We're celebrating Lake Street Dive's new album Free Yourself Up with a series of concert releases. Here is What I'm Doing Here as performed by Lake Street Dive and the NEC Gospel Ensemble in Jordan Hall, written by Rachael Price '07 and arranged by Nedelka Prescod.
Lake Street Dive band members feel strongly about the importance of their NEC education. “It’s so important to really know technique and theory-these are such a gift for existing in a world of pop and rock and roll. These allow us to compose and improvise … we’re so lucky to have had this from NEC,” says band member Bridget Kearney.
Mike Olson continues, “We’ve taken our NEC jazz education, tucked it under our arm, and are running as fast as we can … We work really fast and efficiently-we have this framework in which we can work. We all speak the same language at a very high degree, and that comes from NEC.”
After meeting while students at NEC in the early 2000s, Lake Street Dive has catapulted to stardom. The foursome-vocalist Rachael Price '07, trumpet/guitar player Mike Olson '05, stand-up bassist Bridget Kearney '08 Tufts/NEC, and drummer Mike Calabrese '07-have filled major concert venues all over the country, and have been seen and heard on NPR, "A Prairie Home Companion," and everywhere music is heard.
About New England Conservatory
A cultural icon that will mark its 150th anniversary in 2017, New England Conservatory (NEC) is recognized worldwide as a leader among music schools. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, NEC offers rigorous training in an intimate, nurturing community to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate music students from around the world.
The only conservatory in the United States designated a National Historic Landmark, NEC presents more than 1000 free concerts each year. Many of these take place in Jordan Hall (which shares National Historic Landmark status with the school), world-renowned for its superb acoustics and beautifully restored interior.
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Audio by Jared Herman and Jeremy Sarna