Upcoming Events: February 2010

KidsJam is workshop which gives Berklee Music Education students, led by Professors Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, an opportunity to practice their skills in a fun and energetic, performance-style setting. Each session will involve singing, moving, playing instruments, stories, listening, and creating or improvising music. Email kidsjam@berklee.edu for a reservation form.

A captivating performance infused with pop-country and soul. You won't want to miss this wonderful performance with some of Berklee's finest musicians.

Guitarist/composer/vocalist, Bhrigu Sahni, will play original and cover tunes ranging from funk/blues to groove and experimental crazy music. Come one, come all for a guaranteed fun performance.

A concert of students' piano compositions performed by student pianists.

A concert featuring two of the college's most creative ensembles: Heavy Metal/Hardcore and Neo-Soul.

This Sabian residency features visiting artist Derico Watson.

Carlos Hutado, Javon Flax, Javier Rosario, and Ben Atkind will perform original charts demonstrating complex harmonic ideas and vivid melodies that encompass their thoughts and inspirations.

This Sabian residency features visiting artist Derico Watson.

Argentine guitarist Tomas Murmis and bassist Ignacio Long present a refreshing program with their Contemporary World Music ensemble. This groundbreaking group is rooted in the traditional folk music styles of Argentina such as Chacarera, Zamba, and Milonga; Uruguayan rhythms, and contemporary Jazz influences.

Drummer and composer Patrick Kunka presents a set of original music with his quartet.

This Sabian residency features visiting artist Derico Watson.

Ken Yamamoto leads this recital featuring jazz standards and originals.

Having expression and communication in mind, the Way Up Project will lead you through a realm of different styles and atmospheres with jazz as a common ground.

Talent manager and music consultant Peter Iselin will shed light on what composers and arrangers need to know to make it in the music industry. [details]

Director/composer Apostolos Paraskevas, associate professor of composition, hosts an advance screening of his movie I Finally Did It!, codirected by Mat Tucciarone. [details]

Ethan Brosh headlines Metal Night at the Red Room. His debut album Out of Oblivion was released on Magna Carta Records in March 2009. Also playing is Typherus.

Guitarist En-Chieh Jacob Liang presents this recital.

Guitarist Jae Young Jeong presents this recital.

Vocalist Sara Pagiaro leads this recital.

The Roots and Reason series kicks off on a night blues, gospel, and bluegrass. Guest artist Ben Payton, a Delta blues guitarist from Mississippi, will perform. Roots music is a chronicle of the ongoing story of America told through song. The Africana Studies program at Berklee presents students, faculty, and very special guests in a celebration of traditions from West Africa, the Caribbean, and rural America. *Please note: The band the Roots will not be performing at this show. Learn more about the event.

Legendary musician and humanitarian James Taylor presents a clinic. Taylor will discuss his style of guitar playing, which has influenced several generations of guitarists and singer/songwriters. He will demonstrate the fingerstyle of playing that he has made famous, along with chording and accompanying techniques. Hosted by Berklee faculty member and brother Livingston Taylor. Tickets are available now at Berklee Performance Center box office. One ticket limit with Berklee ID. [details]

The first performance for the band Of Planets and Stars. The three-piece band consists of lead singer/guitarist Ian Koren, drummer Billy Wong, and bassist Nelson Leong. THe band's style of music is alternative pop rock. We'll be performing all original songs composed and arranged by Ian Koren.

Shota Ishikawa presents a continuation of the George Mraz Songbook Project with piano trio and horns.

Vocalist Jungeun Lim presents this recital featuring some jazz tunes.

A celebration of women in music to raise money for Elizabeth Stone House, a local organization that supports survivors of sexual violence and their families. [details]

Jaggery is a Boston-based collective that works the dark edge of a genre-defying musical style (darkwave jazz?). Special guest Sxip Shirey. [details]

Sign up in the coffee house. The list will start to form at 6:00 p.m.

Telehit, the music channel on the Latin American TV network Televisa, will broadcast the Berklee Canta en Español concert and songwriting competition to 60 countries. RCN satellite subscribers in the United States can watch on channel 555. [details]

Berklee College of Music conducts its first official visit to New Delhi to present clinics, master classes, and auditions at the Performers' Collective. Presented by the Performers Collective, Furtados Music, American Center, and Tabula Rasa Music. [details]

KidsJam is workshop which gives Berklee music education students, led by professors Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, an opportunity to practice their skills in a fun and energetic, performance-style setting. Each session will involve singing, moving, playing instruments, stories, listening, and creating or improvising music. Email kidsjam@berklee.edu for a reservation form.

Artists-in-residence Hüsnü Senlendirici and the New York Gypsy All-Stars will present and demonstrate concepts of improvisation and rhythm in Turkish gypsy music. Players are encouraged to bring their instruments. [details]

Tia Dmuchowski will lead an all-female group that will be playing various kinds of rock music, ranging from heavy blues rock to classic and hard rock. We have a drummer, bassist, guitarist, and singer: a classic rock band setup. All we want to do is rock your world!

FRJF is a mix of funk, rock, jazz, and fusion songs.

A concert of contemporary chamber music, written by Berklee's own Composition Department faculty and performed by Berklee faculty performers and guest artists. [details]

The second annual Middle Eastern Festival featuring the Berklee Middle Eastern All-Star Ensemble, artist-in-residence Husnu Senlendirici, and the NY Gypsy All-Stars. The festival also includes clinics and master classes that will be scheduled around the concert. [details]

Daqui y D’alli will cover a range of styles, including flamenco, Latin, and jazz. Maria Montilla will be leading this recital.

Raule Perales leads an evening of music you can dance to, get naked to, be intellectually stimulated by, and bob your head to. Featuring some stuff you ain’t heard before and remixed vintage, all painted with colors from the Afro Latino diaspora.

Please join us to hear the most unique players in Berklee's String Department.

Lionel Loueke is a Berklee alumnus who grew up in Benin, West Africa. His new album, Karibu, combines West African roots traditions with jazz. Loueke also appears on Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters. Learn more about the Roots and Reason series. [details]

Greg Laswell returns to the Red Room for a February residency. His music has been described as densely lyrical, deeply melodic indie pop that refuses to settle into predictability. [details]

Marc Rossi and his group, along with specially invited guests, deliver unique, uplifting, exuberant music that includes surprise twists, arching melodies, and vibrant polyrhythms, drawing on Rossi's influences from jazz masters, world music, Indian music, and much more. Special guests include guest singer Sidharth Sriram and singer/saxophonist Stan Strickland. [details]

Works for concert jazz orchestra. Composers will include Charles Cassara, Winnie Dahlgren, Dave Harris, Tom Hojnaki, Ayn Inserto, and Darrell Katz.

Andy Statman, one of his generation's premier mandolinists and clarinetists. presents a clinic as part of Roots and Reason. Learn more about the series. [details]

The trio made up of Jordan Seigel on piano, Kyle Miles on bass, and Joey Lefitz on drums will perform original jazz compositions.

Pianist Tetsuro Hoshii leads this recital, consisting of his own compositions.

This concert features six student performers from Berklee's String Department who are creating a new vocabulary on their instruments. The size and style of each performer's ensemble are chosen to show the great variety of music in the department. Sponsored in part by Strings magazine and Crazy Dough's Pizza.

This concert will feature the three brass finalists for the Al Natale Scholarship Award.

Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) presents its 10th annual Epic Event and Dorm Sessions 7 CD release concert, showcasing artists featured on the new compilation CD by Berklee's student-run label. [details]

Considered one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation, Mike Cleveland performs with his group Flamekeeper: Tom Adams, Jessie Baker, Jesse Brock, and Marshall Wilborn. [details]

Pianist KyuMin Shim will be playing some originals and some Korean traditional music, as well as jazz standards.

Glen Cheney presents a concert featuring him and his friends.

Ludmila Stefanikova will present her own compositions and arrangements with a small band ensemble, which includes piano, double bass, drums, vibraphone, and small horn section. The style ranges from jazz to fusion.

Iwao Fuke presents contemporary jazz music.

Jazz guitar trio with guitar, drums, and bass; possibly a quartet with acoustic piano.

The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour brings together four geniuses in the prime of their careers: the daring, swinging violinist Regina Carter, the dangerously hip vocalist Kurt Elling, the soulful guitarist Russell Malone, and the endlessly creative master pianist Kenny Barron. [details]

Percussionist, pianist, and tap dancer Royal Hartigan presents a clinic. [details]

Kameron Christopher's compositions are the result of self-observation and introspection. Kameron has been influenced by composers and philosophers such as Giacinto Scelsi, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Martin Heidegger, and Stephen Foster. His music is a voyage through the manifold dimensions of Sound and Being that utilizes an eclectic variety of instruments.

French bassist Louis de Mieulle continues his experimentations, blending polyrhythmic grooves à la Meshuggah, Indian classical modality, and Bitches Brew-style jamming.

Vocalist Risa Washimi will be singing some songs that provided a major turning point in her life.

Patrick Groenland's latest project fuses world rhythms with jazz and folk harmonies. This is a truly International musical event, celebrating the acoustical possibilities of a new decade.

Barefoot Truth is a five-piece roots-rock band from Mystic, Connecticut. Their upbeat live show features didgeridoo, Weissenborn lap guitar, upright bass, lead harmonica, piano, and a drummer on lead vocals. Their songs are hook-heavy, and their youthful energy makes listeners believe that, yes, maybe each of us can indeed make a positive impact on one another and on our planet. Also appearing: The Sweet Remains. [details]

Berklee College of Music makes its first official visit to Mumbai, India to conduct clincs, master classes, and to conduct auditions and interviews. Presented by Berklee College of Music, Jamnabai Narsee School, Furtados Music, Tabula Rasa Music, American Center, and Performers Collective. [details]

Ralphie May: Austin-tatious was released on DVD and CD in May 2009. Recorded live to a sold-out crowd at the Paramount Theater in Austin, TX, this marks the comedian's fourth recording in just a few years. Ralphie's popularity exploded from the success of NBC's hit show Last Comic Standing, making him one of the biggest comedians in the country. [details]

Barefoot Truth is a five-piece roots-rock band from Mystic, Connecticut. Their upbeat live show features didgeridoo, Weissenborn lap guitar, upright bass, lead harmonica, piano, and a drummer on lead vocals. Their songs are hook-heavy, and their youthful energy makes listeners believe that, yes, maybe each of us can indeed make a positive impact on one another and on our planet. Also appearing: Naia Kete. [details]

A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. In this stunning phenomenon that has swept the nation, author Eve Ensler gives us real women's stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual self-discovery. [details]

Steve Sinatra '03 moved to Nashville in 2006 to pursue a full-time career as a studio and touring drummer. Since then he's shared the stage with artists such as Pat Green, Richard Marx, and Little Big Town. Joining him will be film scoring/performance alumnus Matt Utterback on bass and John Osborne on guitar (of King Billy) as well as songwriting alumna Megan James. Together they will discuss studio work, the Nashville number system, gear, chops, and life after Berklee. [details]

An evening of jazz-inspired folk jams, led by Tom Mitchell.

Gisela Fulla Silvestre will play a collection of songs about whales, gin and tonics, Barcelona, scarecrows, teenagers, farms, and more. All will be played in a jazz flamenco pop style.

This is a concert full of surprises, colors, textures, and tons of fun! Some friends playing some relaxed and powerful music.

Innovative, original charts; a great band . . . a can't-miss.

Berklee faculty and staff perform concert spirituals of black composers. Learn more about the Roots and Reason series. [details]

This event showcases original arrangements or compositions in different styles performed by a variety of musical groups, including Silvina Moreno, Ferrous Wheel, SuperVolcano, Deezy and the Brobots, and Eva Louhivuori.

Serghio Jansen leads this recital, playing some jazz fusion and also some original compositions driven by exotic rhythms with Caribbean flavors.

Vocalist Moana Avvenenti presents this recital of French-speaking students and French learners playing.

Boyoung Jang presents Latin music and Jazz.

Paola Gonzalez presents a journey through Africa, passing through Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Come and live a multicultural experience!

The Boston University Medical Campus Band is a diverse ensemble composed of medical students, faculty, and staff whose mission is to foster interpersonal relation at the medical center through the enjoyment of music from every tradition. [details]

Joe Galeota and the Berklee West African Drum and Dance Ensemble will perform an evening of traditional Ewe music from Southern Ghana and Togo, featuring Berklee Africa Scholar Victor Dogah. Jordan Benissan, a Togolise Ewe master drummer who teaches at Colby College in Maine, will MC the night.

Cafe 939 presents its New Brew Lunchtime Concert Series featuring Frankie's Little .44. Join us from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch or indulge your palate with coffeehouse fare. [details]

A showcase of singer-songwriter Robert Gillies’s songs and compositions, all of which blend a variety of genres together and meet with thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics.

Composer, pianist, and vocalist Neara Russell presents original music with classical, rock, and electronic elements.

Shotaro Kaizuka will present a set of chamber music. The instrumentation is classical guitar quartet, flute, and violin.

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

Bernice Johnson Reagon is a singer, composer, scholar, and social activist who founded the a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973. Toshi Reagon, her daughter, is also a singer and songwriter. Learn more about the Roots and Reason series. [details]

Tony Song presents a set of jazz/funk in a guitar, organ, drums trio.

This recital will have R&B and smooth-jazz style performance for all who wanna listen what they desire, led by Calvin Park.

The quintet will present original compositions by Jelani Bauman.

Vocalist Youngjoo Lee presents her senior recital featuring jazz standards and original compositions.

Bushwalla is a unique blend of funk, rock, freestyle, and acoustic hip-hop with a soul deeply rooted in authenticity and optimism. They are joined by Bronze Radio Return, who modernize traditional American music. [details]

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

Soulful, young, and energetic are three defining words for Boston-based, rock-infused, jam quintet Dear Havanah. With their melodic hooks and honest, uninhibited live shows, the band is making waves around the northeast. Also appearing: Tom Howie and Elise Hayes. [details]

KidsJam is workshop which gives Berklee Music Education students, led by Professors Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, an opportunity to practice their skills in a fun and energetic, performance-style setting. Each session will involve singing, moving, playing instruments, stories, listening, and creating or improvising music. Email kidsjam@berklee.edu for a reservation form.

Shun Chien and friends present the music of Brazilian composer Baden Powell and others. Come check out the different and intriguing styles: bossa, samba, choro from Brazil.

Momoe will explore piano in jazz style with great musicians.

Faculty perform the best student compositions from the Traditional Harmony II course.

Hiro Matsubara sings jazz and pop standards with his own arrangements.

Bass Department students will present their music in a number of different styles.

David Choi is a native Los Angeles singer/songwriter/producer whose songs and tracks have been heard on NBC, VH1, MTV, E!, Travel Channel, PBS, Food Network, as well as in national commercials overseas. On YouTube, he has more than 150,000 subscribers and more than 40,000,000 total video views. [details]

Cafe 939 presents its The New Brew Lunchtime Concert Series featuring Lauren Passarelli and Kate Chadbourne. Join us from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch or indulge your palate with coffeehouse fare. [details]

Sara Regan and Matthew Nicholl present an afternoon of performances for Haiti. Contemporary writing and production faculty member Bill Elliott and violinist Melissa Bull will perform the music of Bruno Valverde, a Berklee student who lost his mother in the earthquake. Other acts include poetry by Berklee students Jennifer Ayala, Sarah Bonneville, Garrett Frierson, Scott Kapelman, Jazmin McCray, and Neara Russell; Global Jazz Institute student Christian Li (piano) and faculty member Darcel Wilson (voice); and closing remarks from Berklee president Roger H. Brown. 

Drummer and Berklee alumnus Antonio Sanchez presents a clinic. Sanchez has played with Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, David Sanchez, Paquito D'Rivera, Kenny Werner, Marcus Roberts, Avishai Cohen, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Miguel Zenon, Scott Colley, Dave Samuels, Luciana Souza, Billy Childs, and Claudia Acuña, to name just a few. [details]

Silvina Moreno is an Argentinean singer and songwriter. This is her fifth recital at Berklee, and she will be showcasing her songs along with some of her favorite bands' covers. Styles include pop/rock in English and Spanish, some reggae, and some original Argentinean tango.

Guitarist Ricardo Grilli’s Quintet presents a set of original compositions.

Compositions/arrangements by Italo Cunha.

Pianist Alan Benzie presents this recital.

Playing rock, funk, blues, and jazz originals from his original CDs Transitions and September in Boston:Live,

Greg Laswell returns to the Red Room for a February residency. His music has been described as densely lyrical, deeply melodic indie pop that refuses to settle into predictability. David Ryan Harris has worked with many great artists, including Dave Matthews, Santana, and Marc Broussard, and is getting ready to head out on tour with John Mayer's band. [details]

This evening concert produced by Rob Rose and Ken Zambello will feature the Berklee Reggae Ensemble directed by Matt Jenson, Pitch Slapped, Women of the World, faculty member Donna McElroy, the Open Access to Music for Children Ensemble directed by Ron Reid, faculty member Livingston Taylor, the Music of the Dominican Republic, and the Brandon Maclin/Darek Cobbs Tribute Band. Learn more about the event.

Ayal Wischnitzer will perform original compositions in modern style for piano, string quartet, and woodwinds.

Kris Tokarski will present a set of originals and bebop classics.

Chris Ayer is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who won the 2006 Lennon Award in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, folk category. Jesse Ruben's straight-from-the-heart songs and hilarious storytelling make for an unforgettable live experience. Emma White is a pop-savvy singer/songwriter from Baltimore. [details]

The Zodiac Trio plays the music of Bela Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, and Andrew Liszt. [details]

From small group to large ensemble, recent works by faculty teaching in the Jazz Composition Department will be featured in this annual spring-semester concert. [details]

Cafe 939 presents its New Brew Lunchtime Concert series featuring The Joshua Three. Join us from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch or indulge your palate with coffeehouse fare. [details]

Berklee neighbors are invited to join the college community as the newest building on campus opens, at 7 Haviland Street. The event will feature live music, refreshments, tours of the new building, speakers, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The building at 7 Haviland is the new home for Berklee's Liberal Arts, Music Business/Management, and Music Therapy departments. Come celebrate at the grand opening! [details]

Kamal Ghammache-Mansour’s “Small Big Band” plays old tunes with a contemporary twist, as well as original compositions. Styles of music include jazz, hip-hop, funk, and Latin.

Ilana Friedman presents A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC in CITY OF ANGELS in the theatre which she is RENTing which will show you HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING and how not to be WICKED. All musical theatre, all night long. It shall be a SPRING AWAKENING. (P.S., if you come to this recital, you don’t have to buy her a birthday present!)

Guest pianist Shizuyo Le Nestour from Paris will present a recital of works by Composition Department faculty members Richard Applin, Rosey Lee, and Apostolos Paraskevas. As a special feature, she will perform one work by Berklee composition major Derek Remes as well as a piece by area composer Yoko Nakatani. [details]

A jazz concert led by Voice Department professor Lisa Thorson with Tim Ray, piano; David Clark, bass (Bass Department professor); and George Sculler, drums. Compositions include works by Thorson, Fewell, Guinga, Corea, Newman, Ellington, and more!

Since singer/songwriter Brad Byrd released his debut album The Ever Changing Picture in 2003 and his EP Release Me in 2007, a number of his songs have been featured on over 20 television shows, independent films, and national ad campaigns. The single "Never Came Back" topped the singer/songwriter charts on Artistdirect.com as the number 1 downloaded song, ahead of artists such as Jewel, Jason Mraz, and Damien Rice. [details]

You may not be able to keep yourself from dancing, as the Bob Marley, Afro-Cuban, and Steel Pan ensembles perform. Learn more about the Roots and Reason series. [details]

The 2010 James G. Zafris Distinguished Lecture for Music Business/Management will be given by Gerry Barad, chief operating officer, Live Nation Global Touring. The title for this year's lecture is Concerts/Touring: Past, Present, and Future. [details]

A stunning documentary about V-Day's global movement to end violence against women and girls. [details]

Mario Carrillo leads this hour of exploring groove in many different forms and styles with amazing musicians.

Jordan Maley and his band will present a set of original music. This will be their second performance at Berklee College of Music.

For his last semester at Berklee, drummer Kevin Bedejus presents this recital.

Electro-pop performers Logan 5 and the Runners and LipTease co-headline this explosive evening of music, with special guest Brite Lite Brite. [details]

Nini & Ben celebrate the release of their new CD, The Reasons We Try. Supporting acts include the Spring Standards and Russell Lacy. [details]

Motown celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2009 with the bittersweet memory of Michael Jackson's electrifying performance at the 25th anniversary concert. In tribute, Berklee students and faculty artists perform the timeless music of Motown with a full orchestra. Learn more about the event.