Upcoming Events: Concerts

The Ambassadors Jazztet of the United States Army Field Band will present a free public concert for your listening pleasure. An open jam session with the players will follow on Saturday, February 11, 2012, in 150 Mass. Ave., room 114 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. for any musicians who would like to sit in. The army band will also be conducting auditions on Sunday, February 12, 2012, through Berklee's Career Development Center. [details]

Art of the Duo is a spontaneous collection of music rooted in the jazz tradition presented by pianist Douglas Johnson and vocalist Lisa Thorson. No charts, no lyric sheets, just our favorite songs played with a spirit of adventure.

Leala Cyr and Ricardo Vogt, a duo since 2002, blend picturesque vocals and sensual guitar in a unique combination of American and Brazilian roots. [details]

Born to R&B and soul music royalty, Lalah Hathaway '94 is known to most people simply as the daughter of late soul music legend Donny Hathaway. But there is more to her than that. A trained pianist and vocalist, she is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and her career has spanned two decades. Twenty-one years after the release of her first LP, her career continues to thrive. Hathaway will be performing with Berklee students.

Last fall Roll Call Records' Chamberlin unveiled its five track covers EP, aptly titled Chamberlin Cabin Covers EP. The group's latest effort finds the band adding its recognizably laidback flair to some of today's most popular songs by Passion Pit, the Cults, Vampire Weekend, Kanye West/Bon Iver, and Foster the People. Recorded this past summer in its cabin tucked away in Vermont, Chamberlin chose which songs to cover based on fan voting through its official website. [details]

Sam James is a singer-songwriter rising to prominence in the alternative folk-rock scene. Fresh off an extended tour, he has already amassed a sizable fan base. Amy Allen will open the evening.

"Swag pop" duo Karmin, featuring 2008 alumni Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, will be the musical guests on the February 11 episode of Saturday Night Live. Actress/musician Zooey Deschanel will host. [details]

With a deep, spiritual, and moving style, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the Ladino/Judeo-Spanish tradition. Her powerfully sensual voice, which combines flamenco's fiery passion with the microtonal melisma of Middle Eastern music, ripples across sashaying grooves built from hand percussion; Turkish-Arabic instruments such as the oud, ney, and qanun; and Western standbys, including acoustic guitar and bass.

When the unmistakable musical influences of Thelonious Monk, Danilo Perez, and Charlie Parker intersect with J.S. Bach, Scott Joplin, and the folkloric rhythms of Cuba, could one possibly conceptualize the celebration that occurs at that intersection? Boston-based jazz pianist Kevin Harris plays a distinctive combination of traditional and contemporary music that seeks to explore such a crossroads. [details]

Ensemble students pay tribute to Sly Stone, Prince, and practitioners of "da funk." This concert is part of the Ensemble Department R&B Initiative.

A concert of original pieces and arrangements by Harmony Department faculty members.

Alumnus BT comes back to Berklee for this Valentine's Day concert featuring Chris Compton, Richard Boulanger, Kari Juusela, Michael Bierylo, and Chi Kim. BT is known as a sonik arkitect, platinum-selling artist, producer, celebrated film composer, virtuoso laptop performer, software developer, and visionary technologist. [details]

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) is proud to present this series of concerts featuring some of world's most talented emerging artists. Each of these concerts will be dedicated to the music of the artist in residence the group is working with at that time. Tonight's program will feature Terri Lyne Carrington and her music. [details]

Voice faculty come together for this tour de force performance. Joined by student players, they'll showcase a variety of contemporary styles including jazz, R&B, pop, rock, Latin, and singer-songwriter. Featured faculty vocalists are: Jeannie Gagné (director), Gabrielle Goodman, Aubrey Johnson, Nichelle Mungo, Jeff Ramsey, David Scott, Alison Wedding. [details]

Michael J. Johnson will perform his original rock, pop, and jazz material with a supporting cast of musicians from Berklee and the community.

The Berklee P-Funk Ensemble has been a popular ensemble since the 1990s. George Clinton made a surprise visit and directed the group for an MTV special a few years back. Now, one of the foremost innovators of funk music returns to Berklee for a four-day residency and a concert covering his artistic trajectory from Parliament in the 1960s to Funkadelic, and his amazing solo career.

Cirkestra is a five-piece musical troupe from Boston that started as a circus pit band and stuck together. The group's leader is Peter Bufano, who first ran away with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus at the age of 17. He is known for musical contributions to a number of other circuses around the world. The group's eastern European–influenced instrumentals are now heard in films and on TV everywhere. On March 15, 2011, Cirkestra composed and recorded their fifth release, The Hairless Woman, in 22 hours while the world watched on streaming internet. Buy Tickets

The Varsity Vocals International Championship of A Cappella is the only international tournament that showcases the art of student a cappella singing. Hosted by Berklee's own award-winning group, Pitch Slapped, young vocalists have the opportunity to showcase their talent to an international audience and develop relationships with each other, cultivating the art of a cappella singing and a lifelong love of music. [details]

Brooklyn-based indie folk rock duo Barnaby Bright has garnered high accolades for its lyrically captivating and impeccably balanced songwriting and sound. [details]

Meet Tauk, a band that delivers a unique blend of funk, jazz, pop, and rock with a fresh, experimental spirit. This concert also features performances by Bear Language and Ripe. [details]

An evening of folkloric Afro-Cuban and popular Cuban music with Los Hermanos Arango, direct from Havana, Cuba. [details]

The Berklee Chamber Players is a group of versatile Berklee composers and performers whose mission and passion is to present original music by Berklee faculty. Founded by String Department chair Melissa Howe, the BCP showcases the vital and innovative classical music scene at Berklee.

The annual New Music Festival presents groups that defy categorization in a single genre, or present material in a new or different way. [details]

Featuring new pop, rock, and soul material off her debut EP, On My Way, singer-songwriter Meagan Hickman is captivating audiences of all ages with her groove-oriented, catchy hooks; pure and soulful sound; powerful lyrics; and unique fusion of contemporary styles. This show also features performances by Jesse Ruben and the Hillary Reynolds Band. [details]

Tye Tribbett has been making bold declarations and bringing forth change within his music for years with Tye Tribbett and Greater Anointing (“GA”), his family and ministry. Together they toured and performed with some of the biggest artists in the secular world, including Whitney Houston, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Luther Vandross, Elton John, Justin Timberlake and Jill Scott. [details]

These three bands will ensure a power-packed performance. Enjoy catchy tunes and a variety of different music styles. [details]

Company of Thieves couldn't wait to record its sophomore full-length album, Running from a Gamble. Even though Company of Thieves' famously feverish fanbase is exponentially larger than it was when the band released its first album, the only pressure felt during the making of Running from a Gamble was due to the explosive nature of the songs themselves. And the tremendous results are a testament to how far the Chicago-based band has come in such a short period of time. [details]

Individually, Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer composed some of the greatest tunes in the American songbook. Together, they wrote time-tested standards as "Skylark" and "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening." At Berklee's annual celebration of the American Songbook, student and faculty vocalists backed by a full orchestra interpret the individual and collaborative songs of these American masters. [details]

Riches from the Berklee composers. Berklee faculty compositions performed by Berklee faculty.

With the release of their last two live CD/DVDs, Snarky Puppy has gone from an underground secret to one of the most internationally respected names in instrumental music. [details]

Francisco Vielma y Panela Ensamble performs compositions by some of the most important Venezuelan songwriters today. [details]

Berkee-in-the-Round Tuesdays is a free acoustic performance showcasing Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, plus special guests. Inspired by the world-famous Bluebird Café rounds in Nashville, B.I.T.R. Tuesdays are held on the last Tuesday of each month during the semester. [details]

A concert showcasing student leaders playing an eclectic mix of music.

8:15 p.m. - Yun Mi Bak 9:15 p.m. - Mina and the Secret present jazz and rock, classic and hip-hop, all by Mina Yu. Admission: Free

A performance by the Milk Carton Kids is a quiet and intricate affair. Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan have enjoyed intent audiences across the country and abroad in their respective solo careers, but an even greater sense of attention is palpable now that they've come together as the Milk Carton Kids. Also on the bill is Trevor Menear. [details]

Jazz Composition Department's annual spring concert featuring the writings of department faculty

Grammy Award-winner Oriente Lopez was born in 1962, Havana, Cuba. As soon as he could reach the piano he began playing by ear, and is self-taught on that instrument. In 1969 he began studying violin and two years later moved to flute as his primary instrument. Since his early years, Lopez experienced a growing interest in jazz and popular music. He also received 15 years of classical training at various institutions in Havana. [details]

Songs from around the world by players from around the world, as seen on the Playing for Change PBS special and on YouTube. The Playing For Change tour features musicians from different cultures uniting together for a common purpose of peace through music.

The Grammy Award–winning Carolina Chocolate Drops revitalize the old-time string and jug-band music of the Piedmont region with velocity and virtuosity. The band’s expanded new lineup includes original members Rhiannon Giddens on fiddle, banjo, and vocals and Dom Flemons on guitar, banjo, harmonica, jug, and snare. They are joined by new members Hubby Jenkins and Leyla McCalla. [details]

Since releasing their self-titled debut in 2007, Boston's the Grownup Noise have evolved into a rousing indie-pop outfit, bridging the gap between Americana and indie. Also featuring the Daily Pravda and St. Helena [details]

An all-star lineup of bands will perform at WesFest 7, a concert to benefit the Wes Wehmiller Scholarship at Berklee. The event continues the tradition of paying tribute to Berklee alumnus Wes Wehmiller. Performers include the Aristocrats, Mike Keneally, and the Casualties of Jazz. [details]

Acclaimed as America's premier post-classical string quartet, Ethel invigorates contemporary concert music with refreshing exuberance, fierce intensity, imaginative programming, and exceptional artistry. Formed in 1998, New York's ebullient Ethel is composed of Juilliard-trained performers Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Mary Rowell (violin).

Many Piano Department faculty members will be performing in a variety of settings and styles.

The music of African American composers.

Women of the World is an ensemble of exceptional women from all over the world. Hailing from Japan, India, Italy, and the United States, the four core singers and their diverse band create rich tapestries of culture and sound as they perform both original and traditional songs. [details]

Jeff Galindo Quartet with guest artist Luis Bonilla. The second half of the show begins at 9:15 p.m. and will feature original and arranged material from Neal Smith's latest album, showcasing an all-star lineup of some of the finest musicians in jazz.

Drummer John Kemal and his group perform selected compositions from America's jazz repertoire as well as compositions from various genres that influenced him and the members of the group during their course of study at Berklee.

Italo Cunha and the Mates present exciting original music.

Kendrick Scott is an artist of incredible depth, talent, and determination. He has been featured in Terence Blanchard's band for the last six years and has appeared on the Grammy Award–winning and –nominated recordings A Tale of God's Will and Flow. Since arriving in New York in 2003, Scott has appeared on more than 30 records and on the soundtracks to seven feature films. In 2007, Scott launched his own label, World Culture Music, with the release of Kendrick Scott Oracle and began his career as a solo artist. [details]

This always-popular concert highlights the music of Berklee women students and their bands from around the world. An eclectic mix that can range from jazz and R&B to Latin, folk, alternative, and more. This year's lineup includes Berklee City Music, Zili Misk, and Renese King.

One of the most influential films of all time gets a new, original score, performed live-to-picture. Berklee students who composed the score will conduct the ten-piece orchestra. Admission: Free [details]

Known for her smoky voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the border. She blends Mexican folk rhythms and native dialects with American folk, blues, and rock. Her new release, Pecados y Milagros (Sins and Miracles), is inspired by Downs's experience becoming a new mother (something she calls a miracle), and a contemplation of the meaning of sin in the modern world. The music is accompanied by a series of specially commissioned votive paintings (retablos) by 15 Mexican painters. For this special performance, Downs and her band La Misteriosa will perform while these powerful images are projected onstage. [details]

Club d'Elf is an ever-shifting group of musicians who are fiercely dedicated to "the groove." The group revolves around bassist and leader Mike Rivard and consists of some of the most sought-after players from the jazz, DJ, rock, and world music scenes of Boston and New York. [details]

Piano Department assistant chair Tony Germain and Guitar Department chair Larry Baione will perform as part of the Piano Monday series. The piano-guitar trio will play several standards and originals in the Bill Evans and Jim Hall style.

The Middle Eastern Music Festival is a celebrated annual event that joins gifted artists from the Middle East and the Balkans with students from all over the world to perform traditional and inspiring music from these homelands.

The Planet MicroJam Institute, under the direction of David Fiuczynski, collides sonic aesthetics from our increasingly shrinking global village to create music that sounds like a Gauguin painting – a raw, powerful, and extremely colorful mix of eastern and western elements. [details]

Grammy Award–winning faculty drummer/composer Mark Walker presents a powerful and intoxicating blend of jazz improvisation with the rhythms and percussion of South America, the Caribbean, and North America. His new group, the Rhythm of the Americas, is a virtual wall of rhythm, sound, and color, and features two percussionists, Hammond organ, piano, guitar, saxophone, bass, and drums. [details]

This annual concert is a celebration of family and friends, music, groove, and a special remembrance of our bass brother Wes Wehmiller as we introduce the 2012 scholarship award recipient of the Wes Wehmiller Scholarship. The scholarship recipient will be performing with their group and with Bass Department faculty member Danny Morris's group consisting of Berklee students and faculty.

The concert features some of the best contemporary writing and production and electronic production and design students collaborating to present their dynamic songs, arrangements, and original compositions in an exciting mix of modern electrifying music. [details]

John Mark McMillan's latest album plumbs the interior psychology of a man trying to live in the uneasy valley between this world and the next, standing on the edge of the ocean of eternity, straining to see beyond the horizon line. [details]

Get ready to be pleasantly blown away by what you hear from this super line up. [details]

With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form—and a visual and sonic tour de force. This all-new production captures the best of Tao’s extraordinary precision, energy, and stamina. [details]

Since meeting at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, the Blind Boys of Alabama have thrilled audiences worldwide with their potent, impassioned renditions of gospel songs. Winners of five Grammy Awards, celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts with several Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 60 years and shows no signs of diminishing. The Blind Boys of Alabama send spirits soaring to dizzying heights with their foot-stomping, hand-clapping celebration.

Best Inventions is a concert of the student projects from the Tonal Canon and Inventions (Counterpoint 2) course, performed by faculty pianist Marti Epstein.

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) is a performance program designed to foster creativity and musicianship through various musical disciplines, with pianist and composer Danilo Pérez as its artistic director. The BGJI provides a comprehensive contemporary music environment where students are given opportunities to explore their creativity to the highest level possible, advance the power of music as a tool for the betterment of society, and connect musical creative thinking with the natural environment. This concert will feature BGJI ensembles, faculty, and special guests.

Fantastic Berklee flutes and wonderful spring winds will present a concert of lyrical and lively originals, featuring the Berklee Flute Choir and the Woodwind and Piano Chamber Ensemble, led by Woodwind professor Wendy Rolfe.

Berkee-in-the-Round Tuesdays is a free acoustic performance showcasing Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, plus special guests. Inspired by the world-famous Bluebird Café rounds in Nashville, B.I.T.R. Tuesdays are held on the last Tuesday of each month during the semester. [details]

Join us for an evening of chamber instrumental and vocal music performances of works by these two Composition Department faculty members.

Composition Department faculty Margaret McAllister and Andrew List present new chamber works for various instrumental groups.

David Yong Choi is a Korean American musician and YouTube video producer living in Los Angeles. On YouTube, he has more than 900,000 subscribers, 102,000,000 total video views, and more than 13 million channel views. As of November 2011 he is YouTube's 15th most subscribed musician and 62nd most subscribed user overall. Also Performing is Jeff LeBlanc. [details]

This annual performance celebrates Berklee's abundant international student population proving that music is truly a cultural bridge. Students and faculty will perform, some wearing vibrant clothing and playing rarely seen instruments from their homelands. They will showcase a vast range of musical styles. [details]

The Composition Department presents its annual playoff concert of the finalist graduation marches for the Spring 2012 Commencement ceremony. After the marches have all been played, the audience and players alike cast votes to determine a winner.

Guitar faculty member Thaddeus Hogarth presents an evening of six guitarists leading their groups in a program of original and cover R&B/funk music.

Rosie Thomas will release her sixth full-length album on February 14 via Sing-A-Long Records. The new record, With Love, was recorded by David Bazan with contributions from Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) and members of Sufjan Stevens’s band. Most recently, Thomas could be seen as part of the Iron and Wine touring band. [details]

Since completing his studies at Berklee, Kirill Gerstein has devoted his career to classical repertoire. In 2010, he was awarded the coveted Gilmore Artist Award, which is presented every four years to recognize extraordinary artistry. Gerstein returns to Berklee with a program that includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the original 1924 arrangement, with guest clarinetist and Berklee alumna Anat Cohen.

This Communion Tour travels from Austin to Boston featuring performances by Ben Howard, the Staves, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Bear’s Den. [details]

Four to six piano students are selected to perform in this stylistically diverse concert. Performances will range from solo piano to piano trio to large group.

A showcase of the 12 winning songs of the 2011–2012 Songs for Social Change Contest.

The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra will be premiere John Patitucci’s Fantasy on a River Theme for six-string electric bass and orchestra, with the composer as soloist. The program will also feature the BCSO Student Composition Competition score, 8 De Febrero by Vicente Ortiz Gimeno, as well as Berklee composition faculty Jonathan Holland’s Halcyon Sun. In honor of John Williams's 80th birthday, selections from Schindler’s List and Star Wars will round out the program. [details]

Music by the Paul Simon and Sting Ensemble and the Stevie, Chaka, Aretha, Marvin Ensemble, led by Alain Mallet and Skip Smith. This concert is part of the Ensemble Department's R&B initiative. [details]

This intimate concert experience features some of Berklee's most unique and compelling singers and songwriters, presented by faculty members Didi Stewart and Alizon Lissance.

Sponsored by Berklee's Guitar Department, this show will feature the best student-led guitar performers in this genre. Led by faculty members Mike Ihde and Jon Finn, it's one of the highlights of Berklee's concert season. [details]

As part of the annual Berklee Percussion Days this concert will showcase Percussion Department faculty. [details]

The Magnetic Fields represent the creative output of songwriter, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt, who, along with longtime members Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, and John Woo, are the quintessential pop eccentric of the 1990s. Coupled with clever, ironic lyrics, the Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably country, folk, and indie pop. Also performing will be guest artist DeVotchKa.

The Magnetic Fields represent the creative output of songwriter, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt, who, along with longtime members Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, and John Woo, are the quintessential pop eccentric of the 1990s. Coupled with clever, ironic lyrics, the Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably country, folk, and indie pop. Also performing will be guest artist DeVotchKa.

This concert presents a concert of chamber music works by three composition students who have received special awards during the academic year.

The 14 winning songs from our annual Songwriters Competition are arranged, played, and sung by some of Berklee's finest student writers, instrumentalists, and vocalists. [details]

This annual concert features selected student compositions for a 10-piece little big band.

Old-time, bluegrass, Western swing, blues, and more. . . .

The Professional Writing Division Awards Concert features award-winning student compositions from each of the PWD's six departments as well as the Millican Award—a student composition paying homage to George Gershwin. The compositions range from full-orchestra film music to jazz ensemble and singer-songwriter. The writing and performance is at the highest level and is very engaging. [details]

Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen is a regular voice in the Grammy Award–winning Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and the Grammy-nominated Darcy James Argue Secret Society big band and recently performed on the newly Grammy-nominated album Mosaic Project, led by Terri Lyne Carrington. Jensen's trumpet has taken her all over the world as both a leader and sideperson, as well as an educator and guest artist at prestigious colleges and universities. Jensen hails from Canada's west coast and has settled in New York with her family. She brings to Cafe 939 and WBGO her longstanding trio from her highly regarded ArtisShare release, At Sea. [details]

Music from the Great American Jazz Songbook. Played by many of Berklee's top-rated student musicians and vocalists. [details]

This concert will feature students in Simon Shaheen's newly formed ensemble. They will play selections from the recently recorded music of Simon Shaheen. The music organically blends the cultures of jazz, Latin, and Arabic maqam with a hint of Western classical, as well.

Berklee's finest student mandolinists featured in a cornucopia of styles. Come and hear current and feature stars of the world's biggest little instrument.

Some of Berklee's most talented singer-songwriters perform their original songs in the round.

Singers Showcase [details]

Steve Oristaglio returns for this third annual Executive Session's bash with a talented band of star Berklee musicians, a night of rock 'n' roll, and songs fans love to hear. A great night of music with friends. All proceeds benefit the Executive Sessions scholarship at Berklee College of Music.

Berkee-in-the-Round Tuesdays is a free acoustic performance showcasing Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, plus special guests. Inspired by the world-famous Bluebird Café rounds in Nashville, B.I.T.R. Tuesdays are held on the last Tuesday of each month during the semester. [details]

Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal". The musical is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she reported on. Performed by Berklee students, with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. [details]

Ensemble students (the Berklee JB All-Stars) pay tribute to the Godfather of Soul and his influence on contemporary music. This concert is part of the Ensemble Department R&B Initiative. [details]

A concert of traditional and contemporary music for wind ensemble, presented by the Berklee Symphonic Winds, featuring a world premiere by Berklee alumnus Chris Opperman entitled "Kagemusha" and the music of Patrick Burns, Jack Stamp, Eric Whitacre, and Frank Ticheli. [details]

Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau first performed together in Redman’s acclaimed quartet during the ’90s. In the decade and a half since, both Grammy Award– nominated musicians have reached international and critical acclaim while forging their own distinctive voices as modern jazz icons. The duo format fosters a new convergence for these friends to reunite for an intimate performance in which they can openly create music that swings and deeply connects to the spirit.

An evening of negro spirituals, traditional gospel, and contemporary.

The 25th annual Pop/Rock Live Showcase concert, directed by Mirek Kocandrle, highlights the best music written and performed by some of the most talented student songwriters, singers, and arrangers. The concert will present variety of original contemporary compositions as well as new arrangements of standard pop/rock and R&B repertoire, featuring some of the college's best vocalists and instrumentalists. [details]

The Joni Mitchell Show is a play with music and dance, written and performed by Berklee students, about the life and work of songwriter Joni Mitchell. When the dust settles, Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century. Uncompromising and iconoclastic, she confounded expectations at every turn; restlessly innovative, her music evolved from deeply personal folk stylings into pop, jazz, avant-garde, and even world music, presaging the multicultural experimentation of the 1980s and 1990s by over a decade. Please note that Joni Mitchell will not be performing or in attendance for this event. [details]

As frontman and principal songwriter for ’80s sensation Men at Work, Colin Hay is responsible for one of the most identifiable sounds in pop music. Classic songs like "Down Under," "Overkill" and "Who Can It Be Now?" unfold like miniature movies, with timeless twists and a bittersweet sense of humor. In this solo acoustic performance, Hay intersperses classic and new songs with humorous, poignant and downright surreal stories drawn from his often unbelievable experiences over the last three decades.

Final showing of advanced conductors.

The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.

Bleep Blop returns to Berklee with enhanced instrumentations. Forces include piano, violin, cello, percussion, and an array of laptops. No concert is complete without the addition of live video. Come experience this live interaction between electronic and acoustic musicians.

Jazz Composition Department chair Ken Pullig will select some of his pieces for performance. Also tentatively scheduled is Mingus's "Black Saint and Sinner Lady" in its recorded form. [details]

The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.

Members of Marimba Ensemble 1, Marimba Ensemble 2, and Marimba Transcriptions and Repertoire Lab showcase this semester's projects. The program will include a wide range of classical and contemporary through-composed pieces.

Members of Marimba Ensemble 3 and Marimba in Mixed Chamber Music showcase this semester's projects. The program will include a wide range of classical and contemporary through-composed pieces.

The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.

The Tim Miller Trio will perform a concert of original music featuring Berklee faculty Tim Miller on guitar, Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, and Lincoln Goines on bass.

Electronic Production and Design seniors present their showcase projects.

Pino Daniele performs in Boston for the first time, while on an international tour of North America. Daniele is an influential Italian jazz-fusion guitarist. He has released 30 studio albums since 1975. [details]