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    Train with legendary artists who become your mentors.

    Produce groundbreaking music

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    Play new clubs, classic venues, and New York institutions.

    Trombonist Studio Orchestra

    Engage in intensive collaborations.

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    Join the most rigorous, demanding, and respected jazz and contemporary music conservatory in the world.

    At the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, you can develop your skills, confidence, and identity under the guidance of legendary musicians. With a selection of 80 ensembles recast every semester, the school offers you the opportunity to play the kind of music you want to make, with different kinds of musicians, under the direction of award-winning artists. Our New York City location offers you opportunities to perform every night of the week. There is no single pathway — you chart your own course.

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    130

    performances a year by students and faculty

    250

    enrolled students

    250

    full-time and part-time faculty

  • The New School community is transforming learning into action that makes the world a more equitable, more sustainable, and healthier place. Explore student, faculty, and alumni stories featuring innovative technologies and methods that are coming together to make the future always New.

  • Home to one of the world's most creative communities, New York offers limitless opportunities to perform across the city and engage with premier artists.

  • Artists and Work

    Improvisation is in our DNA and on display through the broad range of student performances taking place on campus and around New York City.

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    Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.

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    Eddie, BFA Jazz Performance '12, a School of Jazz and Contemporary Music alumnus, takes risks that develop his craft and broaden his repertoire.

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