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Berklee Performance Center

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The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston's historic Back Bay. The BPC, which is both the college's flagship performance space and one of Boston's most prestigious concert halls, is easily accessible by public transportation, with parking available in neighboring garages.

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    Berklee Performance Center

    136 Massachusetts Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115

    Phone: (617) 747-2261   |   Official Website

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      02/12/12	Yasmin Levy Berklee Performance Center Yasmin Levy Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center February 12, 2012 With a deep, spiritual and moving style, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the Ladino/Judeo-Spanish tradition. Her powerfully sensual voice, which combines flamenco’s fiery passion with the microtonal melisma of Middle Eastern music, ripples across sashaying grooves built from hand percussion; Turkish-Arabic instruments such as the oud, ney and qanun, and Western standbys, including acoustic guitar and bass.
      02/16/12	Funk Icon George Clinton to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music Berklee Performance Center Funk Icon George Clinton to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center February 16, 2012 George Clinton crashed a Berklee P-Funk Ensemble rehearsal for an MTV special a few years ago. Next month, he returns to the college to teach a four-day residency, perform a concert, and accept an honorary degree. At the concert, February 16, Berklee President Roger Brown will present Clinton with an honorary doctor of music degree in recognition for the funk icon's enduring musical and cultural contributions. Featuring performances of "I Wanna Testify," an early career doo-wop...
      02/16/12- 03/30/12	2012 Signature Series at Berklee Berklee Performance Center 2012 Signature Series at Berklee Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center February 16-March 30, 2012 Boston, MA – The 2012 Signature Music Series at Berklee continues an extraordinary season with jazz, funk, and Middle Eastern music, and selections from the Great American Songbook. Performers include a cross-section of Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, and world-renowned, award-winning musicians. The concerts feature a wide range of sounds: George Clinton Meets Berklee (2/16), the Great American Songbook: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer (2/26), Middle Eastern...
      02/21/12	Los Hermanos Arango Merging West African & Cuban Traditions Makes US Debut at Berklee Berklee Performance Center Los Hermanos Arango Merging West African & Cuban Traditions Makes US Debut at Berklee Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center February 21, 2012 Los Hermanos Arango is a seven-piece ensemble from Guanabacoa, Cuba, Havana’s epicenter for Afro-Cuban folkloric culture and West African traditions. Unaltered ritual voice and hand drumming is at the core of the band’s sound - rare by most Cuban groups - which also features electric bass, keyboards, brass, and wind instruments. Los Hermanos Arango – joined by Berklee College of Music students, faculty, and alumni - makes its U.S. debut on Tuesday, February 21, 8:15...
      03/09/12	Lila Downs Berklee Performance Center Lila Downs Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 9, 2012 “Exotic beauty and startling voice . . . she is a reflection of a 21st century world culture where ethnicity and national boundaries blur.”—Los Angeles Times Known for her smoky voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the border. She blends Mexican folk rhythms and native dialects with American folk, blues and rock....
      03/21/12	TAO: The Martial Arts of Drumming Berklee Performance Center TAO: The Martial Arts of Drumming Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 21, 2012 "Powerful, dynamic and unique."—Time Out "Extraordinarily talented . . . incomparable muscular zeal."—Chicago Tribune With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form—and a visual and sonic tour de force! This all-new production captures the best of TAO’s extraordinary precision, energy and...
      03/23/12	Blind Boys of Alabama Berklee Performance Center Blind Boys of Alabama Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 23, 2012 Since meeting at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, the Blind Boys of Alabama have thrilled audiences worldwide with their potent, impassioned renditions of gospel songs. Winners of five Grammy Awards, celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts with several Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 60 years and shows no signs of diminishing. The Blind...
      04/28/12	Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo Berklee Performance Center Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center April 28, 2012 Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau first performed together in Redman’s acclaimed quartet during the ’90s. In the decade and a half since, both Grammy Award–nominated musicians have reached international and critical acclaim while forging their own distinctive voices as modern jazz icons. The duo format fosters a new convergence for these friends to reunite for an intimate performance in which they can openly create music that swings and deeply connects to...
      05/04/12	Colin Hay Berklee Performance Center Colin Hay Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center May 4, 2012 As frontman and principal songwriter for ’80s sensation Men at Work, Colin Hay is responsible for one of the most identifiable sounds in pop music. Classic songs like "Down Under," "Overkill" and "Who Can It Be Now?" unfold like miniature movies, with timeless twists and a bittersweet sense of humor. In this solo acoustic performance, Hay intersperses classic and new songs with humorous, poignant and downright surreal stories drawn from his often...

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  • Upcoming Events

    02/12/12	Yasmin Levy Berklee Performance Center Yasmin Levy Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center February 12, 2012 With a deep, spiritual and moving style, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the Ladino/Judeo-Spanish tradition. Her powerfully sensual voice, which combines flamenco’s fiery passion with the microtonal melisma of Middle Eastern music, ripples across sashaying grooves built from hand percussion; Turkish-Arabic instruments such as the oud, ney and qanun, and Western standbys, including acoustic guitar and bass.
    02/16/12	Funk Icon George Clinton to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music Berklee Performance Center Funk Icon George Clinton to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center February 16, 2012 George Clinton crashed a Berklee P-Funk Ensemble rehearsal for an MTV special a few years ago. Next month, he returns to the college to teach a four-day residency, perform a concert, and accept an honorary degree. At the concert, February 16, Berklee President Roger Brown will present Clinton with an honorary doctor of music degree in recognition for the funk icon's enduring musical and cultural contributions. Featuring performances of "I Wanna Testify," an early career doo-wop...
    02/16/12- 03/30/12	2012 Signature Series at Berklee Berklee Performance Center 2012 Signature Series at Berklee Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center February 16-March 30, 2012 Boston, MA – The 2012 Signature Music Series at Berklee continues an extraordinary season with jazz, funk, and Middle Eastern music, and selections from the Great American Songbook. Performers include a cross-section of Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, and world-renowned, award-winning musicians. The concerts feature a wide range of sounds: George Clinton Meets Berklee (2/16), the Great American Songbook: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer (2/26), Middle Eastern...
    02/21/12	Los Hermanos Arango Merging West African & Cuban Traditions Makes US Debut at Berklee Berklee Performance Center Los Hermanos Arango Merging West African & Cuban Traditions Makes US Debut at Berklee Presented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center February 21, 2012 Los Hermanos Arango is a seven-piece ensemble from Guanabacoa, Cuba, Havana’s epicenter for Afro-Cuban folkloric culture and West African traditions. Unaltered ritual voice and hand drumming is at the core of the band’s sound - rare by most Cuban groups - which also features electric bass, keyboards, brass, and wind instruments. Los Hermanos Arango – joined by Berklee College of Music students, faculty, and alumni - makes its U.S. debut on Tuesday, February 21, 8:15...
    03/09/12	Lila Downs Berklee Performance Center Lila Downs Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 9, 2012 “Exotic beauty and startling voice . . . she is a reflection of a 21st century world culture where ethnicity and national boundaries blur.”—Los Angeles Times Known for her smoky voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the border. She blends Mexican folk rhythms and native dialects with American folk, blues and rock....
    03/21/12	TAO: The Martial Arts of Drumming Berklee Performance Center TAO: The Martial Arts of Drumming Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 21, 2012 "Powerful, dynamic and unique."—Time Out "Extraordinarily talented . . . incomparable muscular zeal."—Chicago Tribune With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form—and a visual and sonic tour de force! This all-new production captures the best of TAO’s extraordinary precision, energy and...
    03/23/12	Blind Boys of Alabama Berklee Performance Center Blind Boys of Alabama Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center March 23, 2012 Since meeting at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, the Blind Boys of Alabama have thrilled audiences worldwide with their potent, impassioned renditions of gospel songs. Winners of five Grammy Awards, celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts with several Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 60 years and shows no signs of diminishing. The Blind...
    04/28/12	Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo Berklee Performance Center Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center April 28, 2012 Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau first performed together in Redman’s acclaimed quartet during the ’90s. In the decade and a half since, both Grammy Award–nominated musicians have reached international and critical acclaim while forging their own distinctive voices as modern jazz icons. The duo format fosters a new convergence for these friends to reunite for an intimate performance in which they can openly create music that swings and deeply connects to...
    05/04/12	Colin Hay Berklee Performance Center Colin Hay Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center May 4, 2012 As frontman and principal songwriter for ’80s sensation Men at Work, Colin Hay is responsible for one of the most identifiable sounds in pop music. Classic songs like "Down Under," "Overkill" and "Who Can It Be Now?" unfold like miniature movies, with timeless twists and a bittersweet sense of humor. In this solo acoustic performance, Hay intersperses classic and new songs with humorous, poignant and downright surreal stories drawn from his often...

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  • Past Events

    12/16/11- 12/17/11	Pink Martini Berklee Performance Center
    12/14/11	Berklee Rainbow Band: A Lifetime of Great Music Berklee Performance Center
    12/13/11	Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra Berklee Performance Center
    12/12/11	Gospel Night: He Will Be There Berklee Performance Center
    12/09/11	Vijay Iyer Trio and the Miguel Zenon Quartet, Celebrity Series Debut! Berklee Performance Center
    12/09/11	Vijay Iyer Trio and the Miquel Zenon Quartet Berklee Performance Center
    12/08/11	Celebrating Maggie Scott: 30 Years of Jazz Vocal Night Berklee Performance Center
    12/08/11- 11/08/11	Celebrating Maggie Scott: 30 Years of Jazz Vocal Night Berklee Performance Center
    12/05/11	Heavy Metal / Metal Guitar Night Berklee Performance Center
    12/04/11	Amália Hoje Berklee Performance Center
    12/03/11	Heavy Rotation Records Concert with Guest Roger Miller Berklee Performance Center
    11/19/11	THE 9TH ANNUAL “SAVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY GOSPEL CONCERT” Berklee Performance Center
    11/17/11	Young Flamenco Berklee Performance Center
    11/06/11	Poncho Sanchez and the Pancho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band with Terence Blanchard, Celebrity Series Debut! Berklee Performance Center
    11/05/11	Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy Berklee Performance Center
    11/05/11	Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy Berklee Performance Center
    11/04/11	Brandi Carlile Berklee Performance Center
    10/31/11	Thriller Live - Concert and Costume Contest Berklee Performance Center
    10/26/11	Brazilian Musical Icon Ivan Lins Performs with Berklee Students October 26 Berklee Performance Center
    10/26/11	Ivan Lins Meets Berklee Berklee Performance Center
    10/24/11	Berklee Students Launch School’s First Asian Music and Culture Festival Berklee Performance Center
    10/24/11	Asian Music and Culture Festival Berklee Performance Center
    10/19/11	Idan Raichel and India.Arie Berklee Performance Center
    10/08/11	The Thomas de Hartmann Project Presents: More Than a Remarkable Collaboration Berklee Performance Center
    09/25/11	Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival Closing Night - The New Gary Burton Quartet at the BPC Berklee Performance Center
    09/23/11	James Farm Berklee Performance Center
    09/11/11	9/11 Berklee Memorial Concert-Stories from 9/11 Eyewitness and Survivor Berklee Performance Center
    05/14/11	Bruce Cockburn Berklee Performance Center
    05/03/11	BERKLEE WORLD STRINGS Berklee Performance Center
    04/30/11- 05/01/11	Nona Hendryx and Vernon Reid to Perform in Original Berklee Student Musical About B.B. King Berklee Performance Center
    04/28/11	Ragtime Berklee Performance Center
    04/25/11	Berklee Global Jazz Institute First Anniversary Summit for Humanity and Peace Berklee Performance Center
    04/21/11	Berklee’s Scratch Ambassadors Mix Turntables with Acoustic Music on April 21st Berklee Performance Center
    04/20/11	Only An Octave Away: A Sneak Preview of JRR’s 8th CD Berklee Performance Center
    04/19/11	The 3rd Berklee Annual Middle Eastern Festival featuring Simon Shaheen Berklee Performance Center
    04/06/11	Marsalis Berklee Jams Berklee Performance Center
    03/26/11	Igudesman and Joo: A Little Nightmare Music Berklee Performance Center
    03/12/11	Frank London and Divine Sparks: an evening of spirituality and improvisation Berklee Performance Center
    03/10/11- 02/17/11	Two-Time Grammy-Winning Country and Bluegrass Singer Kathy Mattea to Perform at Berklee Berklee Performance Center
    03/03/11	Women Musician Network Concert Berklee Performance Center
    03/03/11	Women Musician Network Concert Berklee Performance Center
    02/27/11	Berklee Presents Great American Songbook: The Sounds of Nashville Berklee Performance Center
    02/24/11	Sing Song with Bobby McFerrin Berklee Performance Center
    02/18/11	Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concert Tour Berklee Performance Center
    02/18/11- 01/19/11	Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concert Tour Berklee Performance Center
    02/10/11	John Blake, Jr. and Afro Blue Bring Jazz Influenced African American Spirituals to Berklee Berklee Performance Center
    02/09/11	Heavy Rotation Records 11th Annual Epic Event Berklee Performance Center
    02/08/11	Wayne Shorter Quartet in Concert Berklee Performance Center
    02/03/11	Berklee's Signature Concert Series Presents Gospel Stylist and Grammy Winner Richard Smallwood Berklee Performance Center
    01/31/11	Callback Auditions Concert: A Journey to Singers Showcase Berklee Performance Center
    01/20/11	Oscar Winning Singer-Songwriter Jorge Drexler to Perform at the BPC Berklee Performance Center
    12/31/10	First Night Boston, Berklee, 88.97 Present Lionel Loueke Trio at Berklee on New Year's Eve Berklee Performance Center
    12/20/10- 04/25/11	Berklee’s Spring Signature Concert Series Berklee Performance Center
    12/15/10	Steven Chelliah: The Birth of FuzAsian Berklee Performance Center
    12/12/10	An Evening with Amanda Palmer and Tristan Allen Berklee Performance Center
    12/11/10	Go Tell it on the Mountain: Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show Berklee Performance Center
    12/02/10	Berklee Signature Series: Singer's Showcase Berklee Performance Center
    11/20/10	Saving The Health of The Community International Benefit Gospel Concert Berklee Performance Center
    11/19/10- 11/21/10	Fall Flamenco Festival Berklee Performance Center
    11/18/10	Berklee Signature Series: Jorge Drexler Meets Berklee Berklee Performance Center
    11/18/10	Pioneering Salsero and Legendary Fania All Star Larry Harlow Performs at Berklee Berklee Performance Center
    11/17/10	THE GREATEST EARS IN TOWN: THE ARIF MARDIN STORY SPECIAL FREE SCREENING OF DOCUMENTARY Berklee Performance Center
    11/16/10	Guitar Night: Jazz/Blues Showcase Berklee Performance Center
    11/15/10	Guitarist Singer/Songwriter Showcase Berklee Performance Center
    11/13/10	Mary Black Berklee Performance Center
    11/12/10	Katherine Jenkins Berklee Performance Center
    11/10/10	C4 / Rodolfo Reyes Berklee Performance Center
    11/07/10	Afrocubism Berklee Performance Center
    11/04/10	Berklee Student Launches School's First String Showcase Berklee Performance Center
    10/31/10	Djavan Berklee Performance Center
    10/28/10	Chucho Valdés with The Afro-Cuban Jazz Messengers Berklee Performance Center
    10/27/10	Fall Together Berklee Performance Center
    10/26/10	Contemporary Writing & Production Faculty Concert Berklee Performance Center
    10/23/10	Buika Berklee Performance Center
    10/22/10	Ensemble Zen directed by Kevin Eubanks Berklee Performance Center
    10/19/10	The Fringe and 3Play+: Free Fall Berklee Performance Center
    10/15/10	Hugh Masekela Berklee Performance Center
    10/14/10	Berklee Signature Series: Ron Carter with the Berklee World Strings Berklee Performance Center
    10/14/10	Berklee Signature Concert Series: Ron Carter and the Berklee World Strings Berklee Performance Center
    09/24/10	Berklee Signature Series: An Evening with Paula Cole at the BeanTown Jazz Festival Berklee Performance Center
    09/24/10	Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: An Evening with Paula Cole Berklee Performance Center
    09/22/10	Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: The ABCs of Jazz Orchestra/Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra Berklee Performance Center
    09/21/10	Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Spajazzy/ Bertram Lehmann and Hunt Berklee Performance Center
    09/20/10	Singers Showcase Callback Auditions Berklee Performance Center
    09/17/10	Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: The Bad Plus Berklee Performance Center
    09/15/10	BeanTown Jazz Festival: Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM Berklee Performance Center
    08/10/10	17th Annual Berklee City of Music Festival and Scholarship Concert Berklee Performance Center
    06/22/10	Cuban Superband Pupy y Los Que Son Son in Concert Berklee Performance Center
    06/20/10	In Concert: The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi Berklee Performance Center
    05/01/10	The Michael Jackson Case: MJ or the King of Pop? Berklee Performance Center
    04/30/10	The Michael Jackson Case: MJ or the King of Pop? Berklee Performance Center
    04/22/10	Jazz Revelation Records CD Release Concert Berklee Performance Center
    04/21/10	Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida Berklee Performance Center
    04/17/10	Ana Moura Berklee Performance Center
    04/08/10	Music Series at Berklee: Gary Burton's Arrival; Celebrating 50 Years Berklee Performance Center
    04/08/10	Gary Burton's Arrival: Celebrating 50 Years Berklee Performance Center
    03/28/10	Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion Berklee Performance Center
    03/25/10	Music Series at Berklee: International Folk Festival Berklee Performance Center
    03/25/10	24th International Folk Music Festival Berklee Performance Center
    03/18/10	TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming Berklee Performance Center