Berklee College of Music Events Calendar. Printed: Sunday May 11, 2008

Events Calendar

Most events are free and open to the public. The ticket price for college concerts in the Berklee Performance Center is $10 for the general public. For specific information about ticket prices and discounts please visit the BPC's website.

Upcoming Events: Berklee Performance Center

May, 2008

May
15
Music Inspires Health Presents

Ingrid Michaelson

Thursday, May 15, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Ingrid Michaelson will be performing with her full band. Ari Hest and April Smith and the Great Picture Show will both open the show.
$20 general public, $15 students, General Admission
May
16
World Music Presents

Mavis Staples

Friday, May 16, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples has one of the most recognizable and treasured voices in contemporary music. A veteran of the music scene for over 40 years, she is a Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime Achievement winner, National Heritage Fellowship award winner, and one of VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock 'n' Roll.

Tickets: $37, $32, $28 reserved seating.
Purchase tickets for this show online through Ticketmaster

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May
17
Live Nation presents

Jewtopia

Saturday, May 17, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
This is event is CANCELED. Refunds available at point of purchase.
$42.50, reserved seating

June, 2008

June
1
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Latin Concerts Presents

The Lat Pak

Sunday, June 1, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Kings of Salsa, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieve,s and Jose Alberto "El Canario" together in the Lat Pak Tour. Tickets on sale May 3 at 10:00 a.m.
$69, $49, Reserved Seating
June
2
Blakestone Productions Presents

Soul Summer's Evening with Jaheim

Monday, June 2, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jaheim is the forerunner of today's soul-originated r&b and a vocalist in the tradition of such greats as Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross. Jaheim has released three albums over the past five years, platinum status Ghetto Love, Still Ghetto, and Ghetto Classics. Now he returns with his chart-topping hit The Makings of a Man on Atlantic Records. Tickets on sale 5/03/08 at 10:00am
$58, $48 Reserved Seating
June
14
Water Music Presents

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Saturday, June 14, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The legendary pianist, who celebrated his 87th birthday last December, came to national attention in the 1950s with his adventurous use of uncommon time signatures and his incorporation of classical approaches in jazz. Observers wonder why he continues to perform at such a brisk pace, when he could be taking in the view from his studio window in Connecticut. His son, Darius Brubeck, explains, "In jazz, if you don't have a working group, you can't improvise. So that's a stark choice for him. Not going on the road means you don't play jazz, and he doesn't want to give that up." Brubeck continues to opt for a smaller venue in Boston, instead of the larger ones he could play, because he enjoys the intimacy, and he thinks his audience does, too. Reedman Bobby Militello, bassist Michael Moore, and drummer Randy Jones round out the group.
$40, $32.50, reserved seating
June
15
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Exel Management Inc. Presents

Summer Beats '08

Sunday, June 15, 6:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
For the first time on stage live, popular singers from Pakistan and India perform three hours of nonstop entertainment, backed by an eight-piece orchestra from Bollywood.
$109, $79, $59, $39, Reserved Seating
June
19
Ruffin-It Entertainment Presents

The Whispers

Thursday, June 19, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
On of r&b's most beloved and consistently popular vocal groups, the Whispers, began their legendary and timeless career in 1963. Twin brothers Walter and Wallace Scott, Nicholas Caldwel,l and Leaveil Degree formed the group on the streets of Watts. Their hits include "Rock Steady," "And the Beat Goes On," and "Lady."
$58, $48, Reserved Seating
June
20
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Photo by Matt Wignall

My Brightest Diamond

Friday, June 20, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
With special guests Clare and the Reasons. My Brightest Diamond is spearheaded by Shara Worden, granddaughter of an Epiphone-playing traveling evangelist and daughter of a national accordion champion father and a classical organist mother. Shara’s Mancini-esque string arrangements laced with dramatic guitars and punk rock drums define the Diamond sound. On stage she channels the vocal theatrics of Jeff Buckley, the soulful seductiveness of Nina Simone, and the gothic pop of Portishead. The band will release its second album in June on Asthmatic Kitty Records.
$20, reserved seating, $10 Berklee students with valid ID (at box office only, limit 2 per ID)
June
21
Live Nation Presents

Yael Naim

Saturday, June 21, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Blessed with an unsettlingly pure voice and an incredible agility at composition, this Israeli singer with her jet-black hair fumbled a long time before succeeding with her first album, a collection of ballads that meander through folk and pop, with an elegiac frugality and multi-colored fantasy.
$25, reserved seating

November, 2008

November
21
Comedy Central Presents

Jim Gaffigan

Friday, November 21, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself a major talent beloved to a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has catapulted Gaffigan to one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
$42.75, reserved seating
November
22
Comedy Central Presents

Jim Gaffigan

Saturday, November 22, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself a major talent beloved to a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has catapulted Gaffigan to one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
$42.75, reserved seating