Upcoming Events

Diego Smith presents this recital featuring arrangements of popular themes with a programatic edge.

The harpists from the String Department will be hosting their annual concert. Classical, jazz, and a world premiere featuring Berklee's talented harpists.

Nicknamed the "King of Nouveau Swing," jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. travels to Berklee from his home in New Orleans for this performance. [details]

Piano Department faculty perform in a variety of settings and styles.

Pianist Enrico de Trizio presents this recital.

Kyu Yeon Park presents this recital.

Pianist Hagjae Lee presents this recital featuring jazz, fusion, and gospel.

James Peipon leads his quartet in a concert of original tunes.

A concert of original theater music written by students of Musical Theater Writing 1 and 2. A pit orchestra will accompany vocalists singing a variety of theater songs, arranged by students of Musical Theater Orcestration, coled by faculty members Jeri Sykes and Michael Wartofsky.

The 23rd annual Pop/Rock Live! showcase highlights the best music written and performed by some of Berklee's most talented student songwriters, arrangers, singers, and instrumentalists. The concert will present a variety of original compositions as well as new arrangements of standard pop/rock and r&b repertoire, directed by Mirek Kocandrle. This year we proudly feature Marlon Saunders.

Guitarist Cagri Erdem leads his six-piece band in this recital.

Guitarist EungMin Cho presents a set of jazz.

Play in the Black Box is the first series at the Arsenal Center for the Arts featuring Berklee students—an intimate and personal experience for every concertgoer. Folk/blues duo Nini & Ben will perform music from their new album The Reasons We Try. [details]

A concert of original works and special covers featuring Lisa Forkish, piano vocals, and friends. Described as a marriage of piano-folk, vintage jazz, and 21st century cabaret.

A concert of original material and standards.

Jazz Vocal students performing the repertoire of the Great American Songbook masters with trio accompaniment.

Yoonah Oh presents her recital.

Oguz Can Ozcanli will be performing some originals and some covers. The style will be jazz-funk-fusion.

Ryuichi Okamoto presents his guitar recital. He will be playing funk and fusion songs with his band.

Vocalist Jungyoon Joo presents this recital.

Minnesota poet Phil Bryant reads from his new book, accompanied by Berklee professor Carolyn Wilkins. In this collection, Bryant revisits his boyhood home on Chicago's South Side to capture his father, James, and his longtime accomplice Preston: two hard-working, blue-collar steelworkers whose lives and loves revolve around jazz. [details]

This always-exciting show has earned a reputation for quality, diversity, and originality, featuring Berklee women students and their bands performing a wide range of music. One of the most unforgettable shows of the year. Produced by the WMN student club, directed by faculty Lucy Holstedt and Christiane Karam, and sponsored in part by the Office for Cultural Diversity.

The repertoire is composed of original compositions of Leonardo Radicchi and some standards.

Guitarist Gadi Caplan presents a set of her original compositions.

Guitarist Yusuke Inamoto presents some progressive rock and blues tunes.

In his final semester, Jake Cohen presents a concert with some of Berklee's finest.

Celebrate the premier of the first annual Boston Jewish Music Festival as the band that jump-started the Klezmer revival celebrates its 30th anniversary with a long-awaited reunion with two of the extraordinary soloists who put them on the map, clarinetist Don Byron and vocalist Judy Bressler. To get things off to a rollicking start, JDub recording artists, Golem will open the show with their unique blend of Klezmer and rock’n’roll. Mammenyu, don’t miss it. $90 ticket includes admission to a post-concert reception and festival kick-off celebration. [details]

Ryanhood returns to The Red Room @ Cafe 939. Also appearing is Daphne Willis, who will be performing as an acoustic trio set.

With an enchanting blend of African, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern sounds coupled with a spectacular live show, the Idan Raichel Project thrillingly bridges the traditional and the modern.

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.

Yuri Yamada, pianist and singer/songwriter, will perform her original songs.

Pianist Sang Hyun Park will perform a mixture of contemporary jazz and fusion with his band.

The Berklee Chamber Players present a program of new and relatively new music by classical and relatively classical composers. Come hear Berklee's take on contemporary classical music.

Guitar player David Villarreal presents his recital.

Professor John McGann will be featured in an evening of mandolin-centered music, both traditional and original, in a variety of styles and settings.

One of Berklee's most popular groups, this funk and soul ensemble performs the music of the famed Tower of Power band, creating a wall of energy with six vocalists, eight horns, and a five-piece rhythm section.

Smooth jazz, drum & bass, and a little bit of that soul. Gabriela Martina sings about failure, longing, despair, temptations, flowers, humans, different tastes, narcissus, tears, fire, growth, and curiosity. Come in and let's fly together.

Andrew Salim and friends invite everyone to a happy night of music.

Play in the Black Box is the first series at the Arsenal Center for the Arts featuring Berklee students—an intimate and personal experience for every concertgoer. Folk singer/songwriter Liz Longley will perform music from her new album Somewhere in the Middle. [details]

Guitarist Jun Hee Lee presents this recital.

Kenya Shirani sings some jazz and r&b tunes—and plays the trombone, too!

The Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble performs 20th century classical chamber music for instruments and voice. Works by faculty composers Rosey Lee and Rick Applin along with works by Aaron Copland and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Directed by Robin Ginenthal.

This series continues with Berklee faculty members David Fiuczynski, David Gilmore, David Thomas, James Peterson, Thaddeus Hogarth, and Bill Banfield.

An event featuring several of Berklee's finest guitarists, leading their own groups through original and/or classic rock and pop material.

Adrienne "Monne" Lewenhaupt will perform singer-songwriter pop/rock originals and covers with great musicians.

Juan Arias presents this recital—simple moment in time and space, an evening full of textures and inner sounds. Instantly conceived music, inspired by Glen Velez, Captain Beefheart, Iannis Xenakis, Brian Eno, Ornette Coleman, and Can. This music will include Native American drumming and a plethora of sensitive musicians. Special guest: Steve Wilkes. Music therapy majors cordially invited.

Once again, I-Yun Chung and friends are going to introduce original compositions and new arrangements in tango style with different instrument combinations.

This annual event celebrates the gift of music and features the 2010 Wes Wehmiller Scholarship recipient, along with the Danny Mo All-Stars.

Aditya Balani presents his original world-jazz compositions with an international all-star ensemble: a blend of the spontaneity and harmonic interplay of jazz with intense melodies and rhythms influenced by Indian classical/folk and other musical traditions. Some tunes feature Balani's unique approach to fretless guitar, developed from sarod- and sitar-playing techniques.

Ayumi Ueda presents her senior recital with music from various ethnic backgrounds. Singing with her band Women of the World, Ueda will showcase over 50 vocalists, each representing a different country. The concert promises to be highly musical with a special focus on world peace.