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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.

Mini-Lesson

July 28, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Jeremy Siskind

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Creative Approaches To Chamber Ensemble Orchestration

Daniel Jamieson

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Listening Session

July 26, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

John Clayton, Chuck Owen

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Celebrating Five Years of Livestreams!

Daniel Jamieson

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Composer Spotlight

July 18, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Callum Au

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Sing Seven Seas: Writing Across Genres

Erica Seguine

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Mini-Lesson

July 16, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

John Clayton

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Writing For Big Band: The Very Beginning

Daniel Jamieson

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Mini-Lesson

July 14, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Chuck Owen

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Bucket Mute Orchestration in Large Ensemble Jazz

Daniel Jamieson

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Listening Session

July 12, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Olivia Trummer

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Daniel Jamieson

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Rewatch Party

July 8, 2026

Presenting Artist(s)

Rufus Reid

Topic

Developing Transitions in A Large Work

Miho Hazama

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