Fall 2023
Faculty & Guest Artists:
October 16 & 17 - Pheeroan Aklaff Master Class
October 28 Jazz Faculty Concert - Bard Hall
Eric Person - flute & saxes
Pamela Pentony - vocals
Rosi Hertlein - violin
Gwen Laster - violin
Larry Ham - piano
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Marty Jaffe - bass
Marcus Roberts - piano
Jason Marsalis - drums
Rich Syracuse- bass
John Esposito - piano
Pete O’Brien - drums
October 31 - Blum N211 Rosi Hertlein Spoken Word/ Music Master Class
November 9 - Blum N211 Norman McDonald Spoken Word/ Music Master Class
Spring 2023
Faculty & Guest Artists:
Feb 21 & 28 - Blum N211 - Bobby Previte Master Classes
March 6 & 8 - Blum Hall - Walter Thompson, Sound Painting Master Class
April 4 - Bito 7 pm - Lovano Trio Concert - Joe Lovano, sax; Marilyn Crispell, piano, Carmen Castaldi, drums
April 16 Sunday - Bito 2 pm - John Esposito A Piece Of String Ensemble Concert
Eric Person, flute & soprano sax; Rosi Hertlein, violin; Gwen Laster, viola; Akua Dixon, cello; John Esposito, piano; Otto Gardner, bass; Peter O’Brien, drums.
April 28 - Friday 4:00 - Jazz Faculty Concert
Eric Person - flute & saxes
Pamela Pentony - vocals
Jessica Jones - tenor sax
Greg Glassman - trumpet
Gwen Laster - violin
Mike Demicco - guitar
Larry Ham - piano
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Lou Pappas - bass
John Esposito - piano
Pete O’Brien - drums
Student Moderations and Senior Projects:
April 1 Saturday Olin 7:15 - Ivan Tamayo Moderation Concert
April 13 Thursday 8pm Olin Sumiya Meng Moderation Concert
April 27 Mod Thursday 6pm Chapel Leo Belski - Moderation Concert
April 27 Sproj Thursday Olin 8:30 Symonne Reid - SPROJ Concert
April 29 Sproj Saturday Parliament Of Reality 7:30 - Signe Peterson SPROJ Concert Mod May 1 Monday Blum 8pm - Stephen Bonacci - Moderation Concert
Mod May 5 Friday Jazz Room 8pm - Nicole Hazan - Moderation Concert
May 6 Thursday Blum 8 pm - Rose Nadis - SPROJ Concert
May 12 Sproj Friday Olin 7:30 - CeDaniel Sumpter - SPROJ Concert
Tobias Pemsler - SPROJ Recording
Vigil Brandon - SPROJ Recording
Noa Giom - SPROJ Recording
Bochen Li - SPROJ Recording
Matt Macari - SPROJ Recording
Fall 2022
Faculty & Guest Artists:
Sept 7 - Jazz Harmony Class Guest Artists Performance w Q&A
Eric Person - sax
Akua Dixon - cello
Gwen Laster - violin
Rich Syracuse - bass
Peter O’Brien - drums
Oct 27 Sat - 11:30 - Jazz Faculty Concert
Eric Person - flute & saxes
Jessica Jones - tenor sax
Greg Glassman - trumpet
Joe Fiedler - trombone
Mike Demicco - guitar
Steve Raleigh - guitar
Larry Ham - piano
Francesca Tanksley - piano
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Rich Syracuse - bass
John Esposito - piano
Pete O’Brien - drums
Nov. 21 - Angelica Sanchez - “Music Alive Series,” Piece for Solo Piano and Moog
Student Concerts
Dec 17 - Contemporary Jazz Composers Ensemble Concert
Dec 16 - Jazz Vocal Workshop Concert
Dec 1 - Thursday 8:00 Blum Hall - Yuhao Zhang - SPROJ Concert
Dec 7 Wed 8:30 - Blum N211 - Koryn Young - Moderation Concert
Dec 8 Thursday - 8:30 - Old Gym - Symonne Reid - SPROJ Concert
Rose Nadis - SPROJ Recording
CeDaniel Sumpter - SPROJ Recording
April Giom - SPROJ Recording
Tobias Pemsler - SPROJ Recording
Matt Macari - SPROJ Recording
Bochen Li - SPROJ Recording
Oct 19 - Wed - Bard Creative Music Workshop
Spring 2022
Sept 7 - Jazz Harmony Class Guest Artists Performance w Q&A
Eric Person - sax
Akua Dixon - cello
Gwen Laster - violin
Rich Syracuse - bass
Peter O’Brien - drums
Student Concerts
May 12 - Contemporary Jazz Composers Ensemble Concert
May 15 - Jazz Vocal Workshop Concert
May 1 - Bard Creative Music Workshop
Feb 22 - Sat -7:30 Old Gym - Jonja Merck SPROJ Concert
Feb 22 - Sat -8:30 Olin - Charvez Johnson SPROJ Concert
April 20 - Wed - Blum Hall - Cyrus Kurman Browning - Moderation Concert
April 21 - Thurs -Blum Hall - Cherry Wu Moderation Concert
April 28 - Thurs 8:30 N211- Perrine Cummings Moderation Concert
May 4 - Wed 6:30 Blum patio - Madeline Moneypenny SPROJ Concert
May 5 - Thurs - Blum - Mikalah Jenifer SPROJ Concert
May 6 - Fri 8:30 Blum Hall - Aidan Samp SPROJ Concert
May 9 - Monday - 8:00 N211 - Ivan Brooke - SPROJ Concert
May12 - Thurs - 8:00 Blum - Mickey Goodrich SPROJ Concert
May 14 - Saturday- 7:00 Blum - Dalia Aladin SPROJ Concert
May 17- Tuesday - Tues May 17 8:30 Blum - Michael Barriteau SPROJ Concert
Matthew An- SPROJ Recording
Zhongyou Xiang - SPROJ Recording
CeDaniel Sumpter SPROJ recording
Fall 2021
Faculty & Guest Artists:
Sept 7 - Jazz Harmony Class Guest Artists Performance w Q&A
Eric Person - sax
Akua Dixon - cello
Gwen Laster - violin
Rich Syracuse - bass
Peter O’Brien - drums
Student Concerts
Dec 10 - Contemporary Jazz Composers Ensemble Concert
November 18 - Thurs -7pm - Olin Hall - Jazz Vocal Workshop Concert
Nov 22 - Mon - Old Gym - 6:30pm Jonja Merck SPROJ Concert
Nov 23- Tues - 7:30 - Blum Hall - Dalia Aladin - SPROJ Concert
Dec 6 - Mon - 8:30 - Blum Hall - Aiden Samp- SPROJ Concert
Dec 2 - Thurs - 8pm - Blum Hall - Madeline Moneypenny SPROJ Concert
Dec 7 - Tues - 8:00- N211 Symonne Reid Moderation Concert
Dec 9 - Thurs-8:00 Root Cellar - Kyla Bailey Moderation Concert
Spring 2020
Online Masterclasses by: Akua Dixon, Gwen Laster, Eric Person, Rosi Hertlein, Chris Pasin, Phil Allen, Ira Coleman, Peter O’Brien, Marcus Roberts.
Senior Projects: Remote
1.Kathrina Davila
2. Timothy Trumpet
3. Alicia Rodriguez
4. Raphael Lelan-Cox
5. Maeve Schallert
6. Emma Houton
7. Max Satow
8. Anthony Henry
9. Alexus Foster
10. Tristan Geary
11. Edgar Guzman
Fall 2019
Thursday Sept 19 | Thurman Barker’s Time Factor Concert | Bito CPS 8 pm
Featuring James Emery, guitar; Noah Barker, piano; Paavo Carey, woodwinds; Dean Torrey, bass; Thurman Barker, Drums, xylophone, & percussion.
Monday September 23 | Eric Person Masterclass | Blum N 211 9:40 -11:30 am
Featuring Eric Person, saxophone; John Esposito, piano; Ira Coleman – bass; Peter, O’Brien- drums
Tuesday September 24 | Akie Bermiss Masterclass| Blum N211 4 pm
Thursday November 14 | Jazz Vocal Workshop | Down the Road Café 8 pm
Saturday December 14 | Advanced Contemporary Improvisational Techniques Class Concert | RKC Lobby 2 pm
Sunday December 15 | Advanced Contemporary Improvisational Techniques Class Concert | RKC Lobby 4 pm
Student Concerts
Thursday November 14 | Aviv Porath Moderation Concert | Blum Hall 7 pm
Wednesday November 20 | Tim Trumpet Senior Concert I | Blum Hall 8 pm
Monday November 25 | Alexus Foster Senior Concert I | Reem-Kayden Center 8 pm
Monday December 2 | Rapheal Leland-Cox Senior Concert I | Manor House 8:30 pm
Wednesday December 4 | Tony Henry Senior Concert I | Chapel of the Holy Innocents 7 pm
Thursday December 5 | Max Satow Senior Concert I | Blum Hall 8 pm
Tuesday December 10 | Alicia Rodriguez Senior Concert I | Bard Hall 8 pm
Wednesday December 11 | Kat Davila Senior Concert I | Blum Hall 8pm
Thursday December 12 | Emma Houton Senior Concert I | Old Gym 8pm
Spring 2019
Raina Sokolov Gonzalez Masterclas | March 14 Blum Hall 3:00 pm
John Esposito Sextet with Eric Person, Chris Pasin, Phil Allen, Ira Coleman, Peter O’Brien | April 20 Blum Hall 7:00 pm
Spring 2018
Rosi Hertlein Masterclass | February 20 N211 3:00 pm
Fall 2017
- Tuesday October 17 Concert Malcolm Cecil Quartet Bard Hall 8:00 George DeLeon, sax; John Esposito, piano; Malcolm Cecil, bass; Pete O’Brien, drums
Fall 2016
- Tuesday September 27, from Longy Institute – Peter Cassino, Glynis Loman, Todd Brunel, Deirdre Christiansen Masterclass 2-4 Bard Hall Concert/Seminar 7:30-9:30 Bito
Spring 2016
- Wednesday March 9 - Four Contemporary Improvisers: Marilyn Crispell, Rosi Hertlein, Francesca Tanksley & Eri Yamamoto Master class 1:30-3:30
- Monday April 14 – Franklin Kiermyer Quartet w/ Jovan Alexander, sax; John Esposito, piano; Otto Gardner, bass; Franklin Kiermyer, drums. Master class 1:30-3:30 Blum N211 Concert 8:30-10 Bito Hall
Fall 2015
Student Concerts
1. Nov. 5 Josh Torvi Moderation, 8:30, Blum Hall
2. Nov. 17 Luke McCrosson, SPROG, 8:30 Blum Hall
3. Nov. 19 Phillip Paris, 8pm, Blum Hall
4. Nov. 23 Brianna Ramsey Tyler SPROGl, 8:30 Manor Cafe
5. Nov. 24 Peter Feinman, SRPOG 7:30 Blum
6. Nov. 30 Matt Dowden, SPROG, Bard Hall
7. Nov. 30 Raphaelle Condo mod 8:30 Blum hall
8. Dec. 1 Maya Sommer, Moderation, Blum Hall
9. Dec. 3 Ajani NaNaBuluku, SPROG, 7:30 Olin Hall
10. Dec. 10 Raina sokolov Gonzalez, SPROG, Bard hall
Spring 2015
- Thursday February 19, Concert – John Esposito Sextet w/ Greg Glassman, trumpet; Eric Person, alto & soprano saxes; Stacey Dillard, tenor sax; John Esposito, piano; Ira Coleman, bass; Peter O’Brien, drums. 8pm Bard Hall
Fall 2014
- Wednesday September 17 Jazz Program At Bard College Presents: Roswell Rudd/Mark Dresser 7-9 pm, Blum Hall, Bard College
- Thursday, October 2nd Bass Seminar: with Malcolm Cecil, Ira Coleman, Kenny Davis & Dave Holland1:00 - 4:00 pm Bard Hall, Bard College
Spring 2014
- Monday, April 7 – Uhadi: Jazz from South Africa: McCoy Mrubata – Saxophones and Music Director; Feya Faku – Trumpet; Paul Hanmer – Piano; Herbie Tsoaeli – Bass; Justin Badenhorst – Drums. Presented by Africana Studies and The Bard Music Department. 8 pm, Blum Hall
- Wednesday, April 2 -Thurman Barker’s Jazz Ensemble Time Factor – Premier of Green Peace Suite by Thurman Barker. Featuring: Patience Higgins – Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute; James Emery – Guitar; Rob Schwimmer – Piano; Jerome Harris – Bass; Thurman Barker – Drums, Marimba and Percussion
- Friday, March 14th Sheila Jordan Concert: Sheila Jordan – vocals; Steve Geraci – guitar; Peter Tomlinson – piano; Ira Coleman – bass; Peter O’Brien – drums. 8 pm, Olin Hall
Fall 2013
- Thursday, October 3 – John Esposito & A Book Of Five Rings open rehearsal / Q&A – guest artists: Laura Steele, Rosi Hertlein, Greg Glassman, Stacy Dillard, Mitch Kessler, Emma Alabaster, Hilliard Greene, Peter O’Brien 12-4 pm Blum N211