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Ayn Inserto is a composer, conductor, Bob Brookmeyer protégé, and Assistant Chair of Harmony and Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music. Her debut album with the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra, 2006’s Clairvoyance, featured Bob Brookmeyer and George Garzone. 2018’s Down A Rabbit Hole, Inserto’s fourth album, featured Garzone, Sean Jones, and John Fedchock. Her music has been performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Dizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC), the Berklee Performance Center, Billy Higgins Jazz Festival, New England Conservatory of Music, Montreux Jazz Festival, the Umbria Jazz Festival, and Terni Jazz Festival among others. Inserto is a mentor for the Women in Jazz Organization, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Jazz Education Network.

Listening Session

August 30, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Daniel Hersog

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Andrew Rathbun

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Composer Spotlight

August 26, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Stephen Philip Harvey

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Applying Action: Using Programmatic Elements From Media & Culture

Chelsea McBride

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Listening Session

August 23, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Steve Guerra

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Chelsea McBride

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Mini-Lesson

August 18, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Daniel Hersog

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Building The Foundation Of An Original Arrangement

Daniel Jamieson

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Composer Spotlight

August 16, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Jeremy Siskind

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Possibilities of Perpetual Motion

Erica Seguine

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Mini-Lesson

August 11, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Stephen Philip Harvey

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Using Cultural Motifs In Your Compositions

Daniel Jamieson

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Rewatch Party

August 5, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Rachel Eckroth

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The Garden: Letting Melody Dictate Harmony

Erica Seguine

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