When The Stone, an experimental music and performance space in the city, announced it would be moving to a venue at The New School’s College of Performing Arts,…
Category: Jazz
Jazz Senior Helped Chance The Rapper Win A Grammy With Less Than An Hour of Work
James Francies won a Grammy in February for less than an hour of work. Last year, the 21-year-old Jazz senior read a text from an old friend that,…
Students Greet The Stone With Enthusiasm, and Skepticism
The Stone, an influential experimental music space, is making its new home at The New School, starting in March 2018. For some students, the question is: Will they…
Trump’s Threat To Defund the NEA Worries New School Faculty
Trump’s goal of slashing government spending by $10.5 trillion in the next 10 years includes cutting the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from the federal budget entirely,…
This Recording Studio Run By New School Alums Is Getting Back To Music’s Roots
It wasn’t long after singer Jill Ryan (22) got paired up with classmates Donnie Spackman (22) and Zack Hartmann (22) for a jam sesh at The New School…
The New School for Jazz’s Unique Partnership with Israel
On a recent Monday, musicians crowded the couches and chairs on the fifth-floor lounge of Arnold Hall, talking in English and Hebrew. The lounge area on the fifth-floor…