One of the US's leading jazz higher education institutions accepts Saratsky as visiting professor for spring semester 2026. Teaching from January.
The New School (New York) — one of the US's leading jazz higher education institutions, part of The New School University — announced on 8 December 2025 inviting Oleksandr Saratsky as visiting professor for spring semester 2026. Teaching in the jazz and contemporary music practices undergraduate programme began 22 January 2026 and runs to 15 May 2026. This is the first Ukrainian performer's involvement as visiting professor at The New School in the institution's 80-year history. Course load: 1) 'Modal Jazz Foundations' (undergraduate, 16 students, twice a week); 2) 'Folk Sources in Modern Jazz' (graduate, 12 students, once a week); 3) 'Solo Piano Performance Workshop' (undergraduate-graduate combined, 8 students, once a week). In total — 5 teaching hours per week + monthly one public lecture-concert in Mauer Hall (open access for the entire student community of The New School). Besides teaching work, Saratsky will conduct 2 individual cooperative concerts with renowned New Yorkers: 14 February 2026 — with saxophonist Joshua Redman at Smalls Jazz Club; 26 March 2026 — with double bassist Ben Williams (Blue Note album Adu × Harrold partner, see separate news) at Bohemian Hall. Concert recordings will be available as a non-profit educational resource for The New School students through the school LMS.
