THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC TAKES IT TO "THE STREETS"

Students and Faculty to Perform at University of the Streets' Curator Series
Featuring Jane Ira Bloom, Samir Chatterjee, Armen Donelian and others
April 4 to 16, 2011 The University of The Streets, 130 E. 7th St

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music's Jane Ira Bloom jams with students

NEW YORK —The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will present a series of gigs at historic downtown performance space, the University of the Streets (UOTS), as part of the venue's monthly Curator Series. Under the curatorship of New School faculty member Chris Stover, the series will feature New School faculty Jane Ira Bloom, Samir Chatterjee, Armen Donelian, David Lopato, Arun Luthra, Andy Milne, Diane Moser, and Kirk Nurock; New School students Ben Flocks, Arthur Hnatek, Camila Meza, and Franky Rousseau; and two New School ensembles: the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble directed by Richard Boukas, and the Mingus Ensemble, directed by Andy McKee.

"Jazz is an art form that you must learn by doing. That's a fundamental belief shared by The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and at the University of The Streets," said Stover. "Playing at this legendary venue gives our students a terrific opportunity to perform what they've learned—and to learn from their performance."

A noted jazz trombonist, composer, and educator, Chris Stover directs the music theory and composition curricula at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and also teaches theory, composition, and world music. Stover has performed recently with Eddie Palmieri, Pablo Menendez, Charlie Hunter, Slavic Soul Party, Bobby Sanabria, Richard Boukas, Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Tom Varner, Jovino Santos Neto, and Michael Spiro, and he appears on more than sixty recordings on labels including OmniTone, Origin, and Sub Pop.

In addition to the two weeks of dedicated New School concerts, members of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music community will perform at UOTS's upcoming Brazil Festival on April 26-27, with bands being led by faculty Richard Boukas and bass guitar student Amanda Ruzza.

ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music is the musical manifestation of The New School and its legacy. Steeped in progressive tradition while moving forward into new frontiers of sound and experimentation, New School Jazz is a rarity among conservatory music schools. With instructors who are active, professional musicians and the backing of a major university, the school provides its students with the leeway and encouragement to break through artistic barriers, the counsel of veterans in maneuvering through the terrain of the music world, and a solid academic foundation to sustain and enrich their efforts and evolution. For more information, visit http://www.jazz.newschool.edu.

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