Upcoming Events: March 2011

Faculty member Skip Smith leads a student ensemble through a set of classic R&B songs featuring guest artist Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers. Free entrance with Berklee ID. [details]

Guitarist Jacob Liang presents this concert with some tasteful and enjoyable original compositions, arrangements, and jazz standards.

Directed by Mirek Kocandrle, the annual Pop/Rock Live Showcase concert highlights the best music written and performed by some of the most talented student songwriters, singers, and arrangers. The concert will present a variety of original contemporary compositions as well as new arrangements of standard pop, rock, and R&B repertoire, featuring some of the college's best vocalists and instrumentalists. This year we proudly present up-and-coming Nashville artist and Berklee alumnus Charlie Worsham.

Livingston and Sally Taylor present techniques for fresh, fat-free lyric-writing. Are your lyrics tasting a little stale to you lately? Soggy? Scratchy? Refried? Are you tired of the same old crotchety clichés sneaking into your lyrics and clogging up the authenticity of your songs? This clinic will jump-start your senses and give you new tools and strategies for unveiling your truth in your songs. Come reclaim your inspired and unique perspective on life (and freshen up those lyrics a little too).

Jazz pianist Steve Kuhn presents a clinic. [details]

The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston’s premier all-ages venue, is pleased to invite New York Times–bestselling author and NPR music reviewer Steve Almond. Almond will dazzle the Berklee community with a multimedia presentation of his book Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, followed by a Berklee student band. Presented by FUSION Magazine. [details]

Internationally renowned guitarist, composer, and recording artist Mimi Fox has been named a winner in six consecutive Down Beat magazine Critics Polls and has been recognized by writers and colleagues alike as one of the most eloquent guitarists on today's scene. In one of many feature stories, Guitar Player magazine hailed Fox as "a prodigious talent who has not only mastered the traditional forms but has managed to reinvigorate them." [details]

Tony Trischka is perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. For more than 35 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians. Not only considered among the very best pickers, he is also one of the instrument's top teachers, with numerous instructional books, teaching videotapes, and cassettes. [details]

Punk is all about keeping it short, so this two-hour event will get straight to the point in exploring the genre. Berklee associate professor Mirek Kocandrle, author of Pop/Rock: Sounds and Vibes of the 20th Century, and Marci Cohen, music journalist and Berklee librarian, will give a multimedia presentation on punk's musical and social roots and manifestations, from the garage rock of the '60s, to its peak in the '70s, to its ongoing influence. Come ready to question the authorities.

The Boston Hip-Hop Alliance Berklee Chapter presents We Are Hip-Hop. Real hip-hop from Berklee students, faculty, staff, alumni, and special guests! [details]

Now in its 14th year, this always-exciting show has earned a great reputation for quality, diversity, and originality. The night features Berklee women students and their bands performing a wide range of original compositions and arrangements, plus guest artists from the Berklee community and beyond. Read the press release.

Saxophonist and sax equipment manufacturer Jody Espina of JodyJazz Inc. presents a clinic on practice techniques, improvisation, and mouthpiece technology. Along with being a performer, he's a Berklee alumnus and a very successful businessman. [details]

Flamenco guitarist Grisha Goryachev presents a clinic. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity. [details]

Pablo Mayor and members of his band, Pablo Mayor’s Folklore Urbano Orchestra, present a clinic on how to apply traditional Colombian rhythms to the modern rhythm section, introducing various binary and ternary rhythms such as cumbia, puya, and currulao, and how they apply to piano, bass, and drum set, approaching such topics as comping and interaction.

The Red Room at Cafe 939 and James Joseph Salon present Fresh Prospects, a showcase of up-and-coming Berklee artists reworking their favorite songs into intimate acoustic performances. This month’s artists are Sharin Toribio and Mario Jose. They will hit the stage at 7:00 p.m. for a spectacular night of talent and music. [details]

Andres presents the band La Desesperada, also formed by Chris, Andy, Lance, and Julia. A new killer funk-influenced band. Also presenting a couple of Andres's songs, featuring performances by Lara, Aaron, Juancristobal, Santiago, Miguel, and Alejandro.

Berklee's annual event is the largest of its kind in the United States. Big bands, combos, and vocal jazz ensembles will perform and compete throughout the day. All ensembles are adjudicated by a panel of Berklee's top faculty and will receive a written critique of their performance. Top-ranked ensembles will be awarded partial scholarships to Berklee's Five Week Summer Performance Program, and individual students are invited to audition for tuition scholarships towards the full-time program or our Five Week Summer Performance Program. [details]

KidsJam is a free early childhood (3-5 years) music education program provided to the community. During these workshops, Berklee music education students, led by faculty members Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, will practice their teaching skills with children in this fun and interactive setting. [details]

Visiting artist Kathy Mattea presents a vocal master class. [details]

Faculty members Doug Johnson and Lisa Thorson will perform some of their favorite songs from the standard repertoire, including works by Ellington, Irving Berlin, and others.

The Laszlo Gardony Trio will perform originals and original arrangements of jazz and rock standards from its upcoming CD Signature Time (Sunnyside Records) as part of Piano Mondays.

The Chris Juris Group presents original compositions from his avant-garde repertoire.

This is a concert of classical music from the first and second halves of the 20th century including two composers from the Berklee College of Music.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Belle Brigade will be unable to perform tonight. Lucius and Jennah Bell will perform as scheduled.

Lucius's highly anticipated debut album, Songs from the Bromley House, showcases a cast of exceptional musicians, fronted by singers and songwriters Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. The two songstresses have been writing music together since 2005, while students in Boston.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear some of the Piano Department faculty perform. This annual concert is always an exciting event. This year the concert will feature JoAnne Brackeen, Bob Winter, chair Stephany Tiernan, assistant chair Tony Germain, Guitar Department chair Larry Baione, new piano faculty Kevin Harris, and many others. The performances will range from solo piano to two-piano to small group, including Hammond organ trio. [details]

Grammy Award–winning singer Kathy Mattea presents My Coal Journey, a one-hour program incorporating stories from her family history and her current advocacy for the environment combined with a slideshow and a performance of songs from her 2008 album Coal. [details]

Bassist Johannes Heger presents a concert.

Sara Pagiaro presents original songs.

Trumpet player and composer Jenn Allen presents her first recital entitled New Things. The program includes mostly original compositions but will also include some refreshing arrangements of standard repertoire .

The Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble performs contemporary chamber music for voice and instruments, including works by faculty composers Rosey Lee and Rick Applin. Performers include Robin Ginenthal, soprano; Lisa DeSiro, piano; and Shin Yi Yang, gu zheng.

Berklee's best rock and pop guitarists present a high-energy evening of music from metal to solo acoustic, from blues to funk. [details]

Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh will teach a workshop on saxophone, jazz, and improvisation. A particular emphasis will be placed upon devising and implementing an effective practice routine, as well as developing strategies for jazz improvisation and group playing that can benefit all instrumentalists. Topics will include sound production; rhythm practice; different ways to work on ear training; strategies for improvisation, including motivic development and selective listening; developing a personal style; and repertoire practice and composing. [details]

Selected tunes written by students of CM-371 will be performed by a jazz quintet.

Danny Mo's Family Reunion is an annual gathering of music, friends, vibes, and groove. Please join us in welcoming 2011 Wes Wehmiller Scholarship recipient Ricky Bakken and his group opening up the show.

Harper Blynn and Schuyler Fisk are both talented songwriters and performers. Don't miss them teaming up for one amazing show. [details]

The Berklee Faculty Graduation Brass Ensemble will perform the finalists' compositions for the Berklee Graduation Processional Reading, with Composition Department chair Gregory Fritze conducting.

The Songwriting Department will be holding an open master class for students. [details]

Three-time Grammy Award–winner Antonio Sanchez is considered by many critics and musicians alike as one of the most prominent drummers of his generation. He has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Gary Burton, and Toots Thielmans. [details]

The Berklee Men's Chorus presents it's debut concert, singing a cappella music from pop to classical to thrash polka. This all-male group sings arrangements written by group leaders like Luke McGinnis and Rab Ballantine. With thrilling harmonies and catchy sing-a-longs garnished with the right amount of silliness, the Berklee Men's Chorus is certain to provide top-notch entertainment.

Bassist Maciej Lewandowski presents this recital.

John McGann (mandolin, mandola, octave mandolin) presents an eclectic faculty quartet recital featuring a broad band of acoustic music, from traditional Irish and American folk tunes, jazz, R&B, original music, Django Reinhardt, Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix, and more. Berklee professors Jim Kelly (guitar), Bruno Råberg (bass), and Casey Scheuerell (drums) with special guest Amanda Kowalski on bass. Good fun for all. Come celebrate spring break early.

Hailing from the small town of Monroe, New York, pop/rock singer-songwriter Brian Dunne has recently released his debut EP with blends of folk and rock. Also appearing: Evan Watson and the Headless Horsemen; Ken Yates. [details]

Two-time Grammy Award–winning country and bluegrass singer Kathy Mattea is best known for blending folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds. Mattea has recorded 17 albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts. [details]

John Mayer returns to campus to offer a clinic exclusively to Berklee students.

Andre Vasconcelo's first recital at Berklee will feature a quintet playing both originals and jazz standards.

This is the first recital of the Andalusian piano player Juan Perez as a leader in the college. The band will play some of his compositions, improvisations, and also free improvisations. The music blends flamenco, jazz, and another foreign influences that comprise a particular sound.

Mathias Minquet presents a rock/musical night.

Coming from strong soul and R&B roots, Sophie Maras tastes different music styles of the world, resulting in an influence of different styles in her music, from bossa nova, to funk, to Latin jazz, to country, adding to it a distinctive Mediterranean and modern character to it. A fruit of our time, Maras has a very natural and happy feel to her, accesible and atractive at first sight but full of details for those who care for it, and with messages that go straight to your heart. [details]

Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, to create lush, beautiful and otherworldly music. Increasingly considered a role model for DIY artists, her self-released albums have sold over 35,000 copies and her latest album, Into the Trees, spent 14 weeks on the Billboard classical charts. Also appearing: Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys. [details]

A group of 16 Berklee students, one alumnus, and two faculty members will travel to Miami for the 2011 O/E Arts and Culture Foundation's Carnaval de Barranquilla en Miami. Faculty member Ricardo Monzon has assembled some of the college's top Latin players to perform at a highly anticipated moment of the festival: the tribute to influential merengue musicians Milly Quezada, Sergio Vargas, and Wilfrido Vargas. [details]

It's a once-in-a-lifetime event: World-class singers and musicians use Jewish religious songs as the springboard for musical improvisation and spiritual expression. The all-star ensemble features Frank London of the Klezmatics, 26-year-old Orthodox cantorial sensation Yaakov Lemmer, and Moroccan cantor/oudist Aaron Benssousan as well as local cantors Gaston Bogomolni and Elias Rosemberg and Hebrew College rabbinical student Jessica Kate Meyer.

Second show added! Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, to create lush, beautiful and otherworldly music. Increasingly considered a role model for DIY artists, her self-released albums have sold over 35,000 copies and her latest album, Into the Trees, spent 14 weeks on the Billboard classical charts. Also appearing: Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys. [details]

The Women of the World ensemble consists of 16 Berklee students who came together two years ago in an attempt to bridge cultural and language boundaries through the power of music. Representing Japan, India, Greece, Brazil, Italy, Czech Republic, Korea, Dominican Republic, United States of America, and Mexico, the group believes in using music to bring about positive social change. [details]

Berklee College of Music is presenting two public events at Austin's SXSW Music and Media Conference, long recognized as one of the music industry's biggest and most important events. [details]

There are many singers but only one Pevtsov. In this concert, the acclaimed Russian actor Dimtri Pevtsov performs with the group Cartush. Please note that this performance will be presented in the Russian language without English translation. For tickets, call 617 965-1673 or email tabansky@comcast.net.

Berklee College of Music is presenting two public events at Austin's SXSW Music and Media Conference, long recognized as one of the music industry's biggest and most important events. [details]

Enjoy a free concert with Berklee student group Dayramir and Habana enTRANCE as part of the MFA Fiesta celebration. [details]

KidsJam is a free early childhood (3-5 years) music education program provided to the community. During these workshops, Berklee music education students, led by faculty members Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, will practice their teaching skills with children in this fun and interactive setting. [details]

Jeff Coffin is a world-traveled, internationally recognized saxophonist, composer, and educator. He is a three-time Grammy Award–winning member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, which he joined in 1997. In July 2008, Jeff began touring with the Dave Matthews Band and officially joined the group in 2009 following the death of founding member LeRoi Moore. [details]

Paolo Tomaselli will present a repertoire of original compositions and a selection of modern jazz tunes, sharing the stage with the people who accompanied him throughout his Berklee experience. The theme will be the celebration of this journey and a first way to say tenderly goodbye to Berklee. Different lineups are going to alternate on stage—fun is guaranteed!

Best Inventions is an annual concert of the best student projects from the Canon and Invention (Counterpoint 2) course at Berklee. While the students are instructed to compose a two-part invention in the style of J.S. Bach, the Best Inventions all show incredible imagination and originality within this very specific genre. The student composers come from every department and major in the college.

Saxophonist Justin Rodgers presents this senior recital featuring jazz tunes.

Violinist Julgi Kang presents a recital featuring jazz, gypsy, funk, and fusion.

Join Patrice Rushen, Genevieve Vincent, Jeanine Cowen, and Alison Plante for a discussion on Women in Film Music moderated by Lori Landay. Cosponsored by the Office of Faculty Development, the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Alumni Affairs, and Film Scoring. Light reception to follow. [details]

Aaron Bahr presents his jazz composition portfolio recital, with a set of originals and reimagined covers for jazz dectet.

Allison Weiss is an energetic 23-year-old with an electric guitar, a lot of feelings, and an avid online following. With her quirky charm and sharp pop sensibilities, Weiss makes losing a little more fun. Also appearing: the Winter Sounds and Tiff Jimber. [details]

Students in their first through ninth semesters perform and sing in an array of vocal styles, including R&B, pop, and country. Can't make it to the show? Follow it live at concertwindow.com/berklee. [details]

Christoph Flueck, a.k.a. Swiss Chris, earned his diploma in performance from Berklee, then went on to study at the Drummers Collective in New York with Kim Plainfield and Frank Katz. Swiss completed a successful four years as the music director and Grammy Award–winning drummer for John Legend. [details]

Alex Economou is joined by a diverse and talented group of musicians for a fantastic evening you don't want to miss. The show will include song selections from traditional Greek folk music to rock power ballads.

A presentation of progressive rock/metal from various artists such as Dream Theater and Jon Finn as well as original material. Guitars, bass, keyboards, and drums. Special guests include Mike Ball, Ricky Gonzalez, Mike Hawkins, Ben Levin, Jourdan Rystrom, Art Santora, Ryan Schwartzel, Neal Warner, and Dave Zuckerman.

Berklee's Office for Diversity and Inclusion and Asian Staff and Faculty Association host a film screening and discussion with filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns and film scorer Genevieve Vincent '09. [details]

Professional music major Lynda DeFuria presents her senior recital representing her musical journey and time at Berklee. She will be performing her favorite pop and musical theater songs, as well as some of her original music.

Silvina Moreno is a graduating singer/songwriter from Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is her last recital at Berklee, and she will be showcasing her best original songs with a selection of the finest musicians she has worked with at the college. Styles include Latin music, alternative pop, folk, blues, and Argentinian tango. Come out and join Moreno one last time for a memorable night!

Artist showcase concert for JRR's eighth compilation album, Octave.

Are you multiracial and/or multicultural and interested in meeting other people of mixed heritage? Do you know friends, family, loved ones, colleagues, and/or students who are of mixed heritage? If you answered yes, then please join us to learn more about and support your multiracial/multicultural community. [details]

From Pune, India, guitarist/composer Bhrigu Sahni leads his last recital at Berklee. Expect a collision of dub, experimental, Sufi/Indian music, and maybe even some drum 'n' bass sounds.

Christoph Flueck, a.k.a. Swiss Chris, earned his diploma in performance from Berklee, then went on to study at the Drummers Collective in New York with Kim Plainfield and Frank Katz. Swiss completed a successful four years as the music director and Grammy Award–winning drummer for John Legend. [details]

Field Trip is an exciting instrumental band blending influences of blues, funk, jazz, reggae, and more, featuring staff members Ryan Fleming and Tim Paul Weiner. [details]

Nate Wong leads his senior recital featuring the Jazz Tellers, a trio that toured across the United States and to Asia in the summer of 2010.

Quinn Carson will present his senior recital, performing a variety of music featuring several ensembles and his own arrangements.

Africana Studies professor Bill Banfield will perform with a faculty band.

Come join the celebration as a significant chapter comes to an end. Mia Verdorn, from Pretoria, South Africa, is a senior performance and music business/management double major, performing tunes in the pop/rock/blues style for her senior recital.

In this concert—celebrating its 25th anniversary—student bands perform traditional folk music from around the world. Can't make it to the show? Follow it live at concertwindow.com/berklee. [details]

Paul Rishell is that rare combination of performer and scholar. As a guitar teacher, he has shared his vast knowledge of fingerstyle techniques and regional styles with several generations of guitarists and afficionados. As a blues singer, he never fails to move his audience to tears. As a cultural historian and preservationist, he is a national resource. [details]

A workshop with A&R reps and selected students, focusing on new developments in A&R. Can't make it to the event? Follow it live at concertwindow.com/berklee. [details]

Guitarist Simun Lee presents original tunes and standards.

Jazz vocalist Jungyoon Joo's presents her senior recital featuring jazz, cha-cha-cha, funk, and fusion.

A clinic session with performance techniques/artist development specialist Tom Jackson and student ensembles.

Mike Ball leads his senior recital performance of progressive rock songs by Guthrie Govan, Jon Finn, Bryan Beller, Avishai Cohen, and Jeff Beck.

An extremely talented jazz orchestra will be performing a culmination of works written/composed/arranged by Berklee jazz composition senior Kamal Ghammache-Mansour. Other composers featured include Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and many others. Combining jazz, hip-hop, rock, Latin, and fun (to name a few), this is an orchestra you won't wanna miss!

Mike Ball leads his senior recital group playing progressive rock songs from Jon Finn, Bryan Beller, Jeff Beck, Avishai Cohen, and Guthrie Govan.

The Long Surrender, the new studio album from the southern-Ohio-based husband-and-wife team of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Karin Bergquist, otherwise known as Over the Rhine, is something rare and wondrous: an intimate epic. Also appearing: Daniel Harper. Lucy Wainwright Roche will no longer be appearing. [details]

Classical music comedy: violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo have picked up the mantle of Anna Russell, Victor Borge, and P.D.Q. Bach and given it a 21st-century makeover. Like their predecessors, they're serious musicians who have turned Europe's most esteemed concert halls into comedy clubs—and this is their first time in Boston. Student and group discounts available. [details]

Unbutton the white collar for Executive Sessions. This innovative concert series showcasing bands whose members include Boston-area CEOs and corporate executives returns for its fourth season. The Blood Mountain Brothers make their return to Cafe 939 with another set of their rootsy Americana music. [details]

Todd Rundgren is a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, software developer, and interactive artist whose music features an amazing variety of sounds and styles. The lively tracks on Todd exemplify his interest in synthesizers, while the gentler Healing displays the more traditional and spiritual side of his music.

KidsJam is a free early childhood (3-5 years) music education program provided to the community. During these workshops, Berklee music education students, led by faculty members Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, will practice their teaching skills with children in this fun and interactive setting. [details]

Faculty guitarist David Fiuczynski presents a fretless guitar clinic. Topics will include intonation, playing blues slide riffs without a slide, non-Western melodic inflections, and microtonality. [details]

Saxophonist Theron Leonard's senior recital will feature original compositions along with well-known standards. You don't want to miss out!

The Cooperative Big Band is the chance for graduating students of the Jazz Composition Department to get big band pieces performed and recorded for their graduation requirements. This will be a fun recital full of great music.

This is a program of music that spans two and a half continents. One of the pieces, "Glinka," is a traditional work of the Romantic Period!

An evening of original jazz and fiddle music performed by violinist Duncan Wickel, featuring some of Berklee's most vibrant and exciting musicians in both the jazz and American roots scenes.

Trumpet player Matthew Joseph will be presenting a big band show for his senior recital.

Ben Sher leads an all-star jazz faculty group playing Brazilian and American repertoire. Compositions by Bandolim, Caymmi, James Taylor, and original works.

Women's History Month Breakfast featuring guest speaker, Carolyn Wilkins, and performance by Women of the World. [details]

The final culmination of Jones's work at Berklee features works by Eric Johnson, Steve Vai, Derek Trucks, and others, as well as original pieces. This will be an exciting exposé of his achievements while in Boston. Accompanying Jones will be his good friends and longtime bandmates Mike Ball on bass, Jeff Hale on drums, Alon Mei-Tal on guitar, and Courtney Swain on keyboards.

Noam Pikelny is a modern, cutting-edge banjoist as well as a vocalist. He is a member of the Americana "country-classical chamber music" group Punch Brothers and was previously in Leftover Salmon as well as the John Cowan Band. [details]

Richard Smith has toured around the world, surprising audiences everywhere with his genius, showcasing a repertoire spanning an incredible range of musical styles from country, bluegrass, mainstream jazz, modern pop, and rock to classical guitar. He also plays several of John Phillip Souza’s marches and, incredibly, comes close to sounding like an entire marching band—drums and all. [details]

Pianist Kyu Yeon Park presents this senior recital.

Carissa Scudieri puts on a senior recital showing off her versatile voice with a variety of genres.

Saso Zver is leaving Berklee. While we know you are sad, we will give you one last chance to hear Saso live in this intimate acoustic setting with special guests.

Sujin Kim presents a jazz composition major portfolio concert.

Various vocalists and ensembles will perform the winning songs from the Songs for Social Change contest.

The contemporary writing and production student concert features some of the best CWP students and their dynamic songs and arrangements in an exciting mix of electrifying music. The concert will feature a wide variety of styles and compositions. Directed by Andrea Pejrolo, assistant chair of the department and Dave Howard, associate professor. [details]

Multi-instrumentalist Asim Gorashi focuses on the oud (Arabic lute) and violin; he sings and also plays keyboards, Sudanese traditional tamboor, mandolin, and viola. Mohamed Eltayeb is a student at Berklee. His father, the legendary Sudanese musician and singer Abu Araki Albakhit, has guided him through his musical journey. [details]

Spring Winds, Piano, and Flutes will feature the Berklee Spring Winds and Piano Ensemble as well as the Berklee Flute Choir with rhythm section, led by faculty member Wendy Rolfe, performing lively and lyrical music from Brazilian to Baroque to contemporary. The concert features premieres of original compositions by students Ji Lee, Zachary Lucia, and Jonathan Ong, and arrangements of captivating Latin flute music by students Daniel Lima Pantoja and Juan Rosales.

In his senior recital, pianist Ronen Shmueli presents fresh and original interpretations of favorite selections, played together with his long-running trio and quintet featuring Berklee's finest and most soulful musicians.

Eric Mills and Galen Willett present their joint senior jazz composition recital. Works by both creative composers will be performed by a 10-person band of top-notch players. Catch a preview of the future of jazz-based music.

Masako Fujimoto presents this senior piano recital.

Funk/groove/world music featuring Tim Batchelor with Salvador Jolly. Batchelor's senior recital will be a night of original music written for quartet with a few special guests. Don't miss it!

Contemporary/fusion jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Sang H. Park presents new music and originals with the best faculty members, staff, and students.

Unbutton the white collar for Executive Sessions. This innovative concert series showcasing bands whose members include Boston-area CEOs and corporate executives returns for its fourth season. The Loomers are returning after their debut at the Encore Gala in October 2010. [details]

Some of Berklee's most talented students perform the 12 winning songs from the annual Songwriters Competition. Can't make it to the show? Follow it live at concertwindow.com/berklee. [details]

Flautist Leah Washington presents this performance featuring an eclectic mix of music styles. Be prepared to listen to anything from jazz to Middle Eastern fusion.

A highly sought-after educator, percussion, and drum set artist and author, Sam Ruttenberg has performed with artists such as Dave Brubeck, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Lena Horne, Perry Como, and Al Martino. His book, Drum Tips (HoneyRock 2009), is designed to help drummers develop better technique and coordination through increased musicianship. [details]

Celebrate Percussion Days with professor Casey Scheuerell, (drum set)and guests Dave Limina (Hammond organ), Dino Govoni (saxes), and Bruce Bartlett (guitar) as the quartet present a varied program of jazz styles linking the past with the present.

Faculty drummer Alberto Netto presents a clinic on Brazilian drum set styles. Topics will include creation of drum set beats from hand percussion patterns, playing samba, baião, and maracatú with and without percussion, and Brazilian 16th note feel and improvisation. Alberto started playing drumset and hand percussion at age 12 in his hometown Santos, Brazil. At age 17 he began performing professionally with Brazilian jazz and MPB artists such as David Costa and The Modern Jazz Band, Chico Gomes, Grupo Jornal do Brasil and the Luis Arruda Paes Big Band among others. Alberto studied drum set with Brazilian masters including Realcino "Nenê" Lima, Zé Eduardo Nazário and Duda Neves who encouraged him to come to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Alberto was awarded with a scholarship from Berklee and graduated in 1993. In the US he has shared stage and studio performances with many talents, including Claudio Roditti, Aaron Scott, Skip Hadden, Giovanni Hidalgo, Oscar Stagnaro, Matt Johnson, Alain Mallet, Helio Alves, Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino Santos, Aaron Goldberg, and Luciana Souza, among others . Alberto is the author of the book Brazilian Rhythms for Drum Set and Percussion published by Berklee press.

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) presents its annual scholarship to an outstanding film scoring senior. This year's recipient: Pablo Gomez Trujillo. Grammy-winning composer and alumnus Alan Silvestri '70 will give the keynote presentation and interview. [details]

A highly sought-after educator, percussion and drum set artist, and author, Sam Ruttenberg has performed with artists such as Dave Brubeck, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Lena Horne, Perry Como, and Al Martino. His book, Drum Tips (HoneyRock 2009), is designed to help drummers develop better technique and coordination through increased musicianship. [details]

The Rhythm of the Americas—led by and featuring Grammy-winning drummer and composer Mark Walker—will blend a powerful and intoxicating dose of jazz improvisation with the rhythms and percussion of South America, the Caribbean, and North America. The Rhythm of the Americas is a virtual wall of rhythm, sound, and color, featuring a pair of percussionists and a talented group of musicians on Hammond organ, piano, guitar, saxophone, bass, and drums.

Vibraphonist Yuhan Su leads her senior recital by presenting her original compositions on vibes and marimba, inspired by her experience of Berklee life. The concert will feature brilliant musicians who are also her great friends at Berklee.

The Alan Benzie Quartet will alternate sets with the band of guitarist Pascal Bokar at the Savanna Jazz Club, 2937 Mission Street in San Francisco. The group will appear that Thursday morning on Jazz 91 KCSM-FM, on Alisa Clancy's A Morning Cup of Jazz at 9:00 a.m. [details]

Columbus and China Fox are two Berklee bands coheadlining, for one outstanding performance. [details]

This concert is a tribute to percussionist Sa Davis, a member of Berklee's percussion faculty since 1992 and an innovator of hand-drumming technique who passed away on August 25, 2010 at the age of 56. [details]