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Percussion major Christian Moran will present some new rhythmic usages through contemporary jazz in this recital.

Asian students at Berklee present their summer concert featuring Asian students and enthusiasts in various musical settings.

Come check out Maria DeFreitas at her senior recital. She’ll be playing popular tunes that everyone is sure to love and the best part is she’ll be playing with a super sizzlin’ saxophone quintet. Old ladies may or may not cry out with glee at this recital. You won’t want to miss it.

Faculty member Will Silvio leads a group of very talented Berklee students, featuring Will's latest original compositions.

Drummer Arturo Pena will present a recital with a 10-piece band. The tunes are going to be his own compositions and/or arrangements with a touch of Latin and jazz.

In his sixth semester, Jake Cohen has explored various styles of music playing with several artists all around Berklee, with many top platers. A member of The Rhythm Section, with Derek McWilliams and Johnny Duke, Cohen will perform some of his favorites in his first recital.

Jon Monter's senior guitar recital will feature songs in the heavy metal/shred/progressive rock genre. He will bring as much chops and energy to this recital as he did in the Rock/Pop Guitar Showcase in the BPC.

Yasser Tejada and his quintet, Untapped, will be performing some of Tejada's original compositions. They are a blend of energy and power, a fusion of rock, jazz, r&b, and Latin jazz.

Jon Monter’s guitar recital will feature songs in the heavy metal/shred/progressive rock genre. He will bring as much chops and energy to this recital as he did in the Rock/Pop Guitar Showcase in the BPC.

Composer and arranger Yumi Sugimoto will perform original tunes and her own jazz- and Latin-influenced arrangements of Japanese traditional music.

Esperanto is a Boston-based quartet that performs a mixture of refreshing originals and unique arrangements. The group reimagines the music of a wide range of composers, including Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, and Radiohead. [details]

Ryan Cabrera burst onto the music scene in 2004 as a pop/rock prodigy from Dallas, Texas. His upbeat single "On the Way Down" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year, and the follow-up "True" was another Top 20 hit. [details]

Student composer, pianist, and vocalist Neara Russell has been winning awards for her original rock songs since she started writing them while growing up in Wisconsin. She was 17 when she arrived at Berklee as a full-ride Presidential Scholar. Her Kendall Square performance provides an intimate setting to hear an innovative new voice in rock music. [details]

Student composer, pianist, and vocalist Neara Russell has been winning awards for her original rock songs since she started writing them while growing up in Wisconsin. She was 17 when she arrived at Berklee as a full-ride Presidential Scholar. Her ICA performance provides an intimate setting to hear an innovative new voice in rock music. [details]

Drawing on a wealth of connections between students, faculty, and Boston-area musicians, Orquesta Bacharengue brings talented musicians together to perform two popular genres developed in the Dominican Republic, bachata and merengue, hence the name Bacharengue. [details]

Performance, stories, and monologues straight from the heart. Featuring Berklee students and staff. Directed by Alex Luu.

My Own Story (MOS) is the culmination celebration of a five-week intensive autobiographical writing/storytelling/performing workshop for Berklee summer students and staff. Facilitated by critically acclaimed performance artist Alex Luu, MOS works from the simple yet dynamic truth that all human beings have powerful stories within them. MOS participants create autobiographical art in the context of performance pieces and monologues using their own lives as material and inspiration. [details]

Mario Rodriguez is coming back with more of his compositions full of joy and good energy. This is a concert that you cannot miss.

Paul Potts has come a long way since March 17, 2007, when he awkwardly shuffled onto the audition stage and performed his spine-tingling rendition of "Nessum Dorma." His second album, Passione, will be released in Europe and the U.S. in April and the U.K. in June. Overflowing with his passionate, inimitable style combined with impeccable technique, Paul is set to touch more hearts with his enchanting, classical voice. [details]

Roy Guzman, a 21-year-old jazz guitarist and composer from Cupey, Puerto Rico, brings his talented quintet of fellow Berklee students to Salem for an afternoon of original improvisational music. Guzman has released two albums with his prior group Orbits, 12-6-5 and SaDesahogo, and has performed at the Heineken, Carolina, San Juan, and Xalapa jazz festivals. [details]

This 17-piece ensemble performs the funk and r&b music of Tower of Power. [details]

Yui Koda presents a marimba solo recital. Don’t miss it.

Jordan Maley and his quartet present a show of blues songs by John Coltrane. Selections are drawn from some of his most famous albums, including Coltrane Plays the Blues and Blue Train. The group consists of pianist Takeru Yamazaki, bassist Adam Neely, and percussionist Tom Wandell, joined by trumpeter Joe Pino.

French guitarist Julien Osty is introducing his trio to Berklee College of Music. He will perform mostly his compositions as well as arrangements, in which we will hear a blend of chemical guitar, jazz, and rock.

The Daniel Meron Quintet will be performing in this senior recital. It will perform some of Meron’s own compositions, some for the very first time. Some tunes were recorded for his first album in June.

Vocalist Silvina Moreno will perform with very talented musicians, showcasing a number of original songs and covers. Styles include Latin American rock/pop, blues, tango, and other mixed genres.

Jin Soo Kim will be performing with his quintet in this guitar recital.

I Yun Chung presents her piano recital.

Cellist Ayumi Hashimoto presents this recital.

Tuesday-night jams in David Friend with faculty leaders Bob Schlink and Bain Smith.

Greg Laswell's music has been described as densely lyrical, deeply melodic indie pop that refuses to settle into predictability.

Jiri Nedoma will play his original compositions and arrangements with some of Berklee’s finest musicians.

Joe Birminghamn’s not-quite senior recital, but almost. An afternoon of tight grooves, what we like to refer to as jazz, 98 percent funky stuff. Bringing it to you live and in color.

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, a percussion major, presents his recital.

This will be pianist Kyumin Shim’s first recital. Accompanied by a band, they will be playing both standards and original tunes.

The Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band (BBEBB) is an 18-piece jazz orchestra featuring compositions from the Berklee community. [details]

Tina Shafer hosts the New York Songwriter Circle showcase featuring Mieka Pauley plus Berklee alumni Seth Glier, Caleb Hawley, Will Knox, Liz Longley, and Jesse Ruben. [details]

Vocalist Miwa Watanabe, from Japan, leads her first concert at the BPC, performing a unique mix of jazz, Brazillian, and Latin music, as well as several of her own tunes and arrangements.

Shortly after recording his debut album, Jonathan Greenstein presents his quintet, playing original jazz with eclectic influences and catchy melodies. This band deserves your attention.

Reggae comes to Kendall Square when Tubby Love, composed of Berklee students, performs. [details]

Momoe will explore odd meter tunes in pop/rock/jazz/fusion style.

Vocalist Dari Matilsky presents this recital.

Reggae arrives at the ICA when Tubby Love, composed of Berklee students, performs. [details]

Leo Christian Barranzuela will be presenting his senior guitar recital. This concert will be a mix of styles including blues, rock, Latin, Brazilian, and Peruvian music.

Puerto Rico-born Javier Arroyo brings his fast-rising Salsa Night to O'Day Park for Berklee's annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series. Arroyo has performed on stage with such artists as Willie Colón, Luisito Ayala, Puerto Rican Power, Cano Estremera, and El Gran Combo. [details]

Join us for an exciting evening of original compositions and arrangements with this unique trio. Tom Hojnacky on piano, Andrea Pejrolo on bass, and Sean Skeete on drums take an innovative look at jazz based on originality and unconventionality.

Original instrumental music.

Pianist Minsun Park’s recital will feature different instrumental settings, performing originals as well as other jazz standards.