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Events

Paula Cole at the Vocal Summit

Berklee Performance Center, 7:00 p.m.Free

Vocal Summit guest artist Paula Cole will perform for Vocal Summit participants. A Grammy winner and seven-time Grammy nominee, Cole has released six solo albums spanning an 18-year career.

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Thinkin' Big

Atlantic Wharf, 12:00 p.m.Free

Thinkin' Big is an 18-piece big band that plays styles ranging from funk, to swing, to Latin. 

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Utar Artun

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Turkish pianist Utar Artun performs jazz-inspired original music.

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Syl DuBenion Quartet

Kendall Square, 12:00 p.m.Free

Alto saxophonist Syl DuBenion leads a group that strives to use their differences to cultivate their sound, combining elements of hip-hop, swing, and pop.

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Catie Offerman

Club Passim, 1:00 p.m.Free

Catie Offerman is a talented singer and fiddle player who has had the honor of playing with artists such as Brave Combo, Livingston Taylor, and The Hot Texas Swing Band, to name a few.

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Vocal Summit Final Concert

Berklee Performance Center, 2:00 p.m.Free

Participants in Berklee's intensive four-day Vocal Summit workshop perform for the public. Styles include pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz, musical theater, and a cappella.

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Utar Artun

Brewer Plaza, 5:00 p.m.Free

Turkish pianist Utar Artun performs jazz-inspired original music.

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Giorgi Mikadze

Kendall Square's Cambridge Center Plaza, 5:00 p.m.Free

Giorgi Mikadze began playing piano at age five and performed a piano concerto with a symphony orchestra by age 12. Hailing from Tbilisi, Georgia, Mikadze started composing music at age 14 and, after discovering the music of Oscar Peterson, quickly fell in love with jazz.

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Unlimited Perception

Wakefield Library, 6:00 p.m.Free

Unlimited Perception's music features a blend of South American rhythms such as bambuco and cumbia with microtones and lyrical melodies. 

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Christian Li Group

Paintbox Bistro, 8:00 p.m.Ticketed

The Christian Li Group plays with a dynamism that breaks down intricate structures into free-floating energy.

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Mark O'Connor String Quartet with the Berklee Roots Orchestra

Berklee Performance Center, 8:15 p.m.$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission

The Mark O’Connor String Quartet features some of the most talented and exciting string players on the scene. The Berklee Roots Orchestra will also perform.

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Utar Artun

Brewer Plaza, 12:00 p.m.Free

Turkish pianist Utar Artun performs jazz-inspired original music.

 

 

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Eric Law

Dewey Square, 12:00 p.m.Free

Eric Law won first prize at the 2013 American String Teachers Association's National Alternative String Competition, where he performed a combination of traditional old-time music and his own songs.

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Mark O'Connor Method Concert

Berklee Performance Center, 4:00 p.m.Free

Mark O'Connor Method Camp students, teachers, and faculty will present an informal showcase of music demonstrating the various activities that have comprised the weeklong camp experience. The showcase will include samples of work by the orchestras, the group classes, the electives classes, and the teacher training class. All are invited to come see a sample of what the camp has been up to!

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Amanda Andrews: A2the3

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

Guitarist Amanda Andrews presents her senior jazz composition recital.

 

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Brendan James / Jesse Ruben

Cafe 939, 8:00 p.m.$12, general admission

Brendan James, a singer-songwriter who accompanies himself on piano, has been called “a songwriter on the rise” by Entertainment Weekly. He constructed an 18-month tour in support of his debut album, The Day Is Brave, which was released by Decca Records in 2008 and placed in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. James and his producer, Warren Huart (Augustana, the Fray, Howie Day), pushed the envelope in 2010 in terms of tempo and production. They emerged with a second album that kept the spotlight on James’s emotionally resonant voice and expressive piano playing. Jesse Ruben, a Philadelphia-bred singer-songwriter, will open the show. 

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Carly Tefft

South Shore Conservatory, 8:00 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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The Field Effect / Old Jack / Nate Leavitt

Cafe 939, 8:00 p.m.$10, general admission

The Field Effect packs a collective punch with songs spiked with introspective lyrics, infectious melodies, and ferocious rhythms. Since forming in 2011, the band has received rave reviews for both its energetic live show and for its debut studio release. Old Jack and Nate Leavitt will open the show.

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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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Vivi and the Peacocks

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

Berklee alumna and Austria native jazz singer Veronika Anna Morscher has returned to Boston to record her first EP of original music and to perform with her friends from Berklee.

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