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Events

Nicolas Castañeda Group

Shakespeare Stage, 12:00 p.m.Free

Nicolas Castañeda is a harpist from Bogotá, Colombia, studying jazz at Berklee.

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Joe's Truck Stop / Samily Man / Buttons and Mindy

Georges Island, 2:00 p.m.Free

Berklee Music Fest on Georges Island offers a free concert featuring three student groups with music ranging from bluegrass to funk to math rock. Buttons and Mindy hails from Australia, Alaska, and New York; Samily Man is an improvisational reggae band; and Joe's Truck Stop is characterized by bluegress, Appalachian, and honky tonk music.

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Albino Mbie

Derby Square, Salem, 5:00 p.m.Free

Albino Mbie was born in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, a country in southern Africa known for its rich musical and cultural heritage. Fueled by the resourcefulness and determination that have always characterized Mozambicans, he built his first guitar at 16 from scrap wood, strings made out of electrical cords and a five-liter can of oil.

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Albino Mbie

Derby Square, Salem, 5:00 p.m.Free

Albino Mbie was born in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, a country in southern Africa known for its rich musical and cultural heritage. Fueled by the resourcefulness and determination that have always characterized Mozambicans, he built his first guitar at 16 from a 5-liter can of oil, scrap wood, and strings made out of electrical cords.

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Esther Rojas

Shakespeare Stage, 5:30 p.m.Free

Esther Rojas’s style is a combination of the influences of Colombian traditional music, R&B, pop, salsa, Cuban timba, Brazilian, and jazz. This performance also features the great Colombian singer Maria Mulata, winner of the world-renowned “Viña del Mar Festival” '08 in Chile.

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Brite Lite Brite

Museum of Fine Arts, 2:00 p.m.Free

Composed of award-winning singer-songwriter Andrea Stankevitch and electronics master Luke Johnson, both alumni of Berklee College of Music, Brite Lite Brite has taken live electronic music production and performance to new levels by creating innovative technologies and techniques for live sound design and real-time production.

 

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Clifton Williams

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

At 21 years old, Clifton Williams is an accomplished pianist who has been invited by the U.S Ambassador to Vienna to perform a series of concerts in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France. He attends Berklee College of Music on a presidential scholarship.

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Francisco Ruiz

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

Hailing from Ecuador, talented singer Francisco Ruiz is fluent in a wide range of styles, including pop, salsa, and reggaeton.

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Gabriela Lencka

The Speigeltent, 7:00 p.m.Free

Gabriela Lencka—actress, singer-songwriter, videographer—incorporates all of her passions and expresses herself best as a performer with a tasty mix of styles.

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The Dwells

Prudential Center, 12:00 p.m.Free

The Dwells are a neo-Americana, cosmic folk duo that gives a nod to earlier genre-benders like Gram Parsons and Elliott Smith. 

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Clifton Williams

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

At 21 years old, Clifton Williams is an accomplished pianist who has been invited by the U.S Ambassador to Vienna to perform a series of concerts in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France. He attends Berklee College of Music on a presidential scholarship.

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KeL

Shakespeare Stage, 3:00 p.m.Free

KeL is a colorful-sounding band, combining jazz piano, rock solos, fresh pop grooves, and hints of smooth Brazilian melodies.   

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Isis Lune

The Speigeltent, 6:30 p.m.Free

Isis Lune is a Boston-based group led by Israeli vocalist Ella Joy Meir. The band creates a unique soundscape that combines electronic textures with a raw human element.

 

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Clifton Williams

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

At 21 years old, Clifton Williams is an accomplished pianist who has been invited by the U.S Ambassador to Vienna to perform a series of concerts in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France. He attends Berklee College of Music on a presidential scholarship.

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Raven Katz

Harvard Longwood Campus, 12:30 p.m.Free

Singer-songwriter Raven Katz draws upon painters, fairy tales, and the great songwriters of the past to present songs that are unique in tone and style. She gathers influence from the folk, jazz, and pop genres.

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Juana Aquerreta y Amigos

Shakespeare Stage, 3:00 p.m.Free

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Juana Aquerreta blends her musical roots with contemporary styles. She will be performing a set of original tunes, joined by her friends Jacinta Clusellas (guitar), Tomas Latorre (bass), Tiago Michelin (drums), and Eleni Arapoglou (vocals). 

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Amethyst

Shakespeare Stage, 4:00 p.m.Free

Created in the fall of 2012 by vocalist and composer Raquel Rivera, Amethyst brings together six of Boston’s up-and-coming musicians for a project that effortlessly combines pop, jazz, and Latin influences into a magnetic new sound.

The unique voice of each member enriches improvisational arcs throughout every performance. Playing Rivera’s originals, as well as collaborative arrangements, this group delivers accessible interpretations of human feeling. 

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Berklee College of Music, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Fenway Civic Association

Swingin' in the Fens: Jelani Bauman Quartet

Ramler Park, 6:30 p.m.Free

This year’s Swingin’ in the Fens free outdoor concert will feature the Jelani Bauman Quartet, a jazz ensemble that draws on the New Orleans culture and heritage of Berklee alumnus Jelani Bauman.

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Paulo Stagnaro Quartet

Brooklyn Public Library, 7:00 p.m.Free

Paulo Stagnaro, a rising Latin and jazz percussionist and composer, is quickly establishing both a national and international reputation. 

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Clifton Williams

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

At 21 years old, Clifton Williams is an accomplished pianist who has been invited by the U.S Ambassador to Vienna to perform a series of concerts in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France. He attends Berklee College of Music on a presidential scholarship.

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