Saturday, May 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]
Berklee students from the Advanced Theater Production Workshop and Michael Jackson Ensemble present an original play, with music and dance, about the life and death of Michael Jackson. Students perform Jackson's hits and examine his life. Features guest artist Siedah Garrett, Grammy–winning songwriter of "Man in the Mirror."
May
3
Advanced Vocal Performance Lab
Monday, May 3, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
The Advanced Vocal Performance Lab showcases students singing in an array of styles including jazz, blues, rock, pop, and r&b.
An Evening with Christine Gallagher
Monday, May 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
A delicious mix of contemporary sounds with special guests Ilana Friedman, Casey Howard, and Pitch Slapped.
Stash Wyslouch
Monday, May 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Smashing original and traditional songs and instrumentals with grooves that will make you move and a heavy metal folk aura from the cosmic dimension.
May
4
Uuma Tarde de Musica de Violao Brasileira
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Ben Sher presents an afternoon of Brazilian guitar music.
Yoosun Nam Senior Recital
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
Alto saxophone player Yoosun Nam will present her originals and standard songs with great musicians.
Advanced Guitar Performance Lab
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
John Baboian’s Advanced Guitar Performance Lab performs every semester at the school and features some of Berklee’s better guitar players. The band consists of five guitars, bass, and drums, and plays unique arrangements of songs from mainstream and contemporary jazz, Latin, and funk music genres.
Berklee Artists Series at Scullers
The Jazz Urban
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 8:00 p.m., Scullers Jazz Club [Map]
The Berklee Artists Series at Scullers continues with The Jazz Urban with George Russell Jr., Lenny Stallworth, Kenwood Dennard, Stan Strickland, and Bill Banfield.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.
Kyungsoo Hwang's Senior Recital
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Kyungsoo Hwang presents jazz standards with his Fender jazz bass.
Chris Peterson's Senior Recital
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
Original compositions by Chris Peterson are presented in this senior recital.
Bret's Frets
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Bret's Frets features advanced performance students. A guitar ensemble with bass and drums plays Latin/jazz/odd-meter/world music.
Julian Velard is that rarest of artists, a brilliant pop songwriter who is also a storyteller. He writes instantly catchy tunes while creating indelible characters that encompass the pain, humor, and joy of life.
Also appearing: Harper Blynn. [details]
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Classical guitar students of Apostolos Paraskevas perform.
Vintage Vocals
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
Ten student singers plus a rhythm section perform vocal jazz from the great groups of the 20th century including New York Voices; Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross; and the Boswell Sisters.
Eclectic Electrics
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Mark White presents Eclectic Electrics.
Shawn Crowder Senior Recital
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
Drummer Shawn Crowder presents 60 minutes of face-melting progressive fusion with some of Berklee's finest musicians.
May
7
The New Group
Friday, May 7, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
This ensemble of student vocalists with rhythm section will be team-taught by David Scott and Janice Pendarvis. The ensemble will explore the highest level of jazz harmonization and put together a compelling performance presentation.
Piano Department Student Concert
Friday, May 7, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.
Casey Howard's Senior Recital
Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
A variety of genres performed by Casey Howard with a full rhythm section and some special guests included.
Jon Kolar Senior Bass Recital
Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]
Bass player Jon Kolar leads different rhythm sections in a song set composed of tunes from his various playing experiences here in Boston.
May
10
Lucas Schneider's Fast-Hand Finger-Wizard Senior Recital
Monday, May 10, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]
Lucas Schneider presents his senior guitar performance recital, with selections ranging from Francisco Tárrega, Joe Satriani, Neil Young, King Crimson, and Megadeth.
Aqualung'sMagnetic North is a glorious celebration of smart pop music. Led by Matt Hales's exquisite keyboard-based melodies, the album's 12 songs revel in impossibly upbeat joy. [details]
On his latest album, Charlie Mars hits a groove that does not signify any specific genre but instead is hardwired to hearts and hips. This is an album that writhes through the headphones, which will ultimately be tossed in favor of a living room dance floor. Mars has sewn together tightly crafted songs with moods and melodies that pulse with sex, wonderment, and personal destruction—all themes that may clash on paper but in music suggest mysteries that are organic to us all.