John McNeil/Bill McHenry ensemble at Cornelia Street Cafe

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.

This evening at the Cornelia Street Cafe features an ensemble composed of two faculty icons, trumpeter John McNeil and drummer Billy Hart, with tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry '91, bassist Matt Penman, and pianist Ethan Iverson. Sets are at 9pm and 10:30pm....

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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.

This evening at the Cornelia Street Cafe features an ensemble composed of two faculty icons, trumpeter John McNeil and drummer Billy Hart, with tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry '91, bassist Matt Penman, and pianist Ethan Iverson. Sets are at 9pm and 10:30pm.

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