New England Jazz Collaborative

The New England Jazz Collaborative (NEJC) is a Cambridge-based composers’ collective and orchestra project. Founded in 2021, it has quickly established itself as a major local cultural force, featuring many of the top composers and musicians in the region.

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New England Jazz Collaborative at Arrowfest

The NEJC partners with Arrow Street Arts for their annual festival in Cambridge September 14, 2024.

Unplayed/Unheard: New England Jazz Collaborative Concert in Cambridge

Darryl is featured as a composer in a performance by the New England Jazz Collaborative, October 13, 2023.

Unplayed/Unheard #2: New England Jazz Collaborative Concert in Cambridge

Darryl is featured as a composer in a performance by the New England Jazz Collaborative February 17, 2023.

Unplayed/Unheard #1: New England Jazz Collaborative Concert in Cambridge

Darryl’s score for jazz orchestra, “Lots of Love,” is performed in concert with the New England Jazz Collaborative at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. Friday, October 7, 2022

Lots of Love

A first reading of Darryl’s score for jazz orchestra, “Lots of Love,” done in collaboration with the New England Jazz Collaborative. March 20, 2022.