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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.

Sarah McKenzie / Molly Tuttle

Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, 3:00 p.m.Free

Jazz vocalist and pianist Sarah McKenzie and roots guitarist Molly Tuttle will each perform a set at the Boston Arts Festival. 

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Anthony Fung Quartet

Kendall Square, 12:00 p.m.Free

An accomplished jazz drummer, Anthony Fung is a sophomore at Berklee College of Music studying at the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute under Danilo Pérez. 

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Sarah Rogo

Club Passim, 1:00 p.m.Free

Sarah Rogo is a songwriter and instrumentalist from New England. Influenced by country blues and American roots, she crosses an old genre with a young fire. 

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John Mailander and Molly Tuttle

Club Passim, 1:00 p.m.Free

John Mailander and Molly Tuttle are individually renowned musicians currently studying at Berklee College of Music and joining together to perform their dynamic blend of original acoustic music.

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Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors featuring Joe Lovano

Jazz at Lincoln Center Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, 8:00 p.m.Ticketed

The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, the premier music ensemble of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), performs John Coltrane's Interstellar Space with saxophonist Joe Lovano. 

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Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors featuring Joe Lovano

Monterey Jazz Festival, 6:00 p.m.Ticketed

The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, the premier music ensemble of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), performs John Coltrane's Interstellar Space with saxophonist Joe Lovano.

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Berklee Roots Road Show

Mass Moca, 2:00 p.m.Ticketed

Experience a smorgasbord of fantastic performances from students in the newly created American roots music program.

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Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival

Beantown Jazz Festival, 12:00 p.m.Free

The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, under the artistic direction of Terri Lyne Carrington, has delighted tens of thousands with a host of jazz, Latin, blues, and groove acts on three stages; great eats; and good times stretching six blocks in Boston’s historic South End.

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