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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.

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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Nadia Washington and Nick Hakim / Bryce Milano

Marblehead Music Festival, 6:00 p.m.Free

Singer-songwriters Nadia Washington and Nick Hakim will share the stage to headline the Marblehead Music Festival. Mandolinist Bryce Milano will open the concert.

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Chroma

Recital Hall 1W, 7:00 p.m.Free

Jazz quintet Chroma presents original compositions featuring a modern yet accessible sound with its roots in groove.

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Nile Alexander

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

Nile Alexander is a Boston based soul/R&B singer-songwriter.

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Balem Garcia and Selina Elsie

Spectacle Island, 1:00 p.m.Free

Selina Elsie is an artist who uses all forms of art to promote positivity to the community. Balam Garcia is a composer, arranger, and bassist.

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Jake Sherman

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Jake Sherman has moved into the top tier of young musicians in the Boston and New York areas and has appeared with Ralph Peterson, Gretchen Parlato, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Casey Benjamin, Jamire Williams, and Dave Fiuczynski, among others.

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Albino Mbie Group

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

Mozambique-born guitarist Albino Mbie fuses the sound of his home country with jazz. He graduated from Berklee in 2012 after studying in the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.

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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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Jake Sherman

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Jake Sherman has moved into the top tier of young musicians in the Boston and New York areas and has appeared with Ralph Peterson, Gretchen Parlato, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Casey Benjamin, Jamire Williams, and Dave Fiuczynski, among others.

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Jihye Lee: For You

Berk Recital Hall, 7:00 p.m.Free

Vocalist and composer Jihye Lee presents a concert of original compositions.

 

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Jake Sherman

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Jake Sherman has moved into the top tier of young musicians in the Boston and New York areas and has appeared with Ralph Peterson, Gretchen Parlato, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Casey Benjamin, Jamire Williams, and Dave Fiuczynski, among others.At 21 years old, Clifton Williams is an accomplished pianist from Washington, D.C. In the spring of 2010, Williams was invited by the U.S Ambassador to Vienna to perform a series of concerts in Vienna, Austria, and Paris, France. 

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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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Kaline Akinkugbe

Recital Hall 1W, 7:00 p.m.Free

Singer-songwriter and pianist Kaline Akinkugbe performs her original African roots-inspired soul music.

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Mika Ella Lorch and Friends

David Friend Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.Free

Recent Berklee graduate Mika Ella Lorch, a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist, performs folk-tinged original songs and some covers.

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Eduardo Mercuri Quintet

Atlantic Wharf, 12:00 p.m.Free

With his new quintet, guitarist Eduardo Mercuri explores his personal approach to modern Brazilian music.

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Wambura Mitaru Synergy

Kendall Square, 12:00 p.m.Free

Led by Kenyan vocalist Wambura Mitaru, with South African guitarist Sebastian Reunert and Egyptian percussionist Moez Dawad, this group of friends has a deep grasp of their African roots. With their various regional backgrounds and their vast experiences in world music, Wambura Mitaru Synergy creates a hybrid sound that combines groovy tunes and catchy lyrics.

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Jake Sherman

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Jake Sherman has moved into the top tier of young musicians in the Boston and New York areas and has appeared with Ralph Peterson, Gretchen Parlato, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Casey Benjamin, Jamire Williams, and Dave Fiuczynski, among others.

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Carly Tefft

Club Passim, 1:00 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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Wambura Mitaru Synergy / Kaliné

Institute of Contemporary Art, 6:00 p.m.Free

Led by Kenyan vocalist Wambura Mitaru, with South African guitarist Sebastian Reunert and Egyptian percussionist Moez Dawad, this group of friends has a deep grasp of their African roots. With their various regional backgrounds and their vast experiences in world music, Wambura Mitaru Synergy creates a hybrid sound that combines groovy tunes and catchy lyrics.

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Rodney Rocques Quintet

Charlestown Navy Yard, 6:00 p.m.Free

Jazz drummer Rodney Rocques has been attending Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship since September 2012.  

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