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The New School for Jazz

New School, The — New York, NY

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz - Instrumental
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz - Vocal

About the program

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.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): acceptance rate of 62%

Faculty

  • Linda May Han Oh
  • Mary Halvorson
  • Reggie Workman
  • Ben Allison
  • Darcy James Argue
  • Junko Arita
  • Richard Barone
  • Jay Bianchi
  • Daniel Blake
  • Jane Ira Bloom
  • Richard Boukas
  • Joanne Brackeen
  • Patricia Brennan
  • Cecil Bridgewater
  • Steve Cardenas
  • Jeff Carney
  • Sarah Charles
  • Anat Cohen Haim Cotton
  • Sylvie Courvoisier
  • Alexis Cuadrado
  • Andrew Cyrille
  • Gerard D'Angelo
  • Nathan Davis
  • Dave Douglas Nir Felder
  • Dirk Freymuth
  • David Gibson
  • David Glasser
  • La Tanya Hall
  • Julie Hardy
  • Alexander Hargreaves
  • Richard Harper
  • Laurence Hobgood
  • Adam Holzman
  • Jazzmeia
  • Catherine Horne
  • Darius Jones
  • Mike Karn
  • Ryan Keberle
  • Scott Kettner
  • Bill Kirchner
  • Julian Lage
  • Gene Lake
  • Elisabeth Lohninger
  • Amy London
  • David Lopato
  • Arun Luthra
  • Ed MacEachen
  • Brian Marsella
  • Billy Martin
  • Andy McKee
  • Allison Miller
  • Marc Mommaas
  • Rolando Morales-Matos
  • Edward Neumeister
  • Kirk Nurock Linda May Han Oh
  • Jimmy Owens
  • Gene Perla
  • Ned Rothenberg
  • Robert Sadin
  • Bobby Sanabria
  • Angelica Sanchez
  • Marlon Saunders
  • David Schnitter
  • Sara Serpa
  • Michael Sheelar
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Jeff Siegel
  • Yotam Silberstein
  • Charlotte Small
  • Jim Snidero
  • Rory Stuart
  • Machan Taylor
  • Fay Victor
  • Johannes Weidenmueller
  • Douglas Weiss
  • Buster Williams
  • Michael Wilner
  • Matthew Wilson
  • Reginald Workman
  • Rachel Z
  • Peter Zak
  • Amir Ziv
The New School Launches The Philip Glass Institute

The New School Launches The Philip Glass Institute

by Stephi Wild — December 8, 2018

The New School's College of Performing Arts (CoPA) today announced a landmark partnership with the Philip Glass Ensemble (PGE) and long-time PGE member, Lisa Bielawa, around the work of Philip Glass, one of the world's preeminent composers, musicians, and authors, to form a new learning and…

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