BBC Jazzmatazz

The World Service of the BBC visited Boston in March 2000 to profile the Boston jazz scene for the BBC radio program Jazzmatazz. While in town, the BBC visited Berklee and met with several students, Executive Vice President Gary Burton, Associate Vice President of International Progams Larry Monroe, and others. The BBC representatives heard some of the college's top student ensembles, and finished their visit with a stop at a recording session for the top student group, the Berklee-Monterey Quartet.

Jazzmatazz, which is broadcast worldwide each week, is a half-hour music and interview show hosted by bassist and Times of London jazz columnist, Alyn Shipton. You can listen to the two Jazzmatazz programs below. For best results, please use the latest version of the QuickTime Player, available through free download from the Apple website.

The first program is an overview of Berklee, during which you meet Executive Vice President Gary Burton, jazz guitarist and alumnus John Scofield '73, and student saxophonist Bob Reynolds. In the second program, Reynolds and other students talk about their favorite jazz recordings. In this audio file, recordings by selected artists are shortened to the length of excerpts to respect the rights of performers and composers.

Track 1: Profile of Berklee • Listen: slow | fast Track 2: Students' Favorite Recordings • Listen: slow | fast

Student musicians relax after their BBC-witnessed recording session. From left to right, drummer Kendrick Scott, pianist Milan Milanovic, saxophonist Bob Reynolds, and bassist Mark Kelley.

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