| 08/21/10 |
Berklee's 2010 Free Summer Concert Series
Presented by Berklee College of Music
August 21, 2010
As the weather warms up, join Berklee faculty, students, and alumni for a series of free outdoor concerts throughout the Boston area, beginning at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival in May and culminating with the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival in September. Many current students and recent graduates are featured in the Kendall Square Concert Series, Make Music Cambridge, Harborwalk Sounds, and the Regattabar Courtyard Series; faculty and alumni populate the lineup of Swingin' in Mothers Rest,...
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| 08/21/10 |
Salem Jazz and Soul Festival: Dopapod
Presented by Berklee College of Music
August 21, 2010
Thumping up from basement parties in Boston, to bumping the sound systems of major venues across the East Coast, Dopapod has been steadily growing as a musical tour-de-force. The group formed in 2007 when keyboardist Eli Winderman and guitarist Michelangelo Carubba began writing and playing shows. Dopapod has grown from a duo to a five-piece funk-jam sensation, adding guitarist Rob Compa, bassist Chuck Jones, and percussionist Neal “Fro” Evans. Dopapod recently released their...
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| 08/21/10 |
Free Pop, Indie Rock, Jazz on Georges Island- Last in 2010 Series
Presented by Berklee College of Music
August 21, 2010
On Saturday, August 21 at noon, Berklee is presenting the last of our free "Take No Prisoners: Berklee at Fort Warren" concerts on Georges Island. At noon, Elise Hayes will take the stage, singing pop with an r&b/soul twist. Black Kettle follows at 1:00 p.m. Selected as one of the top 5 local Boston acts to watch in 2010, the trio blend folk with pop and indie rock, performing melodies guaranteed to stick. Julia Easterlin, a jazz artist who weaves unexpected instruments...
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| 08/21/10 |
Take No Prisoners: Berklee at Fort Warren
Presented by Berklee College of Music
August 21, 2010
On Saturday, August 21 at noon, Berklee is presenting the last of our free "Take No Prisoners: Berklee at Fort Warren" concerts on Georges Island. At noon, Elise Hayes will take the stage, singing pop with an r&b/soul twist. Black Kettle follows at 1:00 p.m. Selected as one of the top 5 local Boston acts to watch in 2010, the trio blend folk with pop and indie rock, performing melodies guaranteed to stick. Julia Easterlin, a jazz artist who weaves unexpected instruments...
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| 08/14/10 |
SJSF/Berklee Summer Series: Ben Powell
Derby Square at Front Street
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Derby Square at Front Street
August 14, 2010
Violinist Ben Powell has shared the stage with artists like Herbie Hancock, Gary Burton, Joe Lovano, Gloria Estefan, Paul Simon, and Steve Winwood. He study at Berklee on scholarship and graduated with a degree in jazz composition. As a student, Powell also played in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. As a soloist, he has performed all over the world, including San Francisco, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, Italy, and Germany, and played for First Lady Laura Bush and Jordan’s...
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| 08/10/10 |
17th Annual Berklee City of Music Festival and Scholarship Concert
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
August 10, 2010
Berklee College of Music presents its 17th annual Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert on Tuesday, August 10, 7:30 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Talented urban teens from the Boston area and Berklee City Music Network sites across the country will perform rock, pop, jazz, inspirational music and r&b songs. Following tradition, students will only learn of their scholarship awards when their identities are revealed from the stage at a break in...
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| 08/05/10 |
Groove to the Latin Beat at the Tito Puente Latin Music Series: Gregorio Uribe y Su Orquesta
Presented by Berklee College of Music
August 5, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 08/05/10 |
Groove to the Latin Beat at the Tito Puente Latin Music Series: Gregorio Uribe y Su Orquesta
Presented by Berklee College of Music
August 5, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 08/01/10 |
Jazz at the Fort: Caribbean and Jazz
Highland Park/Fort Hill
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Highland Park/Fort Hill
August 1, 2010
Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present music outdoors in Roxbury’s historic and enchanting Fort Hill neighborhood with Ron Reid & the Sunsteel Sextet and opener the Jazz Robertson Quintet.Rain date is August 8. Folding chairs, blankets, and picnics are encouraged. Highland Park is known for its willow trees, rolling lawn, puddingstone boulders, and Victorian-era water tower that looks like it could be home to Rapunzel. "Our partnership with Berklee brings some of the...
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| 08/01/10 |
Caribbean and Jazz Music to Roxbury's HighlandPark in Annual Jazz at the Fort
Highland Park/Fort Hill
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Highland Park/Fort Hill
August 1, 2010
Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present music outdoors in Roxbury’s historic and enchanting Fort Hill neighborhood with Ron Reid & the Sunsteel Sextet and opener the Jazz Robertson Quintet. The annual Jazz at the Fort concert is free and will be held on Sunday, August 1, at 5:00 p.m., at Highland Park on Fort Avenue, Roxbury. Rain date is August 8. Folding chairs, blankets, and picnics are encouraged. Highland Park is known for its willow trees, rolling lawn, puddingstone...
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| 07/31/10 |
Caliente, A Celebration of Latin Music and Culture with Jerry Rivera and Eguie y Su Orquesta
City Hall Plaza
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at City Hall Plaza
July 31, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 07/29/10 |
Groove to the Latin Beat at the Tito Puente Latin Music Series: William Cepeda
O'Day Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at O'Day Park
July 29, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 07/22/10 |
Groove to the Latin Beat at the Tito Puente Latin Music Series: Fausto Cuevas
O'Day Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at O'Day Park
July 22, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 07/15/10 |
Groove to the Latin Beat at the Tito Puente Latin Music Series: Gregorio Uribe y Su Orquesta
O'Day Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at O'Day Park
July 15, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 07/10/10 |
SJSF/Berklee Summer Series: Nicky Eagan
Derby Square at Front Street
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Derby Square at Front Street
July 10, 2010
Nicky Egan is a soul singer blending funk, r&b, and rock with influences like Etta James, Janis Joplin, and James Brown. She drives her performances with memorable songs and a positive message. Egan’s band The Majority has played all over the U.S., including at the Whiskey A Go-Go, and at a fundraiser for Penn State Children's Hospital where they played for 10,000 and helped raise $7 million. Egan is finishing her debut album, a collection of soul, pop, and r&b, for release...
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| 07/08/10 |
Tito Puente Latin Music Series: La Timbistica
Mozart Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Mozart Park
July 8, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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| 07/08/10 |
Groove to the Latin Beat at the Tito Puente Latin Music Series
Mozart Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Mozart Park
July 8, 2010
It's hard to cha-cha or salsa under summer temps without a refreshing breeze and plenty of room to dance. The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston, cool backdrops for sultry experiences. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of timba, mambo, bolero, Cuban, and Afrorican jazz mixed with funk, soul, and groove music. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, along with world-renowned artists from Puerto...
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07/06/10- 07/30/10 |
Berklee Day Sessions
Presented by Berklee College of Music
July 6-July 30, 2010
The Berklee Day Sessions is a unique program designed to allow middle school students, ages 12-14, the opportunity to experience all that Berklee College of Music has to offer in a flexible day session format. Students will have the opportunity to study at Berklee with Berklee faculty and students. The program is a four-week experience that allows students the flexibility to participate in one-, two-, three-, or four-week sessions that are specifically designed with the middle school...
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| 06/20/10 |
Berklee Summer Concert Series Brings Reggae To Jamaica Pond
Great Lawn at Jamaica Pond
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Great Lawn at Jamaica Pond
June 20, 2010
Buffalo Soul, a heady force of futuristic reggae fusion sending a message of purely positive vibrations, performs in the first Berklee at Jamaica Pond concert. The event celebrates both the summer solstice and Father's Day. Boston-based Buffalo Soul has shared the stage with up-and-coming reggae greats such as the Aggrolites, Passafire and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, and continues to make their way into the Future Roots music scene. Outwardly expressing their love for experimental...
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| 06/12/10 |
SJSF/Berklee Summer Series: Tubby Love
Derby Square at Front Street
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Derby Square at Front Street
June 12, 2010
Spreading a message of purely positive vibrations, Tubby Love is a heady force of futuristic reggae fusion. The five-piece band - comprised of Berklee students and alumni - has shared the stage with up-and-coming reggae acts such as The Aggrolites, Passafire, and Blue King Brown, and continues to contribute to the rapidly expanding roots reggae music scene. Outwardly expressing their love for experimental music, Tubby Love is at the forefront of what some are calling a “Reggae Soul...
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06/06/10- 06/30/10 |
Berklee Day Sessions
Presented by Berklee College of Music
June 6-June 30, 2010
The Berklee Day Sessions is a unique program designed to allow middle school students, ages 12-14, the opportunity to experience all that Berklee College of Music has to offer in a flexible day session format. Students will have the opportunity to study at Berklee with Berklee faculty and students. The program is a four-week experience that allows students the flexibility to participate in one-, two-, three-, or four-week sessions that are specifically designed with the middle school...
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06/01/10- 07/27/10 |
Berklee Lunch Sessions at Prudential Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
June 1-July 27, 2010
As the weather warms up, join Berklee faculty, students, and alumni for a series of free outdoor concerts throughout the Boston area, beginning at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival in May and culminating with the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival in September. Many current students and recent graduates are featured in the Kendall Square Concert Series, Make Music Cambridge, Harborwalk Sounds, and the Regattabar Courtyard Series; faculty and alumni populate the lineup of Swingin' in Mothers Rest,...
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| 05/08/10 |
Berklee's 2010 Free Summer Concert Series
Derby Square at Front Street
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Derby Square at Front Street
May 8, 2010
As the weather warms up, join Berklee faculty, students, and alumni for a series of free outdoor concerts throughout the Boston Area. Kicking it off is The Annette Philip Group at Derby Square!
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| 05/01/10 |
The Michael Jackson Case: MJ or the King of Pop?
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
May 1, 2010
Berklee students from the Advanced Theater Production Workshop and Michael Jackson Ensemble present an original play, with music and dance, about the life and death of Michael Jackson. Students perform Jackson's hits and examine his life. Features guest artist Siedah Garrett, Grammy-winning songwriter of "Man in the Mirror" and Michael Bearden, Musical Director for the "This Is It" tour.
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| 04/30/10 |
The Michael Jackson Case: MJ or the King of Pop?
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
April 30, 2010
Berklee students from the Advanced Theater Production Workshop and the Michael Jackson Ensemble present an original play, with music and dance, about the life and death of Michael Jackson. Students perform Jackson's hits and examine his life. Features guest artist Siedah Garrett, Grammy-winning songwriter of "Man in the Mirror" and Michael Bearden, musical director for the "This Is It" tour.
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| 04/22/10 |
Jazz Revelation Records CD Release Concert
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
April 22, 2010
Berklee’s student run label Jazz Revelation Records (JRR) celebrates the release of its seventh compilation CD, Birds of a Feather, with a concert featuring seven of the label's most exciting student artists: Christoph Huber, Tom Kain, Utar Dundarartun, Kazuyo Kuriya, Lihi Haruvi, Nathan Cepelinski, and Roy Guzman. Birds of a Feather features original compositions by 11 Berklee student bandleaders. The CD is wide ranging, with artists performing styles including traditional and...
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| 04/21/10 |
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
April 21, 2010
Berklee students from the Berklee Musical Theater Workshop and Musical Theater Orchestra present a completely staged and costumed production of Elton John and Tim Rice's rock musical Aida, with a 24-piece orchestra. Based on Verdi's opera, Aida tells the timeless love story of a Nubian princess and her Egyptian captor. Emotions run high; there is jealousy, intrigue, and a beautiful but ill-fated love story, all told through the great rock music of Elton John and the lyrics of Tim Rice....
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| 04/10/10 |
Music for Film Networking Event and Contest, April 10
Presented by Berklee College of Music
April 10, 2010
The Learning Center and the Film Scoring Department at Berklee College of Music will host the fifth annual Music for Film networking event and associated film scoring contest on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center at 150 Massachusetts Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For further event information, contact Alison Plante, assistant chair of the Film Scoring Department at aplante@berklee.edu, or visit learningcenter.berklee.edu. As the only...
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| 04/08/10 |
Music Series at Berklee: Gary Burton's Arrival; Celebrating 50 Years
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
April 8, 2010
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts take place at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000 andhttp://www.ticketmaster.com. All shows...
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| 04/08/10 |
Gary Burton's Arrival: Celebrating 50 Years
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
April 8, 2010
Since arriving as a student at Berklee in 1960, Gary Burton has led groups that have defined the state-of-the-art of jazz for five decades, while forming lasting relationships and receiving six Grammys. In this performance, Burton joins bandmates from his seminal groups. Artists include the members of his first Berklee band, Mick Goodrick, Abe Laboriel, and Harry Blazer; John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez, Donny McCaslin, Jim Odgren, Makoto Ozone, and Tiger Okoshi; and...
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| 03/25/10 |
Music Series at Berklee: International Folk Festival
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
March 25, 2010
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts take place at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000 andhttp://www.ticketmaster.com. All shows...
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| 03/25/10 |
24th International Folk Music Festival
Berklee Performance Center
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| 02/28/10 |
Music Series at Berklee: The Great American Songbook: The Music of Motown
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
February 28, 2010
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts take place at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000 andhttp://www.ticketmaster.com. All shows...
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| 02/23/10 |
Berklee Benefit for Haiti With Special Performance from Haitian Community Youth Group
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
February 23, 2010
The effects of the January 12 catastrophe in Haiti still reverberate. Berklee College of Music reaches out to the country with the Berklee Concert for Haiti on February 23. Special guest musicians from Open Access to Music for Children (OAMEC), a Haitian community program from Youth and Family Enrichment Services, is part of this fundraiser event that starts at 8:15 pm at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. Proceeds from the concert will go to several...
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| 02/18/10 |
Roots and Reason: Bernice Johnson and Toshi Reagon
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
February 18, 2010
Berklee’s Africana Studies program “Roots and Reason Series,” presents Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon in a special collaborative performance, Thursday, February 18, at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA. Call 617-747-2261 or visit berkleebpc.com for more information. In a cross-generational concert performance, mother Bernice Johnson Reagon and daughter Toshi Reagon will perform and speak about their music and work, guided by the...
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| 02/04/10 |
Music Series at Berklee: Roots and Reason
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
February 4, 2010
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts begin at 8:15 p.m., except where noted, at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000...
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| 01/09/10 |
Debbie and Friends
The Red Room at Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at The Red Room at Cafe 939
January 9, 2010
Get ready for some sing-along, dance-along, and laugh-along family fun in this rockin' musical journey through classic kids' tales and original songs! Parents and kids join in this interactive "variety show," which includes a diverse array of styles including rock, pop, country, reggae, and Broadway-esque tunes. Debbie and Friends music is great fun for the whole family! (Ages 2-7). Cafe 939 is not large enough to accommodate strollers. Strollers can be stored at David...
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| 12/10/09 |
Music Series at Berklee: Americana and Roots: Mark O'Conner at Berklee
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
December 10, 2009
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts begin at 8:15 p.m., except where noted, at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000...
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| 11/19/09 |
Music Series at Berklee: Don Was Meets Berklee
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
November 19, 2009
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts begin at 8:15 p.m., except where noted, at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000...
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| 11/18/09 |
Bruce George, Co founder Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, Performs at Berklee Poetry Slam
The Red Room at Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at The Red Room at Cafe 939
November 18, 2009
Tony and Peabody Award-winning performance poet Bruce George steps up to the mic during his residency at Berklee on December 8. As the featured artist for the Poetry Jam and Slam class, George will bring a power packed poetic flow to the stage between two rounds of slam poetry from select students in the course. Talented Cantab Lounge Boston Slam Master Simone Beaubien will emcee the event. The evening begins at 7 pm at Café 939, 939 Boylston Str. This event is free. Call 617.747.2421...
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| 11/12/09 |
Music Series at Berklee: The Heart and Soul of Timba: Isaac Delgado Meets Berklee
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
November 12, 2009
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts begin at 8:15 p.m., except where noted, at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000...
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| 11/10/09 |
Berklee Presents Latin Culture Celebration 2009: Mili Bermejo/Patricia Elena Vlieg
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
November 10, 2009
Berklee presents its 11th annual Latin Culture Celebration, an event organized by students to showcase music from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, and other parts of Latin American. Public events take place throughout the month of November, with concerts and clinics presented by students, faculty, alumni, staff, and guest artists. Highlights include concerts by Puerto Rican pianist Angel David Mattos November 4, vocalists Mili Bermejo and Patricia Elena Vlieg November...
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| 11/09/09 |
Berklee Presents Latin Culture Celebration 2009: Fernando Brandão
Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Cafe 939
November 9, 2009
Berklee presents its 11th annual Latin Culture Celebration, an event organized by students to showcase music from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, and other parts of Latin American. Public events take place throughout the month of November, with concerts and clinics presented by students, faculty, alumni, staff, and guest artists. Highlights include concerts by Puerto Rican pianist Angel David Mattos November 4, vocalists Mili Bermejo and Patricia Elena Vlieg November...
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| 11/05/09 |
Berklee Presents Latin Culture Celebration 2009: Taller de Musica Experimental
David Friend Recital Hall
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at David Friend Recital Hall
November 5, 2009
Berklee presents its 11th annual Latin Culture Celebration, an event organized by students to showcase music from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, and other parts of Latin American. Public events take place throughout the month of November, with concerts and clinics presented by students, faculty, alumni, staff, and guest artists. Highlights include concerts by Puerto Rican pianist Angel David Mattos November 4, vocalists Mili Bermejo and Patricia Elena Vlieg November...
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| 11/04/09 |
Berklee Presents Latin Culture Celebration 2009: Angel David Mattos/Pan American Faculty Band
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
November 4, 2009
Berklee presents its 11th annual Latin Culture Celebration, an event organized by students to showcase music from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, and other parts of Latin American. Public events take place throughout the month of November, with concerts and clinics presented by students, faculty, alumni, staff, and guest artists. Highlights include concerts by Puerto Rican pianist Angel David Mattos November 4, vocalists Mili Bermejo and Patricia Elena Vlieg November...
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| 11/02/09 |
Berklee Presents Latin Culture Celebration 2009: Victor Mendoza/ Marcus Santos
Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Cafe 939
November 2, 2009
Berklee presents its 11th annual Latin Culture Celebration, an event organized by students to showcase music from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, and other parts of Latin American. Public events take place throughout the month of November, with concerts and clinics presented by students, faculty, alumni, staff, and guest artists. Highlights include concerts by Puerto Rican pianist Angel David Mattos November 4, vocalists Mili Bermejo and Patricia Elena Vlieg November...
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| 10/15/09 |
Blood Sweat & Tears concert
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
October 15, 2009
Blood Sweat & Tears Will perform October 15, 2009 at the Berklee Performance Center 136 Mass Ave Boston,Ma. 7:30 pm show. This will be a fundraiser for the Elsie Monica Colomby Scholarship. 100% of the ticket sales will go to inner-city kids to help attend Berklee College of Music. Founding member Steve Katz will receive his long awaited Grammy for BS&T’s 1969 “Album of the Year”. The Grammy will be presented to Katz at the concert by Roger Brown...
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10/14/09- 10/15/09 |
Marsalis Berklee Jams Continues with Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet
The Red Room at Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at The Red Room at Cafe 939
October 14-October 15, 2009
The special guest for the latest Marsalis Berklee Jams is the Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet, led by Cuban-born drummer, composer, and two-time Grammy nominee Prieto. The band’s new album, Live at Jazz Standard, is set to be released next month, and on October 14 and 15 the Si o Si Quartet will be at Berklee’s Cafe 939 to perform a set and follow with a jam session open to all Berklee students. The concerts and jam sessions are open to the public at Cafe 939 (939 Boylston...
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| 10/08/09 |
'09-'10 Music Series at Berklee: The Music of Jack DeJohnette
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
October 8, 2009
Pop music chases fads; great music surprises us. The 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee presents great music from Cuba to Nashville, and from roots to soul to jazz. Eight shows. No boundaries. Full of surprises. All concerts begin at 8:15 p.m., except where noted, at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets for all shows are on sale on Friday, August 14, and will be available at the BPC box office, and through Ticketmaster at 800 745-3000...
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| 09/26/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Outdoor Festival
Corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Corner of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues
September 26, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/25/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane/Hartman
Scullers Jazz Club
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Scullers Jazz Club
September 25, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/25/09 |
Berklee BeantTown Jazz Festival: Kickin' the Blues
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
September 25, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/24/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Love and Hunger: The Life and Music of Billie Holiday
David Friend Recital Hall
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at David Friend Recital Hall
September 24, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/23/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: The Branford Marsalis Quartet
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
September 23, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/22/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Alex Wintz and Jordan Seigel
The Red Room at Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at The Red Room at Cafe 939
September 22, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/21/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Wally's Stepchildren
Wally's Cafe
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Wally's Cafe
September 21, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 09/20/09 |
Berklee Bean Town Jazz Festival: Jose Ramos
Wally's Cafe
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Wally's Cafe
September 20, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival, has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in Boston and...
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09/18/09- 09/19/09 |
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Ahmad Jamal
Regattabar
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Regattabar
September 18-September 19, 2009
Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in...
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| 08/11/09 |
Berklee City Music Blowout Concert
Berklee Performance Center
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Performance Center
August 11, 2009
The Berklee City Music Blowout Concert features rock, pop, jazz, inspirational music, and r&b performances by talented urban teens from the Boston area and City Music Network sites around the country. 72 teen musicians and vocalists – 26 of whom are vying for full-tuition Berklee scholarships – take the stage to perform. The scholarships recipients will be announced at the concert. Proceeds benefit City Music Scholarships. Berklee City Music is the college’s...
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| 08/10/09 |
Berklee City Music Festival: Victor Mendoza's Latin Jazz Ensemble
Berklee Recital Hall
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Berklee Recital Hall
August 10, 2009
The Berklee City Music Festival presents jazz, inspirational, Latin, and rock by City Music students at Berklee venues August 8-10. The festival culminates with the Berklee City Music Blowout Concert August 11, featuring 72 teen musicians and vocalists – 26 of whom are vying for full-tuition Berklee scholarships – representing the Boston area and City Music Network sites nationwide. The scholarships recipients will be announced at the concert. Proceeds benefit City Music...
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| 08/09/09 |
Berklee City Music Festival: George Russell Jr. Ensemble Featuring the City Music Choir
David Friend Recital Hall
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at David Friend Recital Hall
August 9, 2009
The Berklee City Music Festival presents jazz, inspirational, Latin, and rock by City Music students at Berklee venues August 8-10. The festival culminates with the Berklee City Music Blowout Concert August 11, featuring 72 teen musicians and vocalists – 26 of whom are vying for full-tuition Berklee scholarships – representing the Boston area and City Music Network sites nationwide. The scholarships recipients will be announced at the concert. Proceeds benefit City Music...
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| 08/08/09 |
Berklee City Music Festival: Faculty/Jam Session
The Red Room at Cafe 939
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at The Red Room at Cafe 939
August 8, 2009
The Berklee City Music Festival presents jazz, inspirational, Latin, and rock by City Music students at Berklee venues August 8-10. The festival culminates with the Berklee City Music Blowout Concert August 11, featuring 72 teen musicians and vocalists – 26 of whom are vying for full-tuition Berklee scholarships – representing the Boston area and City Music Network sites nationwide. The scholarships recipients will be announced at the concert. Proceeds benefit City Music...
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| 08/06/09 |
Berklee’s Fifth Annual Kendall Square Concert Series Continues
Kendall Square
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Kendall Square
August 6, 2009
Berklee's fifth Kendall Square Concert Series continues to offer up varied lunchtime menu of music every Thursday throughout the summer and has been extended to mid-September. Performers include Berklee students and alumni playing original jazz, Latin, hip-hop, rock, folk, funk, and reggae. Emily Elbert (singer/songwriter). 20-year old Emily Elbert first picked up the guitar at 15. Self-taught, her talents grew to include singing and songwriting, and soon led to the creation of her...
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| 07/30/09 |
Jazzer but no snob, guitarist swings FREE lunchtime concert series the Kendall Square
Kendall Square
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Kendall Square
July 30, 2009
Berklee College of Music's fifth Kendall Square Concert Series takes place every Thursday throughout the summer—and it's free for lunchtime music lovers. July 30 brings student guitarist and composer Alex Wintz and his band to the stage. Though primary a jazz player, Wintz has immersed himself in rock, pop, and electronic music. Which is no wonder considering he's had some of the most innovating and experimental teachers Berklee has to offer: Joe Lovano, Hal Crook, and Rick Peckham,...
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| 07/30/09 |
Tito Puente Latin Music Series - Victor Mendoza
O'Day Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at O'Day Park
July 30, 2009
Mexico-born vibraphonist and composer Victor Mendoza is considered to be one of today's finest Latin jazz artists. At this concert he will perform a newly developed dance music repertoire. Recordings and performances with Mendoza’s own group and with artists such as Paquito D'Rivera, Danilo Pérez, Michel Camilo, Claudio Roditi, and Antonio Sánchez, have earned him the respect of critics and fans around the globe. Black Bean Blues, his most recent CD, was named one of...
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| 07/27/09 |
Berklee Continues Free Summer Concert Series Mondays at the Regattabar
Regattabar
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Regattabar
July 27, 2009
Berklee presents the Regattabar Courtyard Series featuring rising young artists from a variety of styles – including Swing, a World Mix, Latin, and contemporary jazz – with Executive Chef Peter Davis flipping burgers on the grill. It takes place Mondays – July 20, 27, and August 3, 10, 17, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – in the Charles Hotel Courtyard (behind the hotel) at One Bennett Street, Cambridge. The concerts are wheelchair accessible. For more information please...
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| 07/23/09 |
Liberating Latin Jazz at Berklee's free noon concert series at Kendall Square
Mother's Rest Playground
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Mother's Rest Playground
July 23, 2009
Berklee College of Music's fifth Kendall Square Concert Series takes place every Thursday throughout the summer—and it's free for lunchtime music lovers. Performers include Berklee students and alumni playing original jazz, Latin, hip-hop, rock, folk, funk, and reggae. Concerts takes place in the outdoor plaza at 300 Athenaeum Street, Kendall Square, Cambridge, on Thursdays, noon to 1:30 p.m., through September 10. Concerts will be postponed in inclement weather. The series is...
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| 07/23/09 |
Tito Puente Latin Music Series - Obbini Tumbao
O'Day Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at O'Day Park
July 23, 2009
Cacao Música recording artists and winners of the 2006 Boston Phoenix poll for Best World Music Act, Obbini Tumbao deliver high-energy dance music. Rebecca Cline, a Berklee faculty pianist from Athens, Georgia, joins forces with Anita Quinto, a percussionist from Caracas, Venezuela, to produce a compelling new sound for fans of the infectious grooves associated with artists like Buena Vista Social Club. The band's powerful horn section is supported by an ebullient rhythm section of...
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| 07/22/09 |
Berklee, ParkARTS and Fenway Civic Assoc. Presents Swingin' in Mother's Rest
Mother's Rest Playground
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Mother's Rest Playground
July 22, 2009
For the eleventh straight year, Berklee College of Music, the Fenway Civic Association, and ParkARTS presents free outdoor jazz for Swingin’ in Mothers Rest, Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 p.m. (weather permitting, rain date July 29), at Mothers Rest playground, located down the stairs from the Boylston St. bridge in the Back Bay Fens, at the corner of Boylston St. and The Fenway. Folding chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners are encouraged. For more information please call...
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| 07/16/09 |
Tito Puente Latin Music Series - Javier Arroyo and the Salsa Night Band
O'Day Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at O'Day Park
July 16, 2009
Javier Arroyo, a Cape Cod resident, has deep roots in music. As a boy in Puerto Rico, his father and uncles would gather in the evenings, bringing their guitars along with the Puerto Rican cuatro, and sing old boleros, guarachas, rancheras, and decimas. They would give him nickels and quarters for singing the songs they especially liked. Arroyo loved the way the sounds intermixed and soon developed his singing skills in tone with them. He has performed with such artists as Willie Colon,...
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| 07/09/09 |
Tito Puente Latin Music Series - Orquesta Bacharengue
Mozart Park
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Mozart Park
July 9, 2009
Orquesta Bacharengue, led by Berklee faculty member Ricardo Monzón, was inspired by the enthusiasm that grew around the formation of the Berklee Merengue Ensemble in 2008. Drawing on a wealth of connections between students, faculty, and Boston area musicians, the group brings talented musicians together to perform two popular genres developed in the Dominican Republic: bachata and merengue, hence the name Bacharengue. The energy and dynamism of this combination will surely get the...
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| 07/02/09 |
Dance-floor funk at Berklee's free noon concert series at Kendall Square
Kendall Square
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at Kendall Square
July 2, 2009
Berklee brings Gentleman Hall to Kendall Square. This band mixes funk, pop, soul, r&b, rock, and electronica to create undeniable dance-floor funk.
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| 04/22/09 |
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Live at Berklee
Presented by Berklee College of Music
April 22, 2009
Herb Alpert, legendary musician and record executive, and internationally renowned singer Lani Hall are circling back to Boston after successful club appearances last year elevated the husband and wife team to theaters for a new tour with Brazilian and American jazz and popular standards.
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| 04/21/09 |
Berklee Genre Jumble at T.T. The Bear's Place
T.T. The Bear's
Presented by Berklee College of Music
at T.T. The Bear's
April 21, 2009
Features The Help, Shea Rose, With Engines And Black Fortress of Opium, Tuesday, April 21
Berklee presents its second Genre Jumble, a showcase of up-and-coming alumni and student bands, featuring rock, indie pop, folk, r&b, and psychedelic goth. After hosting a successful inaugural Genre Jumble event in December, the college is continuing its series that brings alumni and student bands on stage together.
About the artists:
The Help, a Boston-based band that...
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