Jonathan Collazo

A weekend with Tan Dun @fishercenterbard and @asiasociety

Meet the members of 6th degree! @joncollazo Jonathan Collazo is a New York-based percussionist and genre-defying artist whose work spans four continents and a broad range of musical traditions, having worked with a diversity of artists such as Valery Gergiev, Natalie Merchant, Tan Dun, and Sō Percussion. He has collaborated on hundreds of new and rediscovered works involving percussion and has composed original scores for both acoustic and electronic media. In addition to freelancing in the New York City metro area, Jonathan is active within its contemporary music scene as a composer, collaborator, and soloist. He is a founding member of numerous new-music groups in New York City such as Noise Catalogue, Sixth Degree Sextet, and the COPE Collective. As a devout marimba soloist, he presented a concert of new solo works as a part of the New Sounds New Sounds New concert series curated by Dr. Reiko Füting - Chair of the Department of Composition at the Manhattan School of Music. He has collaborated and composed works for numerous ensembles such as So Percussion, Noise Catalogue, the COPE Collective, and Ictus Novus. Jonathan holds dual B.A. degrees in Classical Music Performance and History from Bard College, and an M.M. in Contemporary Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.

Join ensemble [REDACTED] at #COPEFEST to hear [REDACTED]’s new sextet piece, [REDACTED] Played by [REDACTED], flute [REDACTED], clarinet [REDACTED], violin [REDACTED], cello [REDACTED], percussion [REDACTED], piano 🎟️ buy your ticket through link in our bio! ABOUT COPEFEST COPEFEST is @cope_collective ’s annual festival of new music, bringing together composer-performers, ensembles, and solo artists for a weekend of premieres and collaborative work from the NYC experimental music community. ABOUT COPE COLLECTIVE COPE is a collective of composer-performers and creative professionals working together to make new music—free from the time, financial, and creative limits of the industry. We operate through collaborative labor exchange: by contributing to each other’s projects, we bring new works to life. Together with 35+ East Coast-based artists, we’re creating a more equitable, supportive, and vibrant music community.

Come to day 3 of #COPEFEST for a new solo bassoon piece written for @davidbassoon by @joncollazo 🙌 🎟️ Tickets in bio! ABOUT COPEFEST COPEFEST is @cope_collective ’s annual festival of new music, bringing together composer-performers, ensembles, and solo artists for a weekend of premieres and collaborative work from the NYC experimental music community. ABOUT COPE COLLECTIVE COPE is a collective of composer-performers and creative professionals working together to make new music—free from the time, financial, and creative limits of the industry. We operate through collaborative labor exchange: by contributing to each other’s projects, we bring new works to life. Together with 35+ East Coast-based artists, we’re creating a more equitable, supportive, and vibrant music community.

🎶🎶 Meet the Composer: Juhi Bansal 
We’re thrilled to feature “Four Reflections on the Night” by Juhi Bansal in our upcoming concert! This stunning work earned 2nd place in our most recent Composition Competition. Originally from India and Hong Kong, Juhi’s music blends a wide range of influences—from Hindustani music and spectralism to progressive metal, musical theatre, and choral traditions. Her works span concert music, multimedia, and film, always rooted in powerful storytelling—especially stories of strong women, wilderness, and cultural diversity. ✨ “Four Reflections on the Night” for chorus, percussion, and harp, tells an ancient, universal story: humanity’s timeless awe when gazing at the night sky. Harpist: @violettaharpist Percussion: @stella.perlic @joncollazo @oxuperc 🎥 Stay tuned for our upcoming interview with Juhi and conductor Mark Shapiro, diving deeper into this remarkable piece. 📅 Concert Dates: November 7 & 8
🎟️ Tickets & Info:

Sacred Noise Archive presents @translasi_ and Sixth Degree Sextet, who will be performing works by Wong Foo Jeng, George Lam, Christopher Cerrone, Andrea Abel, and Gabe Henkin. 1 November 2025 7-9pm @miseenplace.newyork $20 General Admission Link In Bio

ANNOUNCING - on October 3, 2025 I will be performing a show of all-new marimba music at @tenriculturalinstitute in New York City! I’m honored to be giving the premiers of seven pieces by wonderful composers from all over the world. Thank you to @riley_palm who will be joining me for two pieces. Thank you Reiko Feuting, department chair of composition at @msm.nyc for having me play on your concert series. And thank you @j.eduardo.mm for your music and this incredible poster! Free admission with donations accepted. Hope to see you there!

Last month, it was my honor to play at the Bard Music Festival for the third time alongside @theorchnow and incredible musicians, friends, and colleagues old and new.

2025 highlights so far I’ve been blessed to be busy playing life changing shows with incredible people around the world 1-3: Traveled twice to work with Tan Dun in China. In April - MAKE TEA, MAKE PEACE Festival - Pu’er / In May - Shirley Young Memorial Concert - Shanghai @tan_dun @mad.deth @jrod_drumlife @tonykirkpercussion @frank.corliss @yijiawangpiano @candicechung.soprano 4-6: Launched the COPE Collective in NYC, led by the incomparable @reandreandrea The first show featured my piece “Do You?” for four floor toms and voices played by me, @coding_percussionist @stephentamas @fiddleheadjoe The piece was then programmed on the chamber music show @mostlymodernfestival by @mattward5710 ! Played by @diegoalfonsomusic @bisono.percussion @lexi.kunz @rossbellocomposer 7: I’ve become the percussionist and founding member of Sixth Degree Sextet @anastasia.the.pumpkin @clarxclxra @gabe.henkin @nachoj_ @reandreandrea 8-9: In large ensembles/orchestras, I took part in @nyutisch production of Sweeney Todd, led by @coreywachala / I later participated in the @barnardcolumbiachorus concert of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana 10: Joining @noisecatalogue , we recorded @shaharregevcomposer stunning album of her original music @daniel.matei.sound @anastasia.the.pumpkin @soofsela 11–12: I’ve teamed up with @kmiller397 and joined @ictus_novus - we’ve embarked recording our first album together, scheduled for a 2026 release! 13: Finally, I will join @theorchnow at The Bard Music Festival for concerts of “Bohuslav Martinu and His World” this August!

NEW VIDEO Do You? - by Jon Collazo Inspired by the cities of Zobeide, Hypatia, and Valdrada from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities “I didn’t cling to any specific quotes, but more the dynamic of the conversation between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan in this chapter. As I hadn’t encountered this book previously, I was struck by the way Khan challenged Polo’s perceptions of the cities he traveled through. Marco Polo is renowned for his work, and to see it picked apart through philosophical/psychological conversation resonated with me, inspiring me to write the music the way that I did.” - Jon Performed by @joncollazo @jaelyn.quilizapa @juanjuo37 @coding_percussionist Videography by Noah Arrell Edited by Daniel Matei Watch now → [link in bio]

This marimba piece was a collaboration with the amazing Jon Collazo @joncollazo 🥁 He challenged me to bring Middle Eastern colors to the instrument — and I challenged him back, jumping all over the marimba with new scales. He brought it to life so beautifully. Loved every part of creating this together. #Marimba #NewMusic #ComposerLife #JonCollazo #ContemporaryMusic #percussion

Introducing SIXTH DEGREE SEXTET 🙌🔥 Madeline Hocking, violin @anastasia.the.pumpkin Clara Cho, cello @clarxclxra Rea Abel, flutes @reandreandrea Gabe Henkin, clarinets @gabe.henkin Nacho Ojeda, piano @nachoj_ Jon Collazo, percussion @joncollazo with Alison Norris, conductor @artemisapollo Join us on this Monday night at St John’s! Music by inti figgis-vizueta @millennial_perennial , Ben Morris @bmorris21293 David Lang @davidlangmusic John Adams, Guillaume Connesson @guillaumeconnesson and our very own Madeline Hocking @anastasia.the.pumpkin Tickets through link in our bios! $20 general $15 students