pianist Andrew Scott, jazz guitarist and professor Deke Sharon, a cappella vocalist, arranger, producer Luciana Souza, jazz vocals David Spelman, guitarist, producer, curator Isabele Taliaferro Spiller, musician, music educator, and school co-founder Lara St. John, violinist Eleanor Steber, soprano Robert Strassburg, composer, conductor, musicologist, professor Cecil Taylor, jazz pianist Nestor Torres, Latin jazz flutist Nicholas Urie, jazz composer, arranger Monir Vakili, singer Burr Van Nostrand, composer Tom Varner, jazz French hornist, composer VenetianPrincess, soprano Cuong Vu, trumpeter Linda Watson (soprano), dramatic soprano and academic voice teacher Chou Wen-chung, composer Mildred Weston, author, composer Elise Fellows White, composer, violinist Raymond Wilding-White, composer Henry F. Williams, composer Bruce Wolosoff, composer Bernie Worrell, pianist, rock musician Yitzhak Yedid, composer & pianist Rachel Z, jazz performer Nancy Zhou, violinist Zhu Xiao-Mei, pianist More former students can be found at :Category:New England Conservatory alumni Notable past and present teachers More former and present teachers can be found at :Category:New England Conservatory faculty Katja Andy Trevor Barnard Jeanne Baxtresser Jerry Bergonzi Ran Blake Bob Brookmeyer Bruce Brubaker Richard Burgin Ferruccio Busoni Jaki Byard Simon Carrington Robert Cogan Vinson Cole Francis Judd Cooke Gabriel Chodos Patricia Craig Lyle Davidson Dorothy DeLay Stephen Drury Lorna Cooke deVaron Doriot Anthony Dwyer Dominique Eade Frank Epstein Robin Eubanks Pozzi Escot John Ferrillo Alan Fletcher (composer) Vic Firth Eliot Fisk D'Anna Fortunato Michael Gandolfi George Garzone Boris Goldovsky Bernard Greenhouse Billy Hart Fred Hersch Randall Hodgkinson Dave Holland Karen Holvik Lee Hyla Paul Kantor Kim Kashkashian Eyran Katsenelenbogen Paul Katz Harrison Keller Rudolf Kolisch Louis Krasner Eugene Lehner Theodore Lettvin Joe Maneri Donald Martino Cecil McBee John McNeil Ossian Everett Mills Gladys Childs Miller Stratis Minakakis Jason Moran Hankus Netsky Donald Palma Maurice W. Parker, Sr. Ann Hobson Pilot Danilo Perez Cora Scott Pond Pope Quincy Porter Eustace Bond Rice Paula Robison Carol Rodland Eric Rosenblith George Russell Lisa Saffer Ken Schaphorst Gunther Schuller Russell Sherman Joseph Silverstein Nicolas Slonimsky Fenwick Smith Richard Stoltzman Antoinette Szumowska Bertha Tapper Miroslav Vitouš Beveridge Webster Blanche Winogron Felix Wolfes Hugh Wolff Douglas Yeo Edward Zambara Benjamin Zander More former and present teachers can be found at :Category:New England Conservatory faculty New England Conservatory