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Summer Concerts at Prudential Center


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.

Jungle Fires

Prudential Center, 12:00 p.m.Free

Jungle Fires is the indie-pop duo of Manasseh David Israel and Kéren Tayar, frequently compared to the sounds of Grizzly Bear, Kimbra, and an "indie-fied" Civil Wars.

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Hunting Stories

Prudential Center, 12:00 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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Grant Richards

Prudential Center, 12:00 p.m.Free

Grant Richards is a formidable pianist, composer, and teacher active in the Boston music scene through performing and recording as a leader and sideman.

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Joe's Truck Stop

Prudential Center, 12:00 p.m.Free

Joe's Truck Stop's unique sound is characterized by bluegrass vocal harmonies and twin fiddle lines, driving Appalachian dance tunes, and lonely honky tonk songs.

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The Dwells

Prudential Center, 12:00 p.m.Free

The Dwells are a neo-Americana, cosmic folk duo that gives a nod to earlier genre-benders like Gram Parsons and Elliott Smith. 

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Jordan Casty

Prudential Center, 12:00 p.m.Free

Jordan Casty is one link in a long chain of writers who grab ahold of what's driving people and steer it into a song.

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Raven Katz

Prudential Center, 12:00 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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