Composer Arranger Educator Conductor
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jazz Group Proudly Presents: Women in Jazz Featuring music by Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley, Rebecca Mauleon, Maria Schneider, and guest artists Grammy award winning baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian and the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra! Alden Hall, WPI, Worcester, MA jazz.wpi.edu/women-in-jazz
Jazz Composers Present Roundtable Featuring Daniel Jamieson, Miho Hazama, and Chelsea McBride, plus special guests Christine Jensen and Ayn Inserto. The panel will be discussing our favorite music, albums, and composers - and featuring our favorite holiday albums. A live Q&A will take place throughout the event. www.jazzcomposerspresent.com/membership
Grow Your Art: Music Business Panel Discussion
Come learn about the life experiences of female-identifying professionals active in the music world. This Q&A and Panel Discussion will feature the perspectives and lived experiences of President Andrea Kalyn, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dominique Eade, Monique Van Willingh, and NEC alumna Ayn Inserto '01 MM in conversation with Ken Schaphorst.
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
New England Conservatory
2 pm
https://necmusic.edu/events/grow-your-art-music-business-panel-discussion-1
Fall Together - Berklee Jazz Composition Faculty Concert Featuring works by Jeff Claassen, Ayn Inserto, Greg Hopkins, Tom Hojnacki, Bob Pilkington and Nicholas Urie. Berklee Performance Center Berklee College of Music, 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA, (617) 747-2261; 8 pm Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Performing in person for the first time since January 2020! Virtuosity 234 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 Donations accepted via Venmo 8 pm
Album Release Bonegasm: Not A Novelty Compositions and arrangements by Darcy James Argue, Remy Le Boeuf, Mike Eckroth, John Fedchock, Alan Ferber, Ayn Inserto, Carmen Staaf and Manuel Valera. https://bonegasm.myshopify.com/collections/cds
Women Jazz Composers: Empowering Equal Voices in the Large Ensemble Landscape" International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers present: Un[chart]ed Territory, an online symposium Panelists: Ayn Inserto, Christine Jensen, Miho Hazama, moderated by Ryan Truesdell 8 pm https://hopin.com/events/un-chart-ed-territory
Notorious RBG composed by Ayn Inserto, Commissioned by the Jazz Education Network (JEN)
Free download for JEN members
https://jazzednet.org/charts/
Recording: https://soundcloud.com/ayn-inserto/notorious-rbg
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra - Martinis in Nashville, BBQ in Memphis Video Release
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPB54XMX_oo
Write of Spring: Jazz Composition Faculty Concert
Berklee College of Music
921 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
7:30 pm
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Performs the Music of Women in Jazz
David Friend Recital Hall
Berklee College of Music
921 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
7:30 pm
Jazz Education Network Conference
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra with special guest Sean Jones
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70113
2 pm
Fall Together - Berklee Jazz Composition Faculty Concert Berklee Performance Center Berklee College of Music, 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA, (617) 747-2261; 8 pm Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra
Virtuosity
234 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
$10 suggested donation
NYO Jazz Orchestra featuring Sean Jones and Kurt Elling International Tour Performance of Carnegie Hall Commission “Mr. Jones and Co.” composed by Ayn Inserto National Taichung Theater (Taichung City), National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing), Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai (Shanghai), Shanghai Oriental Art Center (Shanghai), Zhuhai Huafa & CPAA Grand Theater (Zhuhai), Asia Society Hong Kong Center (Hong Kong)
NYO Jazz: New Work commissioned by Carnegie Hall NYO Jazz Orchestra featuring Sean Jones and Kurt Elling World Premiere of a composition by Ayn Inserto commissioned by Carnegie Hall for the NYO Jazz Orchestra featuring Sean Jones Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York City, NY; 8 pm
NEC Jazz Lab: The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Playing selections from all of Inserto's recordings New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Ave, Brown Hall, Boston, MA; 8 pm
Berklee Global Summit Hosts Concerts by Students, Faculty, and Alumni The 2019 Berklee Global Summit Student Showcase concert features Berklee Global Partner students.
Paradise Valley Community College Little Big Band | Playing selections including the music of Ayn Inserto The Nash 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA 7:30 pm
West Virginia University Jazz Ensemble 1 | The concert will feature music by female composers including Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Ayn Inserto, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Mary Lou Williams. Falbo Center, Creative Arts Center West Virgina University Morgantown, WV 26506-6111 7:30 pm
Paradise Valley Community College Little Big Band | Playing selections including the music of Ayn Inserto The Nash 110 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA 7:30 pm
World Premiere of "Ummmm" | THE COMMISSION PROJECT: A Premiere Performance by the JazzMN Orchestra Hopkins High School 2400 Lindbgergh Drive, Minnetoka, MN 55305 7:30 pm
The Teaching of Bob Brookmeyer | Panel Discussion Brown Hall New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 4 pm
Great American Songbook: The Music of Paul Simon | Various arrangers & artists // Ayn Inserto, arranger // Berklee Performance Center // Berklee College of Music // 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA // (617) 747-2261 // 7:30 pm // Admission: $8 - $12 in advance / $12 - $16 day of show
Panama Jazz Festival | Masterclass: Arranging and Composition City of Knowledge, Panama
Gender Equality in Jazz and Music Industry: A Panel Discussion | Ayn Inserto mediator and panelist Berklee Media Center 150 Mass Ave Boston, MA 6 pm
Berklee Performance Center Berklee College of Music 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 8 pm Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10
Tribute to Women in Jazz - various performers Women in Jazz Collective Concert Ayn Inserto, piano and Jeff Claassen, trumpet The Red Room at Cafe 939 | 939 Boylston Street Boston, MA 1 pm
Something Borrowed, Something Blues: The Music of Ayn Inserto and Jeff Claassen With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra and Special Guest, George Garzone Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free; 7:30pm
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra at Brown University Brown University Providence, RI 7 pm
The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra with Ayn Inserto The ESO is joined by special guest composer Ayn Inserto! Doc's Lab 124 Columbus Ave., San Francisco, CA $10; 6:30 pm
Write of Spring, Berklee Jazz Composition Department Faculty Concert The Write of Spring Faculty ensemble performs works by Berklee Faculty. A piece by Ayn Inserto will be performed Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free 7:30 pm
The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra w/John Fedchock, Sean Jones, and George Garzone Jazz Education Network (JEN) 8th Annual Conference Inspirations Stage/Empire Ballroom - Level 2 Hyatt Regency New Orleans 601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA. USA 70113 For Conference Attendees; 3 pm
The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra with Ayn Inserto The ESO is joined by special guest composer Ayn Inserto! Doc's Lab 124 Columbus Ave., San Francisco, CA $10; 6:30 pm
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra returns to the Lily Pad! Modern big band will be performing some new pieces of Ayn Inserto, as well as tunes from her 3rd album, Home Away from Home. Should be a great time! Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA All Ages, $10 cover 7:30 pm
Allan Chase: Inner Hearing With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free; 7:30pm
Jeff Claassen: Something Old, Something New With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free; 7:30pm
Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra returns to the Lily Pad! Modern big band will be performing some new pieces of Ayn Inserto, as well as tunes from her 3rd album, Home Away from Home. Should be a great time! Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA All Ages, $10 cover 7 pm
Big Band Music of Today:Keeping the Tradition Alive Music by Ayn Inserto, Bob Brookmeyer, Paul Dietrich and Fred Sturm WORLD PREMIERE: Ze Teach and Me, a two-part suite commissioned by Madison College Big Band. Guest artists: Ayn Inserto, composer/conductor and Jeff Claassen, trumpet Performers: Madison College Big Band & Jazz Combo,UW-Madison Jazz Orchestra and Mt. Horeb High School's Tuesday Jazz Mitby Theater Madison College Truax 1701 Wright Street Madison, 53704
Composition Masterclass: How to Turn Inspiration into Music Madison College, Truax 1701 Wright Street Madison, 53704 10 am Free
Write Of Spring Berklee Jazz Composition Department Faculty Concert Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10
Home Away From Home: The Music of Ayn Inserto and Jeff Claassen With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free; 7:30pm
With the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band Berklee College of Music, Berk Recital Hall, 1A 1140 Bolyston Street Boston, MA 7 P.M Free
New England Conservatory Jazz Lab Program With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra New England Conservatory Brown Hall 290 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 8 pm Free
2 Guys and a Gal With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra: co-led with Jeff Claassen and Nicholas Urie Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free; 7:30pm
With the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band David Friend Recital Hall 921 Bolyston Street Boston, MA 7:30 P.M.
New England Conservatory Jazz Lab Program With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra New England Conservatory Brown Hall 290 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 8 pm Free
With the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band David Friend Recital Hall 921 Bolyston Street Boston, MA 7:30 P.M.
Write Of Spring Berklee Jazz Composition Department Faculty Concert Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10
The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Series at the Lily Pad! Celebrating 11 years (we forgot about the 10th) Will feature something old, something new, and surprises! The band will sight-read a piece composed by a winner that Ayn has arranged for big band. Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA All Ages, $10 cover 2 pm
Bob Brookmeyer Tribute Performance of A Little Brook by the NEC Jazz Orchestra New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 8 pm Free
A Night of Little Music with Claassen and Inserto With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra: co-led with Jeff Claassen Berklee College of Music David Friend Recital Hall 921 Boylston Street Boston, MA Free; 7:30pm
With the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band David Friend Recital Hall 921 Bolyston Street Boston, MA 7:30 P.M.
Write Of Spring Berklee Jazz Composition Department Faculty Concert Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10
With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra New Hampshire Jazz Center Pitman's Freight Room 94 New Salem Street Laconia, NH (518)793-3183 All Shows 8pm; $10; BYOB
With the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band David Friend Recital Hall 921 Bolyston Street Boston, MA 7:30 P.M.
With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra; co-led with Jeff Claassen East Meets West: A Night of Music in Many Shapes and Sizes Part of the Bean Town Jazz Festival Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10 8:15 P.M.
With the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band David Friend Recital Hall 921 Bolyston Street Boston, MA 7:30 P.M.
The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra meets the Quartet of Happiness! The Lily Pad Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA All Ages, $10 cover 7 pm
World Premiere: McBride Commission Jazz Work by Ayn Inserto Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College 220 South Pleasant Street Amherst, MA (413) 542-2195 8 P.M. Free
Premiere Piece: The Humming Patriarch for 4 Guitars by Ayn Inserto Part of the GUIT(h)Armony Concert by the Harmony Department Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10 8:15 P.M.
With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra What's Yours Is Mine Part of the Bean Town Jazz Festival Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10 8:15 P.M.
The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra meets the Quartet of Happiness! Cambridge Family YMCA Theater 820 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA All Ages, $10 cover ($5 release CD with ticket purchase) 7 pm YMCA Cambridge Events Page Quartet of Happiness Page
With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10 8:15 P.M.
Fano Jazz Festival Invited guest with the Colours Jazz Orchestra Fano, Italy
CD Release Performance of Muse The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra with special guest, George Garzone Part of the Creative Nation Music Festival (Day Two) Garrison Fewell/Eric Hofbauer Duo and Eric Hofbauer & The Infrared Band performing as well Cambridge Family YMCA Theater 820 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA $15 general admission; $10 students with ID Festival pass: $22 gen adm./$15 students with ID Playing the 3rd set at about 9 pm; Full show starts at 7:30 pm
Interview on Good Morning Jazz with John Greenspan Listen "Live" via the link below. 9:30 am, Pacific Standard Time; 12:30 pm Eastern Standard Time
CD Release of Muse with the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra and George Garzone
With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Special Guest George Garzone Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA Part of PianoFest 2008 (11/7-9 and 11/14-16) $50 for the whole festival $30 for a weekend $20 for day $10 for only one performer Kids 14 and under free Students $5 off 7 P.M.
With the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave Boston, MA (617) 747-2261 Tickets for Berklee faculty/staff/students: Free in advance; $2 day of show Tickets for general public: $10 9 P.M.
Panel Discussion at the Jazz Improv Convention New Yorker Hotel 34th Street & 8th Avenue Sutton Place Suite on the 3rd Floor New York, NY Noon
The Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra with special guest, George Garzone on saxophone Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at the Lincoln center. 33 W. 60th St., 5th fl, between Broadway and Ninth Ave (Columbus Circle), New York, New York 10019 Subway: 1, A, B, C, D at 59th St.-Columbus Circle Website: Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola 2 Sets, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm $15; $10 for students; with $10 drink/food minimum at tables; $5 drink/food minimum at bar.