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
Upcoming Jazz Events
- 4/15Tuesday4:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 László Z. Bitó Conservatory Performance Space
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Featuring Eri Yamamoto’s Colors of The Night Trio
László Z. Bitó Conservatory Performance Space 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
This special concert is dedicated to the memory of Richard Gordon, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Bard College and a consummate jazz pianist. His enduring contributions to both academia and the arts will be honored through this musical tribute. The series is generously supported by Bard Jazz Studies, the Bitó Conservatory of Music and private donations in his memory.
Join us for an Artist's talk with Eri Yamamoto at 4pm in Blum N211, then a concert at 7:30 pm in the László Z. Bitó Conservatory Performance Space. - 4/17Thursday7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Blum N211, the Jazz roomThursday, April 17, 2025
Blum N211, the Jazz room 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Join us for Jamie Hart's degree concert. - 4/18Friday7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Bard HallFriday, April 18, 2025
Bard Hall 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Join us for a senior concert by Magdalena Teisler! - 4/24Thursday7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Meditation Garden near Fisher Studio ArtsThursday, April 24, 2025
Meditation Garden near Fisher Studio Arts 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
This student degree concert will take place OUTSIDE - in the Meditation Garden near Fisher Studio Arts
Rain back-up location:
Bard Hall - 7pm
Thurs, April 24 - 5/06Tuesday7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Blum HallTuesday, May 6, 2025
Blum Hall 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Women Composers Ensemble class concert.