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Summer Concerts at Harvard Longwood Campus


Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management

As the weather warms up, join Berklee students, alumni, and faculty for a free outdoor music series held in neighborhoods throughout Metro Boston and beyond. The series culminates with the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival on September 28.


“Summer in the City is one of our very best contributions to the local community – the world’s next great artists performing throughout Boston all summer long. You can be among the first to see their careers take flight,” said Berklee President Roger H. Brown. Past performers have included Esperanza Spalding, Dopapod, and the Stray Birds, to name a few.


Summer in the City concerts bring neighborhoods to life with free programs of pop, rock, jazz, Latin, blues, flamenco, and Celtic music. The Boston-area concerts take place in destinations throughout the city from the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Institute of Contemporary Art, the Boston Harbor Islands, and the Boston Common’s newly renovated Brewer Fountain Plaza to communities with strong cultural identities ranging from Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, East Boston, and the South End.


Click on one of the locations on the left to find a concert near you.

Social Drinkers

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

The Social Drinkers are a soulful funk outfit led by Rapplesauce frontman Sam Ravenna. The live band consists of many of Boston's hardest working and hardest hitting musicians.

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Raven Katz

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Singer-songwriter Raven Katz draws upon painters, fairy tales, and the great songwriters of the past to present songs that are unique in tone and style. She gathers influence from the folk, jazz, and pop genres.

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Isis Lune

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Isis Lune is a Boston-based group led by Israeli vocalist Ella Joy Meir. The band creates a unique soundscape that combines electronic textures with a raw human element. 

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Siv Jakobsen

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Siv Jakobsen's music is often described as both dark and ethereal, drawing inspiration from her background in traditional Norwegian music and folk artists like Laura Marling, Ane Brun, Joni Mitchell, and Melissa Horn.

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Charlie the Most

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Ten members strong, Charlie the Most was formed in 2012 by guitarist Charlie McCanless and combines elements of rock and funk.

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Dottie Scharr

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Dottie Scharr is an indie-folk singer-songwriter who blends the melodic hooks of Ingrid Michaelson with the folk/country aesthetic of Patty Griffin. 

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Eleven Dollar Bills

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Meet Eleven Dollar Bills, a volcanic blues/rock band that sets stages on fire all over the national music scene.

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Hunting Stories

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Hunting Stories, comprised of Ellie Buckland and brothers Rafael and Jose Sanchez, plays folk-inspired rock 'n' roll.

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