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John Novello's Progressive Retro Fusion
Touring with his innovative trio, organist and alumnus John Novello is featured in the Boston Globe. (November 22, 2002)

Social Commentary and Pop Success Merge in Eric Wainana
Just months after graduating in 2002, Eric Wainana's wins the Best New Artist, East Africa award at the Kora Awards. Read a story and watch a performance video on the Carte Blanche website. (November 17, 2002)

String Chair Matt Glaser Moves Back into the Limelight
Boston's NPR news station WBUR-FM profiles Berklee String Chair Matt Glaser in a story that runs from his boyhood influences in New York City to his recent Wayfaring Strangers CD, a recording that mixes swing and jazz with folk and bluegrass. (November, 2002)

Saxophone Alum Mixes Jazz and Classic Rock on New Album
Berklee alumnus Samuel Thomas celebrates the second release from his group FourMinusOne, which also features alumni bassist Ippei Ichimaru. The group was profiled in the Boston Globe. (November 15, 2002)

Faculty Pianist Greg Burk Checks In
Ear Training teacher Burk, who also studied at Berklee, releases a new CD. Read an interview with him in the Boston Phoenix. (October 31, 2002)

A Columbian Student Rediscovers Her Roots at Berklee
The Boston Herald runs a feature story on student vocalist Marta Gomez as she prepares for several high-profile gigs in the Boston area. (October 30, 2002)

The Death of the Cassette
In an interview with the Washington Post, Acting Chair of Music Production and Engineering talks about new media replacing old. (October 29, 2002)

Songwriting is the Key for Vibraphonist Matthias Lupri
Berklee alumnus and Percussion Department staff member Matthias Lupri is profiled in the Boston Globe on the heels of a new CD, featuring Mark Turner on saxophone, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. (October 18, 2002)

Hilary Noble Fuses Sax and Percussion
Percussionist Hilary Noble, who studied at Berklee in the late 1970s, is profiled in the Boston Herald on the heels of his debut solo release, a mixture of Afro-Cuban and contemporary jazz. (October 11, 2002)

Convocation 2002: Honoree Robert Moog on NPR
Music instrument inventor Robert Moog talks about technology and artistry in an interview with National Public Radio on convocation morning. (September 5, 2002)

Berklee's Technology Chief Talks About Music and Machines
The man who helped spread music technology at Berklee, Vice President of Information Technology David Mash is profiled in Talent Economy. (October 2002)

The Renegade Strings of Berklee
Strings magazine focuses on the unconventional Berklee String Department in a lengthy profile, featuring interviews with faculty, students, and others. Find out why studying stringed instruments at Berklee is unlike studying them anywhere else. (August/September 2002)

Luciana Souza and "Polystylism"
Brazilian vocalist Luciana Soluza, who studied and taught at Berklee, mixes jazz with a variety of musical genres. Read a profile of her in the Sunday Arts section of the New York Times. (August 5, 2002) You can access the article for free after signing up for a password.

Kevin Mahogany Goes Motown
Vocal department faculty member and Telarc Jazz recording artist Kevin Mahogany switches gears on his latest album, "Pride & Joy," covering songs by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson.The Boston Herald reviewed his new record. (July 26, 2002)

Cornelius Claudio Kreusch '95 Carves Out His Own Sound
With a new improvised solo album out and a tour underway, pianist and 1995 alumnus Cornelius Claudio Kreusch is building a reputation as he makes music that appeals to both jazz and classical music lovers. He was profiled in the Boston Globe. (July 14, 2002)

Monica Lynk's Free Expression
Jazz singer and 1997 Berklee graduate Monica Lynk has moved to New York but hasn't forgotten her roots. She was profiled in the Boston Globe. (July 12, 2002)

Mark Turner '90 Profile
Tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, already an influential musician at age 36, presses on after getting dropped by his label. He is the subject of a lengthy feature in the Sunday New York Times. Read the article for free after signing up for a password. (June 16, 2002)

Kris Adams Jazzes Up Her Life
Berklee alumna and faculty member Kris Adams celebrates her second album with a show at Cambridge's celebrated Regattabar Club. She was profiled in the Boston Tab. (June 11, 2002)

Rave Reviews for Berklee Student CD
A Boston jazz writer says "Urban Sprawl," by the Mike MacAllister Group, "shows unusual sophistication and depth." Read a short review in the June 7, 2002 edition of the Boston Globe.

The Berklee-Metalwood Connection
A look at a groove-oriented jazz band featuring a Berklee faculty member and a recent graduate. Boston Globe (May 31, 2002)

Live Footage of a Berklee Jazz Group in California
Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith, pianist Milton Fletcher, bassist Mark Kelley, and drummer James Williams are caught live at the Jazz and Blues Company in Carmel, Calif. Watch the video at Endorphin Productions. (Spring 2002)

Joe Lovano and the Berklee String Orchestra
Faculty member and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano performed with students and faculty in a concert that received rave reviews. Boston Phoenix (May 9, 2002)

Berklee Cellist Has New Way of Making Old-Time Sound
Student cellist Rushad Eggleston makes his commercial recording debut on "Fiddlers 4," a CD also featuring string masters Darrel Anger, Bruce Molsky, and Michael Doucet. Boston Globe (April 19, 2002)

Gary Burton on NPR
A live concert featuring Berklee's Grammy Award-winning executive vice president Gary Burton was broadcast on the NPR program "JazzSet" in April 2002.

Alumnus Howard Shore and Lord of the Rings
Howard Shore '69, who wrote the Oscar-winning score for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," sits down for a chat with NPR's Terry Gross. During the interview, Shore talked about his days at Berklee. (March 18, 2002)

The Christian Science Monitor calls the Berklee-Epic Records collaboration, "Shekinah 13 Artists" a "winning album" and delves into Berklee's "strong female legacy." (March 8, 2002)

The Boston Phoenix weighs in on "Shekinah" as writer Matt Ashare points out that the release plays up Berklee's pop/rock strengths. (March 7, 2002)

Alums and Labelmates
Berklee alumni John Mayer '98, who is on tour with Bleu '97, is featured in the Boston Globe. Both musicians recently signed deals with Columbia/Aware Records. Boston Globe (February 22, 2002)

Berklee's Heavy Rotation Class Gets a Break of Epic Proportions
A behind-the-scenes look at the Berklee-Epic Records CD release of music by 13 female students. "Shekinah 13 Artists" will feature songwriters performing in genres that range from folk and rock to hip-hop and metal. Boston Globe (February 1, 2002)

Making it Pop
WGBH-TV's "Greater Boston Arts" examines the training of "pop music's next generation" in this story featuring interviews with faculty member Livingston Taylor and three students. (January 23, 2002)

Special Coverage

Watch Slow | Fast		Joe Lovano WGBH (Boston PBS) Greater Boston Arts 4/24/02 One of the program's three segments profiled saxophone great and Berklee Professor Joe Lovano (who holds the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance) in a class, on-stage at the BPC rehearsing with his upcoming concert with the Berklee String Orchestra, and at his performance at the Regattabar in Cambridge. String Chair Matt Glaser was also interviewed. This program has been repeated numerous times.
Watch Slow | Fast		Shekinah 13 Artists Oxygen Daily Remix 3/10/02 On their program "Daily Remix" the cable channel specializing in programming for women aired a feature about Shekinah 13 Artists, which included a general overview of the college, interviews with Jeff Dorenfeld, Stephen Webber, and artist Kyler England, and footage from the CD-release concert. The show was rebroadcast on 3/17, 3/20, and 4/1.
Watch Slow | Fast		Shekinah 13 Artists VH1 Jumpstart 3/8/02 VH1 packaged a one-and-a-half minute story on Shekinah 13 Artists and Heavy Rotation Records for their morning news show "Jumpstart." The story was repeated several times between 7 and 10 a.m.
Watch Slow | Fast		Making it Pop at Berklee WGBH (Boston PBS) Television Greater Boston Arts 1/23/02 The 8-minute segment features three female student singer/songwriters learning their craft at Berklee. The program aired numerous times throughout New England on WGBH Channels 2 and 44.

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