http://www.nickgrondin.com Guitar, Composition. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:23:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday night, March 1st at 8:00 pm, in St. Botolph Hall at the New England Conservatory in Boston. The concert will celebrate the music I’ve composed and the fine musicians I’ve come to know musically and personally while studying these past two years in Boston. The first half will feature the ... http://www.nickgrondin.com/2008/02/16/graduate-recital-march-1st/ February 1, 2008 Nick wins ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award for his piece "Mingus" for jazz orchestra. The prize includes a cash prize, publicity by ASCAP, and an awards ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York in June. Click here to listen to the recording of the piece performed live in ... http://www.nickgrondin.com/2008/02/09/nick-wins-ascap-young-jazz-composer-award/ Feb 8, 2008 7:30pm Nick Grondin Group performs at the Lily Pad in Cambridge, sharing the bill with the Jason Yeager Trio. Doors Open at 7:00. Adults $10/Students $6 - for both groups! Click here to hear samples of the group! The Lily Pad Inman Square 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.nickgrondin.com/2008/01/25/nick-grondin-group-at-lily-pad-feb-8th/ December 3, 2007 8:00pm Performing with the NEC Jazz Composers' Ensemble, including the premiere of my new composition for the 9 piece group, "Open Waters." It was inspired by my time this past summer playing abord a ship in the Carribean. Brown Hall (in Jordan Hall building) 290 Huntington Ave, ... http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/11/26/december-3-2007/ December 11, 2007 8:00pm Conducting the NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra for the premiere of my new recomposition of the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever." It is very exciting because it's also the first time I've added harp and percussion to the traditional big band instrumentation! Check out the preview~ ... http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/11/26/december-11-2007/ I'm currently working on an exciting new piece for big band which will feature harp, as well as cajon and percussion! It's a recomposition of a very familiar tune. Take a listen and look at some pictures of our rehearsal in Jordan Hall! The piece will be ... http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/10/05/new-piece-for-harp-and-big-band/ August 5- September 2 Performing aboard the Carnival Conquest, sailing from Galveston, TX to Jamaica, Grand Caymen and then Cozumel Mexico. I'm looking forward to returning to Boston to perform with some of the groups I was rehearsing with this summer. http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/08/09/cruising-around-the-caribbean/ Original rock song performed live at the NEC Battle of the Bands 2/23/07 with International Rock Project. Yes, that's Nick singing too! Nick Grondin, Guitar, Vocals, Composition Mark Cocheo, Guitar Tal Gamlieli, Bass Tomas Babjaczuk, Drums http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/07/31/never-will/ Recorded 01/2007 with the Nick Grondin Quartet Nick Grondin, Guitar Jon Bean, Tenor Sax Haggai-Cohen Milo, Bass Mike Calabrese, Drums http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/07/31/solea/ Premiered live in historic Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory in April 2007 by the NEC Jazz Composers' Orchestra under the direction of Nick Grondin. http://www.nickgrondin.com/2007/07/31/mingus/