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Berklee Summer in the City


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.

Syl DuBenion Quartet

Kendall Square, 12:00 p.m.Free

Alto saxophonist Syl DuBenion leads a group that strives to use their differences to cultivate their sound, combining elements of hip-hop, swing, and pop.

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Thinkin' Big

Atlantic Wharf, 12:00 p.m.Free

Thinkin' Big is an 18-piece big band that plays styles ranging from funk, to swing, to Latin. 

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Catie Offerman

Club Passim, 1:00 p.m.Free

Catie Offerman is a talented singer and fiddle player who has had the honor of playing with artists such as Brave Combo, Livingston Taylor, and The Hot Texas Swing Band, to name a few.

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Utar Artun

Brewer Plaza, 5:00 p.m.Free

Turkish pianist Utar Artun performs jazz-inspired original music.

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Giorgi Mikadze

Kendall Square's Cambridge Center Plaza, 5:00 p.m.Free

Giorgi Mikadze began playing piano at age five and performed a piano concerto with a symphony orchestra by age 12. Hailing from Tbilisi, Georgia, Mikadze started composing music at age 14 and, after discovering the music of Oscar Peterson, quickly fell in love with jazz.

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Unlimited Perception

Wakefield Library, 6:00 p.m.Free

Unlimited Perception's music features a blend of South American rhythms such as bambuco and cumbia with microtones and lyrical melodies. 

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Christian Li Group

Paintbox Bistro, 8:00 p.m.Ticketed

The Christian Li Group plays with a dynamism that breaks down intricate structures into free-floating energy.

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Utar Artun

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Turkish pianist Utar Artun performs jazz-inspired original music.

 

 

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Eric Law

Dewey Square, 12:00 p.m.Free

Eric Law won first prize at the 2013 American String Teachers Association's National Alternative String Competition, where he performed a combination of traditional old-time music and his own songs.

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Carly Tefft

South Shore Conservatory, 8:00 p.m.Free

Proclaimed the "singer-songwriter phenomenon from Cape Cod" by The Boston Globe, Carly Tefft grabs your attention with her rhythmic guitar playing and soulful voice.

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The Field Effect / Old Jack / Nate Leavitt

Cafe 939, 8:00 p.m.$10, general admission

The Field Effect packs a collective punch with songs spiked with introspective lyrics, infectious melodies, and ferocious rhythms. Since forming in 2011, the band has received rave reviews for both its energetic live show and for its debut studio release. Old Jack and Nate Leavitt will open the show.

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Kyumin Shim

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Since 2009, Kyumin Shim has been studying at Berklee, and he has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival, and Smalls Jazz Club.

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Vivi and the Peacocks

Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, 6:00 p.m.Free

Berklee alumna and Austria native jazz singer Veronika Anna Morscher has returned to Boston to record her first EP of original music and to perform with her friends from Berklee.

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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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Kyumin Shim

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Since 2009, Kyumin Shim has been studying at Berklee, and he has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival, and Smalls Jazz Club.

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Kyumin Shim

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Since 2009, Kyumin Shim has been studying at Berklee, and he has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival, and Smalls Jazz Club.

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Moira Lo Bianco

Atlantic Wharf, 12:00 p.m.Free

Moira Lo Bianco is a bona fide triple threat as a composer, arranger, and pianist.

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Kyumin Shim

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Since 2009, Kyumin Shim has been studying at Berklee, and he has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival, and Smalls Jazz Club.

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Kyumin Shim

Brewer Plaza, 5:00 p.m.Free

Since 2009, Kyumin Shim has been studying at Berklee, and he has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival, and Smalls Jazz Club.

 
 
 
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Vivi and the Peacocks

Kendall Square's Cambridge Center Plaza, 5:00 p.m.Free

Berklee alumna and Austria native jazz singer Veronika Anna Morscher has returned to Boston to record her first EP of original music and to perform with her friends from Berklee.

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