Upcoming Events: October 2009

Singer/songwriter Bleu presents a clinic. A Berklee alumnus, Bleu currently lives in Los Angeles and works as an artist, professional songwriter, and producer. His third studio CD, A Watched Pot, was just released through Fontana Distribution in July 2009. He has songwriter cuts with artists like Jonas Brothers, Boys Like Girls, Kate Voegele, Hanson, Selena Gomez, Jon McLaughlin, Evan Taubenfeld, and more. He is signed on to produce and cowrite the debut CD from the recently signed NYC buzz band TV/TV this fall. Check him out online. [details]

Trumpeter Marvin Stamm began his career as soloist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Upon moving to New York, he gained considerable recognition playing with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and the Duke Pearson Big Band as well as Frank Sinatra and the Benny Goodman Sextet. [details]

Casimir Liberski plays with his trio, presenting original compositions and some free improvisations.

Gilson Schachnik presents Brazilian originals and standards by Jobim, Cesar Mariano, and Hermeto Pascoal, among others.

British guitarist Robin Trower performs for one night only at the Berklee Performance Center.

JPB is a hardy blend of funk, soul, and rock 'n' roll. JPB fuses Motown basslines with hip-hop beats, while serving up melodic hip-hop verse. A hook that sticks in your head like a Charleston Chew sticks to the roof of your mouth. Come get some!

Tyrone Wells is a singer/songwriter in the folk/pop genre from Spokane, Washington. His songs have been featured in television shows such as Rescue Me and One Tree Hill, and in the film Everyone's Hero. [details]

Jennifer Morrison Bartley leads her band with originals and covers.

A fascinating discussion, punctuated with musical examples, of how the neurobiological foundations of music are leading to new treatments for a variety of health problems. [details]

Drummer and composer Tom Wandell showcases original jazz compositions.

This concert features the Berklee City Music SYSTEM 5 Ensemble and friends. Learn more about the event.

Tyrone Wells is a singer/songwriter in the folk pop genre from Spokane, Washington. His songs have been featured in television shows (Rescue Me, One Tree Hill, North Shore, What About Brian, Numb3rs, The Mountain, Windfall, Wildfire, Ghost Whisperer, The Bedford Diaries, Three Moons Over Milford, Meet the Barkers) and film (Everyone's Hero). [details]

Berklee's jazzgrass supergroup Dr. Magpie performs at Golden Gate Park. [details]

The McLovins are an improvisational rock trio consisting of Jake (Drumlovin), Jason (Basslovin) and Jeffrey (Axlovin). Their youthful exuberance and varied musical backgrounds have allowed them to emerge as a fresh voice in the jam band scene. They draw from a diverse palette of influences, jazz and funk to rock and soul. [details]

This five-man powerhouse of vocal talent sweeps through sold-out venues across the country year-round. With an ever-expanding fan base, they're known as the kings of contemporary a cappella.

Acclaimed for its passionately authentic flamenco, Paco Pena's A Compas (In the Rhythm) brings to the stage a true interpretation of what flamenco represents: a spontaneous collaboration among dancers, singers, and musicians.

Faculty member Jeff Covell presents a clinic/recital featuring two different duo combinations: one with former faculty member Ed Fiorenza on saxophone, and the other with Shota Ishikawa on bass.

The Influence of Classical Music on Jazz and Pop: Developing Your Own Style. Vadim Neselovskyi, alumnus and visiting artist, will give a solo piano performance and clinic.

Faculty member Joanne Brackeen presents Malibu: solo piano standards and originals as part of Piano Mondays.

Mentoring Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs: A panel discussion with some of hip-hop/urban music's top-level record company and media executives discussing their own career paths and methods for shaping industry success. [details]

Contemporary "classical" music by various Berklee composition faculty members.

A master class with renowned drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Virginia Peterson's recital will consist of r&b and funk styles, both originals and contemporary Christian music. The band members will include Berklee students as well as friends from the Boston community.

This will be a refreshing concert, full of energy and groove. Yasser Tejeda will be performing his latest compositions with his most recent project Untapped (featuring Coran Henley, Kyle Miles, Mario Castro, and Emile Martinez). This is a mix of funk, r&b, fusion, and modern jazz. Come and check it out!

The faculty of the Harmony Department present original pieces and arrangements, with a band that features faculty and guest performers.

The group performs both all-original compositions and some Latin American standards.

A trio with David Gilmore on guitar, Lincoln Goines on bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, performing original music and new arrangements of standards.

A master class with renowned drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Pianist Boyoung Jang presents this recital.

See Berklee student band the Patrick Kunka Quartet in Nancy, France, at Nancy Jazz Pulsations. [details]

Flutist Akiko Ito presents her compositions with small band for her jazz composition recital.

Guitar faculty member Thaddeus Hogarth leads his group in a program of original funk-rock/r&b. [details]

Meet the fabulous Sxip Shirey and the beat-boxing sensation Adam Matta. [details]

Six rising Latin American artists who are Berklee students or alumni will perform in an international concert that marks the climax to the Spanish-language songwriting competition Berklee Canta en Español. Contest finalists will share the stage with alumni who are among Latin music's newest stars including Motel, Tommy Torres, Benny Ibarra, Manelick, and Alexander Acha. [details]

A master class with renowned drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Come jam three Thursdays in a row with leading String Department faculty! All string players welcome.

Drummer Tsuyoshi Yamamoto presents some jazz tunes in this recital.

Silvina Moreno is an Argentinian singer/songwriter. She has been at Berklee for five semesters and will perform original songs and some of her favorite covers. Styles will include English and Spanish influences such as rock/pop, blues, Latin American, and tango.

Dominick Petrellese presents both standards and originals in the styles of contemporary and straight-ahead jazz.

A rock/fusion concert featuring original compositions and songs by Paul Gilbert, Jeff Beck, and Page/Plant, performed by a five-piece band with guitar, bass, keys, drums, and vocals, featuring faculty members Tom Appleman and Larry Finn.

It's not the size of the band, it's the size of the Love. Here to spread the message of purely positive vibrations, Tubby Love is a heady force of futuristic reggae fusion. [details]

Current Jack DeJohnette bandmate and Berklee professor Dave Fiuczynski leads a group of students through DeJohnette's musical history and future. Featuring DeJohnette on drums and keyboards.

Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel presents a clinic.

Shotaro Kaizuka will lead an unplugged band and perform Japanese pop sets.

Erin McCarley calls the music on her debut album Love, Save the Empty a document of her search for authenticity in herself and others. [details]

Erin McCarley calls the music on her debut album Love, Save the Empty a document of her search for authenticity in herself and others. [details]

The Fenway Alliance's annual Opening Our Doors event offers a busy day of free cultural experiences, featuring more than 50 arts activities in several avenues throughout Boston's Fenway neighborhood. It all begins at 10 a.m. on the Christian Science Plaza, 210 Massachusetts Avenue. Some musical groups—including Bloco AfroBrazil and Zili Misik—will feature Berklee alumni.

For more information, go to fenwayculture.org.

Drawing inspiration from such popular shows as Disney on Ice, Ingrid Bock has put together a set of original compositions reflecting her time at Berklee thus far, as well as a selection of classic gems like Baha Men’s groundbreaking hit “Who Let the Dogs Out?”.

Michael Gottlieb will present a set of original songs in both Hebrew and English—a mixture of folk, pop, theatrical, and alternative.

Suzanne Hanser leads this Music Therapy Department recital.

Will Silvio and George Zonce lead a quintet of talented performers playing jazz originals. The quintet features faculty bassist Mark Poniatowski and talented Berklee students Isaac Haselkorn and Italo Cunha.

Modeled after the famous round-robin nights at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, this show features Julia Easterlin, Caleb Hawley, Zach Hurd, Liz Longley, Johnny Nicholson, Emily Russo, and Reed Waddle. Learn more at songwriters-circle.com. [details]

Members of the Voice Department Singers Night Team join together for a rare one-night gala performance backed up by Berklee students and faculty.

When Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto arrived in New York, the New York Times compared him to an asteroid. Within a short period of time, his revolutionary drumming techniques had a powerful impact on both the Latin and jazz music scene, locally and internationally. [details]

In a career spanning two decades, saxophonist Dave Koz has established himself as a platinum-selling artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host, and instrumental music advocate. A six-time Grammy nominee, Koz has played with a list of artists that bears testament to his talent, and includes such musical luminaries as Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Kenny Loggins, U2, Barry Manilow, Michael McDonald, Luther Vandross, and Rod Stewart. [details]

Momoe Nakamura explores jazz, funk, and pop in this recital.

Junya Fukumoto will play standards with arrangements in this recital.

Faculty guitarist Julien Kasper performs original psychedelic jazz/rock with his trio consisting of Zac Casher on drums and Jesse Williams on bass.

Marsalis Berklee Jams continues its innovative combination of concert performance, jam session, and classroom interaction with the Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet. [details]

Great women musicians from more than 50 countries will present unique ethnic music from all over the world for peace.

Bassist Ayal Tsubery will perform a mixture of original jazz and world music with his group.

When Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto arrived in New York, the New York Times compared him to an asteroid. Within a short period of time, his revolutionary drumming techniques had a powerful impact on both the Latin and jazz music scene, locally and internationally. [details]

Drummer, composer, educator, and world culture music founder Kendrick Scott presents a clinic. [details]

Come jam three Thursdays in a row with leading String Department faculty! All string players welcome.

Kris Tokarski will present a set of bebop tunes by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell.

Aditya Balani and friends present a set of original world music compositions, which are an exciting blend of the spontaneity and harmonic interplay of jazz, with the sheer intensity of melodies and rhythms influenced by Indian classical and folk music. Some of the tunes also feature a unique approach to fretless guitar playing, borrowed from Sirat and Sarod playing techniques.

Blood, Sweat & Tears has left an indelible mark on the American music scene. One of the greatest horn bands in popular music, BS&T's alumni roster reads like a Who's Who of the world's best jazz and rock musicians. 100% of ticket sales go to the Elsie Monica Colomby Scholarship at Berklee. Expect big songs and a few big surprises. Featuring original member Steve Katz.

A concert of original indie pop/rock by singer/songwriter Kaye Kelly with piano, bass, drums, guitars, and background singers.

Marsalis Berklee Jams continues its innovative combination of concert performance, jam session, and classroom interaction with the Dafnis Prieto Quartet. [details]

Drummer John Blackwell presents a clinic.

This is the recital of fifth semester singer/songwriter Olga Matuszewska. The music will be a mixture of different styles, mostly originals.

Quietly considered one of New York City’s most promising independent acts, the Kin is a dynamic musical exchange between Australian brothers Isaac and Thorry Koren. These lads write their own material, play multiple instruments, and have self-produced/self-released two full albums. [details]

The Fall College Poetry Slam is hosted by Simone Beaubien, renowned slam master at the Cantab Lounge and the coach for the Cantab Lounge Team, which placed 21st in the 2009 National Poetry Slam. Fifteen area college students will present their poetry. [details]

Germany's JugendZupfOrchester NRW crosses borders and genres on the mandolin. [details]

Robert Gillies will be playing a selection of original songs and a few from inspiring artists. The genres will span a variety of styles, from pop to hip-hop, and the four years of his writing career.

Pianist Cha Young Han presents her original compositions and arrangements.

The Esterhazy String Quartet will read and discuss several Berklee student compositions. [details]

Vocalist and pianist Kata Kozma presents her recital.

Shota Ishikawa will present his original and arranged standard tunes with a piano trio.

Chimenea plays rock tunes and film music in a new and refreshing way, where creativity and group improvisation go hand in hand with a careful use of space and dynamics. This quartet is based on jazz but goes beyond. [details]

Drummer Arturo Peña will present a set with a big band. The tunes are going to be his compositions and/or arrangements with a touch of Latin and jazz.

Elizabeth Turner sings the hits of Broadway. Come listen to your favorite musical theater classics and contemporary showtunes.

Pianist Maria Eugenia Leon Mazorra presents her recital.

The Esterhazy String Quartet will read and discuss several Berklee student compositions. [details]

Giorgia Renosto invites anyone with a love for jazz to come to her recital.

This set will feature the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra (AIJO), a 17-piece ensemble, with guest soloists. The AIJO performs originals and arrangements of Ayn Inserto, who has just released its second album, Muse, this past February.

Composer/performer Ned Rothenberg has been internationally acclaimed for both his solo and ensemble music, presented for the past 30 years in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He leads the trio Sync and performs primarily on the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, and the shakuhachi—an endblown Japanese bamboo flute. [details]

Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen '89 has performed around the world with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, George Garzone, Dr. Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Jeff "Tain" Watts, and Steve Wilson. [details]

Pianist Christian Li presents his recital, an attempt to coalesce the disparate elements of life into a balanced, unified whole.

A music industry panel discussion.

Pianist and composer Tom Kain hosts a night of original jazz works and "hidden gems" of the jazz tradition. Expect some unconventional instrumentation and an intriguing night of new music.

Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse comes to the Berklee Performance Center to bring you a night of good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll.

On his album Starting Over, Ernie Halter mixes blue-eyed soul, pop, and rock in a style that is both familiar and unique—percussive and smooth, raw and real. [details]

Somewhere between Pete Yorn, Counting Crows, and John Mayer lies the inspiration for Pete Walsh, an 18-year-old singer/songwriter with half a lifetime of playing already behind him. Download his brand-new first EP One Last Midnight for free at petewalshmusic.com.

Come jam three Thursdays in a row with leading String Department faculty! All string players welcome.

Renowned saxophonist Greg Abate will discuss and demonstrate the art of improvisation from a compositional point of view, emphasizing the idea of motive development as opposed to just playing licks. He will also use some of his tunes to explain how this approach is used when conceiving of and developing thematic material while composing. [details]

Drummer Marton Juhasz presents his recital with modern jazz tunes.

Pianist Mina Kitajima presents her original tunes.

Open to all. First-come, first-serve. Two songs or 10 minutes. Signup starts at 6:30 p.m. This is the fall open mic, so come on down! [details]

Keyboardist Yui Yamamoto presents this recital.

Sam Dickey leads his trio in a set of original compositions drawing from a variety of traditions, including jazz, rock, West African folk, and samba. Don't miss it!

The Esterhazy Quartet will perform works by Joseph Haydn and Samuel Adler. Throughout its distinguished career, the quartet has delighted audiences with both its discerning interpretations of standard repertoire and its commitment to modern music of the Americas. [details]

Underwater Airport is an improvising multimedia ensemble combining music and projected visuals for the purpose of creating spontaneous portals into alternate space-time dimensions. [details]

The Rick DiMuzio Quintet features Rick DiMuzio on saxophone with Mark Shilansky, piano; Phil Sargent, guitar; Keala Kaumeheiwa, bass; Austin McMahon, drum set.

Guitarist Mark Hadley performs original works in this recital.

Drummer Stefan Bildy's recital will consist mainly of instrumental songs, some original, some covers. Check it out!

Dancing in the Street: Motown, Music, and Politics. A lecture by Suzanne Smith followed by a performance by the Motown Ensemble.

Drummer Thomas Clint Simmons will be performing with both a jazz and a funk trio in this recital.

One of the premier vocalists in the world, four-time Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves is among the most prominent and influential singers in jazz. While her singing is steeped in tradition, her rhythmic virtuosity and improvisational ease are breathtaking.

A writer, singer, musician, and performer, Michael Tolcher blends melodic and organic pop sensibilities with a deep understanding of soul and urban grooves from his Southern upbringing. [details]

Berklee presents five groups on the main stage at Copley Square during the Boston Book Festival, a free event open to the public with over 50 authors and presenters. Musical genres include bluegrass, folk, reggae, and blues. [details]

Berklee College of Music, Heavy Rotation Records (HRR), and Berkleemusic.com present their third annual CMJ Music Marathon showcase of alumni and student artists featuring rock, indie-pop, electronica, folk, blues, and experimental music by Sex! (HRR), Zigmat, Nini & Ben (HRR), Man on Earth, the Fast Romantics, and Nathan Reich (HRR). Read more about this show.

Lost in the Trees is a folk orchestra from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, led by composer/songwriter Ari Picker. Local favorite son, Todd Thibaud, and his band support the bill while Berklee songstress, Hannah Christianson, rounds out this amazing bill. [details]

Yoshihiro "Hiro" Arita, a native of Osaka, Japan, graduated from Berklee in 1988 as a guitarist. However, he is best known as Japan's finest five-string banjoist. He was the first non-American to win the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, KS in 1985. [details]

Sharon Raizer will be playing some marimba solos as well as covers incorporating the marimba.

Faculty bassist Daid Buda presents a concert.

The 11th Annual Berklee Octoboefest features oboists in solo and chamber music setups.

For Kazuyo Kuriya's senior flute recital, she will be performing with a variety of her ensemble group members. The concert will include some original compositions.

Tomas Murmis will lead an intense set combining South American rhythms, jazz, and original compositions.

Innovative and acclaimed saxophonist and Berklee professor Greg Osby leads an all-star group of students he's selected to play Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola stage. The performance is part of the Lincoln Center Upstarts! program, where up-and-comers and veteran musicians jam together on one bandstand. The two sets take place at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Read the press release about this event.

Bassist, songwriter, arranger and producer David Dyson presents a concert. [details]

Patrik Gochez is a songwriter, an illustrator, and a leader of the band White Shoe Brown Shoe. He won the 2006 Granite State Songwriters Competition with the title track from his debut album Strawberry Bitter Chase. Considered a "jukebox" writer, he covers an eclectic number of musical styles, from prewar jazz to r&b to danceable pop/rock, while retaining his own honest identity. [details]

Garth Stevenson is a prominent voice in the New York music scene. He is well known as a double bassist, composer, arranger, producer, and electronic musician. He has performed throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Japan, and regularly performs solo concerts for double bass with electronics. His solo composition, "Grandfather,” won the International Society of Double Bassists Composition Competition and was performed by Stevenson at the 2009 ISB convention. He currently collaborates with David Tronzo and Ziv Ravitz, John Shannon, Sonya Kitchell, Mat Maneri Quartet, 5707, Stones Throw, and Petr Cancura’s People Music. [details]

Standard tunes will be performed by Chan Park's quartet.

Guitarist Toshinori Yokohama presents this recital.

Faculty bassist Bruce Gertz presents a concert.

A Contemporary Writing and Production Department faculty concert

Using examples from his recorded music, Jere Laukkanen will discuss various aspects of his compositional technique and concepts about writing. Along with sharing some ideas from his doctoral thesis research about jazz rhythm, he will analyze and explain the content of “Hispaniola,” a large ensemble piece of his that will be featured in the Jazz Composition Department concert Fall Together on October 28. [details]

Bill Evans and Megan Lynch are not your average fiddle/banjo duo. Drawing on singer/songwriter and rock sources as much as old-time and bluegrass music, the virtuosic duo creates music that's truly difficult to categorize. [details]

I-Yun Chung presents this recital.

Neal Itzler presents his guitar quartet, featuring the music of Soulive, John Scofield, Robben Ford, and originals with special guest student and faculty participation.

Canadian students have become one of the largest international groups among those coming from Berklee's 70 different countries. This night showcases students Keisa Ellestad, Matthew Genovese, Lucian Gray, Ivonne Hernandez, Samantha Schultz, and Ali Slaight. [details]

Yui Koda and her friends are presenting a Marimba Quartet Concert. There will be a variety of styles of music with rich sounds of marimba!! Please come and share the wonderful moment

From small group to large ensembles, recent works by Jazz Composition Department faculty will be featured in this annual fall concert with guest composer, Jere Laukkanen. [details]

With the coolness of Wilco, the songwriting depth of Springsteen, and the pop accessibility of Tom Petty, Skyler is constantly performing across New England—whether it's at a basketball game, a benefit for Habitat for Humanity, or a bar. He even posed as a street musician to provide the background music for a wedding proposal.

Andrew Halchak presents a unique blend of original, classical, and jazz pieces for small ensemble.

Pianist Alan Benzie presents this recital.

Songwriting Department faculty present a concert of original songs written in varying styles and accompanied by various-size ensembles.

Voice faculty members Jeannie Gagne, Kristin Cifelli and Susan Cattaneo present original songs and pop/rock classics. They will be joined on stage by faculty and students.

Kris Delmhorst is a songwriter of restless curiosity whose body of work has roamed from darkly rollicking roots to the quirky borderland between indie-rock and folk. Liz Durrett's near dream-state writing and softly unsettling voice has gained her high praise from Pitchfork and NPR. [details]

The Berklee Ear Training Department presents its faculty performers, composers, arrangers, and songwriters in a diverse concert of original music. Styles including pop songwriting, contemporary classical composition, r&b, and jazz will be represented.

Guitarist Michael Schult presents this recital.

Armed with drop-dead catchy melodies and boyish good looks, Jer Coons is poised for national recognition during the coming year. His debut LP Speak just came out. And: Soulful, young, energetic. That's Boston-based rock-infused jam quintet Dear Havanah. With melodic hooks and uninhibited live shows, the band is making waves around the Northeast. [details]

A German violinist, child prodigy, and huge star in Europe and the Far East, David Garrett merges classical, rock, and r&b. [details]

"We are here to help you sing your songs," said Ryan Adams, and here's the band to play them. Zac Taylor and his fellow musicians pay tribute to Ryan Adams on Halloween—but don't worry, they won’t scare the candy corn out of you.