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  • Reggie Workman Teaching

    Train with legendary artists who become your mentors.

    Produce groundbreaking music

    Piano Player

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

    Trombonist Studio Orchestra

    Engage in intensive collaborations.

    Piano Player

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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.

  • Areas of Study

  • Home Stats
    130

    performances a year by students and faculty

    250

    enrolled students

    250

    full-time and part-time faculty

  • Now at Performing Arts

    Remote Learning New Approaches

    The College of Performing Arts and the entire New School community are transforming learning into action that makes the world a more equitable, more sustainable, and inspiring place. Learn how our students and faculty are bringing innovative learning approaches to the current situation — and explore stories featuring original technologies and methods that are coming together across our university to make the future always New.

    DISCOVER THE COPA REMOTE EXPERIENCE
    EXPLORE UNIVERSITY-WIDE STORIES

  • 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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    Hank Shocklee, founder of the group Public Enemy, joins the School of Jazz faculty to help students on the path to entrepreneurship

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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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