Events: Performances

Salt Cathedral

Salt Cathedral 

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Crossroads Presents
Salt Cathedral
(EDT)
Canceled
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Salt Cathedral is the genre-defying NYC-based duo of Juliana Ronderos and Nicolás Losada. They are known for their ability to fuse elements from the vanguard of electronic music, a scope of global rhythms, and Caribbean dance culture to create an inimitable pop sound. 

Best of the Boston Comedy Festival

Best of the Boston Comedy Festival performers

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Best of the Boston Comedy Festival: A Benefit for the Comedy Gives Back Fire Fund
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Best of the Boston Comedy Festival is a one-night-only celebration of the festival’s greatest moments. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Comedy Gives Back Fire Fund, providing crucial support to comedians affected by the devastating fires in Los Angeles.

Admission
$25 in advance / $35 day of show
Dr. Mario Alonso Puig

Dr. Mario Alonso Puig 

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Mario Alonso Puig: Haz lo (Im)posible
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Dr. Mario Alonso Puig, a physician and surgeon fellow at Harvard University, is the author of 12 books and a renowned speaker specializing in methods to help individuals and organizations reach their full potential. 

Admission
$50 / $60 / $75 / $88 / $99 / $155
Interior of the Berk Recital Hall
Oboe, Flute, and Bassoon Studio Recital
(EDT)
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Join us for a combined studio recital featuring solo pieces and chamber music performed by the students and faculty from the oboe, flute, and bassoon studios at Berklee College of Music.

Admission
Free
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Music Therapy Student Amplified, Spring 2025
(EDT)
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Music Therapy Student Amplified event.

Admission
Free
Andrea and Elena

Andrea Capozzoli and Elena Koleva

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Spring Jazz Impressions: A Night of Brazilian Vocal Jazz
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Professors Andrea Capozzoli and Elena Koleva present an evening of Brazilian vocal jazz styles by various composers, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, Djavan, Dani Gurgel, and many more. Student performers from the Vocal Department will perform both traditional and contemporary arrangements.  
 


 

Admission
Free
Devon Gates

Devon Gates

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Fresh Prospects Series
Fresh Prospects: Devon Gates and Lilou Chance
(EDT)
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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The Red Room at Cafe 939 proudly presents Fresh Prospects, a free concert series spotlighting emerging artists. Curated by Berklee students with an ear for talent, this series offers an intimate glimpse into the music scene’s future, featuring local performers making waves and capturing attention.


 

Admission
Free
Miguel

Miguel Zenón

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Jazz Composition Festival: Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar Ensemble Featuring Miguel Zenón
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and current Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar Miguel Zenón will perform at Berklee as part of the Jazz Composition Festival. A visionary artist blending jazz with the rich traditions of his Puerto Rican heritage, Zenón will lead the Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar Ensemble alongside Berklee students in a dynamic program of his original compositions. 

Admission
Free
Clockwise from top left: Neal Smith, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Marquis Hill, Linda May Han Oh, Edmar Colón, Farayi Malek

Clockwise from top left: Neal Smith, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Marquis Hill, Linda May Han Oh, Edmar Colón, Farayi Malek

 


 

Signature Series Presents
Grand Gathering: Jazz and Gender Justice
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice (JGJ) presents its second Grand Gathering, with special guests JGJ artist-in-residence Marquis Hill, Kris Davis, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christiana Hunte, Val Jeanty, and Matthew Stevens. 

Admission
$15/$20 in advance and $20/$25 day of the show
Discounted admission with Berklee ID
Free/$5 in advance / $5-10 day of show
Spring Winds, Flutes, and Piano

Berklee Flute Choir

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Berklee Flute Choir and the Autumn Winds and Piano Ensemble
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join us for an engaging performance featuring the Berklee Flute Choir and the Autumn Winds and Piano Ensemble, led by Woodwind Professor Wendy Rolfe. This concert will showcase a lively and lyrical selection of music, ranging from Bach to contemporary pieces, as well as Romantic and Latin influences, promising to delight audiences of all ages.
 

Admission
Free

Past Events

Career Jam Concert

A limelight

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Career Jam Concert: The Award Show
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Berklee’s Career Jam culminates in the Career Jam Award Show, highlighting talent from all career communities and a broad spectrum of majors. From writers to producers to business teams, this concert will showcase the most recognized students in their growing industry expertise.
 

Sean Jones

Sean Jones

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Jazz Composition Festival: Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra with Sean Jones
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join us as the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra takes the stage with renowned trumpeter Sean Jones for the US premiere of Inserto's "Suite for Sean Jones." Commissioned and premiered by the WDR Big Band, this dynamic new work showcases Inserto’s signature blend of intricate harmonies and bold, expressive storytelling, brought to life by Jones's virtuosic playing. Don't miss this unforgettable collaboration between a visionary composer and a modern jazz master.

Nanocluster Immersion and SUSS

Immersion and SUSS

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Nanocluster: Immersion and SUSS
(EDT)
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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The latest installment of Nanocluster is an intriguing collaboration between the duo Immersion, which features Colin Newman (from acclaimed UK post-punk band Wire) and his partner in life and sound Malka Spigel (Minimal Compact), and New York ambient country band SUSS.

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Nightingale Vocal Ensemble Presents Original Music by Berklee Student Composers
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Nightingale Vocal Ensemble presents original music by Berklee student composers.

Choir silhoutte singing with teal background
Partners in Song—Hugo Wolf and the Poets
(EDT)
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory at Berklee collaborative piano and voice performance students present an evening of song.

The Ghost Club

Domenic Dunegan

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The Ghost Club and the Burkharts
(EDT)
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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The Ghost Club is a Pittsburgh-based five-piece band that delivers a high-energy fusion of heartland rock, garage punk, and new wave. Opening band the Burkharts set the stage with indie-surf-pop tunes that wallow in a 1960s Californian dream

Berklee A Cappella Showcase

Upper Structure A Cappella Group

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Berklee A Cappella Showcase
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This concert will feature all of the premier a cappella groups at Berklee College of Music: On the Vox, Pitch Slapped, Treble Threat, and Upper Structure.
 

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Spring Brass Showcase
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Brass Department presents the Nicholas Payton Trio featuring Linda May Han Oh and Terri Lyne Carrington with special guest Luke Young.

International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Northeast Semifinal

A cappella singer 

 
 

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Varsity Vocals
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Northeast Semifinal
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella is a bracket tournament including over 450 groups in the US and Europe. In this semifinal show, 10 collegiate groups from the Northeast will showcase their talents in hopes of moving to the final round.
 

Celebrity Series of Boston presents Noam Pikelny & Friends

Noam Pikelny 

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Celebrity Series Presents
Noam Pikelny and Friends
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Bluegrass banjo standout Noam Pikelny brings together accomplished friends for this concert that promises virtuosity, playful and unbounded musicianship, and, if Pikelny’s self-deprecatingly hilarious YouTube outings are any indication, plenty of smiles and humor.