energized bebop, moody instrumental ballads,
ebullient ragtime, the venturesome sounds of the ’60s avant-garde and even an
excursion into the otherworldly tones of the Near East. ART-i-facts serves up a cross-section of jazz history, featuring
contributions by Gunther Schuller, Anton Fig, Steve Lacy and other respected
figures.
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