{"id":27302,"date":"2019-06-12T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T17:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/06\/12\/jazz\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:16:02","slug":"jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/06\/12\/jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Essex Jazz Ensemble to Present Music by NECC Music Professor Emeritus and Andover Resident Michael Finegold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/06\/Flutist-Michael-Finegold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20719 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/06\/Flutist-Michael-Finegold-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Essex Jazz Ensemble will feature the jazz compositions of Andover&#8217;s Michael Finegold for the final concert of the Essex Chamber Music Players 2018-19 season on Sunday, June 23.\u00a0 The concert will begin at 2 p.m. in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus of\u00a0Northern Essex Community College, 100 Elliott Street.<\/p>\n<p>Finegold\u2019s jazz compositions were written from 1970 to the present. \u00a0They include jazz pieces influenced by a wide range of musical styles, including Latin salsa music, rock (Jethro Tull), and classical from the Romantic (Chopin) and Impressionistic (Debussy and Ravel) periods, all with originality and good jazz improvisation.\u00a0 Well-known American standards of jazz and popular music will be interspersed with the original works.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Finegold reworked his compositions, adding a part for cello. \u201cIncluding either a cello or violin in a jazz group adds to the classical sound of the flute and creates a chamber music aspect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Essex Jazz Ensemble includes pianist Steve Hunt, bassist Bruce Gertz, cellist Sebastian Baverst\u00e4m, drummer Austin McMahon and flutist Michael Finegold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an ensemble of great musicians with great credentials,\u201d Finegold said.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $15 for general admission. 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