All-Star Faculty Ensemble; Marty Ehrlich at Jazz Standard

At New England Conservatory, jazz runs hot in young musicians' veins. It means the blaze of improvisation and individual creativity, the warmth of interaction in small ensembles. Experimentation is encouraged. And that's cool!

This tradition goes back 40 years, when NEC launched the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a music conservatory. In celebrating the 40th anniversary of this creative first, NEC dips into the past, present, and future, with a week of club dates in New York. A similar series of club appearances set Boston's jazz clubs ablaze back in October.

Two super-groups will assure that NEC's second of two evenings at the Jazz Standard goes out with a bang. The 7:30pm set is by an all-star NEC faculty ensemble: George Garzone, saxophone; John McNeil, trumpet; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Hart, drums; and Frank Carlberg, piano. Reedman Marty Ehrlich '77 comes on at 9:30pm with his quartet, which includes Ray Anderson, trombone; and Matt Wilson, drums....

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At New England Conservatory, jazz runs hot in young musicians' veins. It means the blaze of improvisation and individual creativity, the warmth of interaction in small ensembles. Experimentation is encouraged. And that's cool!

This tradition goes back 40 years, when NEC launched the first fully accredited jazz studies program at a music conservatory. In celebrating the 40th anniversary of this creative first, NEC dips into the past, present, and future, with a week of club dates in New York. A similar series of club appearances set Boston's jazz clubs ablaze back in October.

Two super-groups will assure that NEC's second of two evenings at the Jazz Standard goes out with a bang. The 7:30pm set is by an all-star NEC faculty ensemble: George Garzone, saxophone; John McNeil, trumpet; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Hart, drums; and Frank Carlberg, piano. Reedman Marty Ehrlich '77 comes on at 9:30pm with his quartet, which includes Ray Anderson, trombone; and Matt Wilson, drums.

The Jazz Standard is located at 116 E. 27th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues. Tickets are $25, and are valid for one or both sets.

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