Upcoming Events: July 2009

Eyal Hai’s saxophone jazz quartet will feature some original music with good vibes.

Guitarist Patrick Groenland presents his recital.

Toshinori Yokohama, a guitarist, presents his recital.

Vocalist Claudia Obser leads this recital.

Percussion major Hyunjoong Ekah Kim will be showcasing original Brazilian and Afro-Cuban jazz tunes in his recital.

Pianist and composer Tom Kain hosts a night of original jazz works and "hidden gems" of the jazz tradition. Performing with his trio and quintet, this show promises to be an intriguing night of new music.

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

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

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 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 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.

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]

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. As a member of Orbits, Guzman released two albums, 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]

The Caf Show Office presents Tamsin Wilson and Robert Gillies. Wilson pulls from the warm folk sounds of Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake with a dash of Feist. With a style that mixes influences from such artists as Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, and Tommy Emmanuel, Gillies strives to write songs that can inspire positive change. [details]

The Caf Show Office presents Zac Taylor and Megan Lui. Lui's sweet, soulful acoustic music comes out as effortlessly as the more upbeat side of her catalog; Taylor's quirky, jazzy pop tunes and wacky onstage antics always make for an entertaining show. [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, which blend classical 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.

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

Cellist Ayumi Hashimoto presents this recital.

I Yun Chung presents her piano recital.

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

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.

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

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]

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]

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.

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.

Also appearing: the Fireman's Daughter and Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers [details]

Original instrumental music.

Hao Wang will be sharing a representation of his original compositions.

Mayreni Morel will be presenting original compositions as well as some favorite tunes.

Kazuya Fukuzawa will present a blend of rock and fusion songs for this senior guitar recital.

The Berklee Staff Infection features Anomopoly, Levi Peckham, and Cirque du Badass. [details]

Gospel recording artist Freda Battle and the Temple Worshippers, featuring Bobby Perry and REIGN, and Living Waters. Sponsored by Boston's Teen Challenge.

A night full of funk and soul. [details]

Berklee alumna Melissa Ferrick offers a Performance Perspectives Clinic as part of the Five-Week Summer Performance Program. [details]

Cha Young Han presents a piano recital.

Brazilian guitarist and composer Rafael Russi leads his group in a set of contemporary jazz numbers with original compositions and standards.

Los Angeles-bred bassist and vocalist Katie Thiroux, attending Berklee on a Presidential Scholarship, performs with her trio in Cambridge. Citing influences from Oscar Peterson to Anita O'Day, the Katie Thiroux Trio brings its leader's impressive collection of acrobatic vocal arrangements and instrumentals. [details]

Vocalist Katie O'Brien presents her recital.

Pianist Emi Inaba presents her recital.

Professional guitarist and Berklee professor Mitch Seidman will demonstrate techniques for soloing, comping chords, and other related topics. [details]

Shota Ishikawa will present a piano and bass duo in this recital. It is a small band with very condensed sounds. The piano and bass duo is one of eternal assignment and a dream for both the pianist and bassist. They will play some originals and standard tunes. Don’t miss it!

Hermilo Lopez Coello Garibay will be playing mostly originals with three of his local, Berklee-based bands. They include Tornasol, Two-70, and Redlight Rumors—highlighting Latin rock, pop, and r&b.

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

Berklee guitar faculty member, metal guitar master, Joe Stump, performs live, playing tracks from his latest release Virtuostic Vendetta as well as other tracks from previous releases.

Adam Neely presents a Big Band Jazz Composition Portfolio Concert.

Irish jazz singer Georgia Cusack will perform the music of some of her favorite songwriters and composers; a mixed program of jazz, Latin, and soul music, with the help of her wonderfully talented friends.

A stellar evening of outdoor music is on tap in Boston's Fenway neighborhood as Angel, featuring New Move, performs. Vocalist Angel leads her band in a concert of adult contemporary and jazz music, featuring compositions by artists such as Corinne Bailey Rae, Lalah Hathaway, Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, and Yellowjackets. The opening act for Swingin' in Mothers Rest will be trumpeter Billy Buss and his band. [details]

Christiano is a talented drummer from Holy that will promote his own music and other compositions. This will be his last recital and he will be performing with great musicians. Come and check it out.

Jazz guitarist and faculty member Mitch Seidman will lead a trio performance of jazz compositions and standards.

Berklee College of Music's student-run label, Heavy Rotation Records (HRR), is proud to present: Re-Up, SuperVolcano, and Nini & Ben. A must-see for anyone interested in hearing music created at Berklee. [details]

Sounds from Venezuela will feature a 40-piece orchestra performing Sandro Morales's arrangements and original compositions in traditional Venezuelan styles, mixed with jazz and classical influences.

This orchestra will reach beyond everyone's expectations, from classical and jazz to Dominican music and Latin jazz. Faxas composed all the songs, aiming to bring energy, passion, and peace to the Berklee Perfomance Center.

La Timbistica (the Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars), a sextet and 11-piece powerhouse salsa band, was named this year's Best College Jazz Band by Down Beat magazine and was featured at the Monterey and Duke Ellington jazz festivals. [details]

Tips, tricks, insights, and game plans for those preparing music to audition for college. Have an informal discussion with a Berklee faculty member who has auditioned hundreds of students. [details]

Katie Thiroux presents her jazz trio in her senior recital. The music will be comprised of the invigorating style of Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, and many other great inspirations. Thiroux will also sing and play bass of her own arrangements with her trio.

Guitarist Eungmin Cho presents a set of jazz tunes in this recital.

La Timbistica (the Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars), a sextet and 11-piece powerhouse salsa band, was named this year's Best College Jazz Band by Down Beat magazine and was featured at the Monterey and Duke Ellington jazz festivals. [details]

Due to weather, this event has been moved to the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts at 85 West Newton Street, Boston, MA.
With a sound that may remind you of Buena Vista Social Club, Obbini Tumbao delivers a double shot of high-energy music that makes audiences want to get up and dance. The group won the 2006 Boston Phoenix poll for Best World Music Act. The concert is part of Berklee's Tito Puente Latin Music Series. [details]

Alumna Melissa Ferrick presents a songwriting forum in clinic format as part of the Five-Week Summer Performance Program's visiting artist series.

On Bible Belt's 13 songs, Diane Birch serves up her own portrait of American music in all its breadth and majesty, touching down on Beale Street, Bourbon Street, Tin Pan Alley, Laurel Canyon, South Philly, Brooklyn street corners, and many points in between. Hers is a tour-de-force debut album.

The Rick Peckham-Allan Chase Quartet Guitar Department assistant chair Rick Peckham and Ear Training Department chair/saxophonist Allan Chase present a concert of original jazz compositions and historic repertoire for quartet and quintet. Yoron Israel, assistant chair of percussion, David Clark, professor, Bass Department and Ken Cervenka, professor, Brass Department will also be performing.

Berklee's four favorite female fiddlers bring it to the Falcon Ridge Main Stage. [details]

Adam Neely presents his Jazz Composition Portfolio Concert.

Pedro Gens and the Reconected Quartet present this senior percussion recital.

Guthrie Govan, an up-and-coming instrumental rock guitarist from the UK, is coming to Berklee during his first-ever U.S. tour. He'll be giving a seminar on Suhr Guitars. Immediately afterward, the Jon Finn Group—Joe Santerre, bass; Larry Finn, drums; Ross Ramsay, keyboard; and Jon Finn, guitars—will join him onstage for a concert of his music. Special guest appearance by Berklee student guitarist Nili Brosh, who will complete her Berklee studies this summer.

Using the synthophone (all digital saxophone) Randy Felts will present examples of the huge world of new sounds available to the contemporary saxophonist. Learn how you can use this new instrument to control sounds from MIDI sound modules, keyboard, or from within your laptop computer. Come hear your sax as a string section, a drum kit, a Take 6-type vocal ensemble, or an entire band. [details]

Wyclef Jean of the Fugees offers a Performance Perspectives Clinic as part of the Five-Week Summer Performance Program. [details]

Infinitism performs as part of Kamal Gammache-Mansour's recital.

The International String Trio was founded in 1999 by its musical director and guitarist, Slava Tolstoy. During the last 10 years the group has performed at more than 1000 venues across the USA and has gained national recognition for its distinct sound and stylistic diversity. The trio’s repertoire includes classical, jazz, popular and world music (Italian, French, Russian, Jewish, Spanish, Latin American, Gipsy and Irish). [details]

Daniel Malone will present his senior recital where minutes flow like wine and the soul rejoices when the music stays true to the last! We are meeting with a mixed media attempt to transcend musical accommodation. Duet, trio, and beyond... Solos, so-highs, so be it; it will be. Fusion-free-flowing-funk-classical, with an F. Should be interesting.

This multimedia ensemble features Randy Felts (synthophone) and Lisa Leake (modern dance). The digital alto-sax synthophone plays live video images as well as music, incorporating rock, jazz, and world music influences in an interactive blend. [details]

Featuring three note per string scales; alternate picking; outside/inside picking; string skipping; sweeping techniques; modal, whole tone, and symmetrical diminished scales, and much more. [details]

Pianist Enrico De Trizio presents his recital.

Luis Guzman presents a Jazz Composition Portfolio Concert.

Students majoring in music therapy will perform original, improvised, and pre-composed material. Music therapy professor Kimberly Khare will emcee this event and will weave in theory and practice of music therapy between student performances.

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

Regarding the band's debut CD Jazziz magazine wrote "[Daryl Lowery and Instant!Groove] specialize in the funky soul-jazz grooves commonly referred to as 'acid-jazz.'... The rhythm section is elastic, mid-tempo patterns aid excellent solos..., resulting in a sound akin to guitarist John Scofield's A Go Go CD, on which he was backed by organ trio Medeski, Martin and Wood."

Faculty guitarist Craig Hlady will present a guitar clinic discussing various techniques to jazz up your blues playing. The discussion/demonstration will include the use of chord substitutions, arpeggios, double stops, string bending, and how to incorporate these ideas with other traditional blues techniques. Assisting him in the rhythm section performance demonstration will be faculty guitarist Mike Williams and bassist Skip Smith.

A clinic to introduce guitarists to ways of jazzing up their blues. Topics to be discussed and demonstrated include playing chord inversions and substitutions for comping and single note line ideas with arpeggios and approach notes. [details]

Tomas will present music from Argentina, jazz, and original compositions—all performed by amazing musicians.

Mina Cho presents a Jazz Composition Portfolio Concert.

This will be the first show of Steven Ohm's long career at Berklee. He will be playing the music of Ray Charles.

Steven Chelliah presents a FuzAsian recital. FuzAsian is the successful marriage between modern jazz and Indian classical music. This will be Chelliah's FuzAsian Fire's debut performance.

Guitarist Craig Hlady leads a quartet of instrumental and vocal blues based music.

The Bridgebuilders will perform at Cafe 939. Also appearing: Tri.

Electric jazz with an Italian flare. Originals by Bellotti and D'Agostino as well as standards rearranged for this quintet with keys, bass, sax, trumpet, and drums. Some music will be with vocals by drummer Bellotti.

Alex Wintz's obsession with the guitar began at the age of four when he heard Guns and Roses on the radio. Now a high-caliber jazz musician and composer in his junior year at Berklee, Wintz has earned several awards, including a Down Beat Student Music Award in 2006 for Outstanding Jazz Soloist in High School. [details]

Don Lappin's Two-Hand Technique for Guitar is the culmination of 25 years of constant development and refinement. Don brings you his amazing and unique approach to the instrument in a fun, clear, and entertaining way. Watch as Don not only shows you his technique, but demonstrates how to get started improvising with it, too!

For Andrew Halchak’s recital he will be playing a unique blend of original classical and jazz pieces for small ensemble.

Betty Cheng presents a Jazz Composition Portfolio Concert.

Directed by Terri Lyne Carrington and Rick DiMuzio.

Alex Wintz's obsession with the guitar began at the age of four when he heard Guns and Roses on the radio. Now a high-caliber jazz musician and composer in his junior year at Berklee, Wintz has earned several awards, including a Down Beat Student Music Award in 2006 for Outstanding Jazz Soloist in High School. [details]

Considered by critics around the world to be one of today's finest Latin jazz artists, Mexico-born vibraphonist and composer Victor Mendoza boasts a career that includes performances with his own group and as guest soloist around the globe. Among the artists he has joined on stage: Paquito D'Rivera, Danilo Pérez, Michel Camilo, Claudio Roditi, Giovanni Hidalgo, and Horacio "El Negro" Hernández. This concert is part of the Tito Puente Latin Music Series. [details]

Music with no boundaries - from classical to jazz, this recital will showcase classical pieces and original compositions by Vincenzo Di Bisceglie.

Ruby BC and the Next Step is an energetic group of musicians performing classics by Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, and Weather Report with new arrangements.

Colin Cannon draws from many musical genres to create his own unique style. The music is a fusion of modern jazz laced with subtle Eastern influences, funk, rock, and drum 'n' bass. Cannon's music is not only enjoyed by jazz fans but is also widely accepted by jam band, rock, fusion, blues, and even bluegrass audiences. [details]

Jim Peterson will lead an evening of high energy funk and soul music with Jim Peterson & Groove Junkies, featuring opening act by the Boston area No. 1 Tower of Power cover band, Soul Vaccination.

Directed by T. Lavitz.

Come check out Sing Treason and Rabbits Running with Robbie Fitzsimmons. A wonderful blend of progressive rock mixed with dance with Robbie. Directly following a five-week rock workshop, this show is free and open to the public.