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Take No Prisoners: Berklee at Fort Warren
Boston Harbor Islands National Park and Berklee present the first-ever rock concert at historic Fort Warren on Georges Island, August 8. Enjoy a ferry from Long Wharf, and take in the concert while relaxing on the Fort Warren lawn.
Free Regattabar Courtyard Series
Featured artists include the Katie Thiroux Trio, the International String Quartet, Rocco and the Stompers, and Gina Cimmelli, Mondays in July and August in the Charles Hotel Courtyard.
Béla Fleck: Banjo Vagabond
This groundbreaking banjoist isn't afraid to become a beginner again. When Béla Fleck's band the Flecktones took a break, he decided to bring his American banjo experience to the many genres of Africa.
Montreux Master
Cue the fanfare—though this singer could play it herself. On July 14, Berklee trombone principal Aubrey Logan won the prestigious Shure-Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in Switzerland.
Cultural Immersion: Study Abroad in Athens
Berklee students grow as individuals and musicians in the Study Abroad Program at Philippos Nakas Conservatory in Athens, Greece.
Canadian Music CEO Awards Full Scholarship
Samantha Schultz, 17, of Edmonton, Alberta, will enter Berklee in the fall with tuition, housing, fees, and the required laptop covered, thanks to Gary Slaight, president and CEO of Slaight Communications.
Monk Ensemble Debuts at Berklee
That the newest edition of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble would make its debut performance at Cafe 939 before heading off for two years of graduate-level studies seems fitting. Five of its six members are Berklee graduates.
Roy Guzman Quintet to Perform at George Wein's Jazz Festival 55
Roy Guzman, a gifted young guitarist, was mentored by Berklee's renowned jazz faculty member, alumnus, and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón, and is the winner of the prestigious Billboard and Jimi Hendrix awards at Berklee.
City Music Blowout, August 11
Due to the popularity of this concert, all seats are now ticketed and reserved, so get your tickets now. Featured performers are recipients of the Berklee City Music Summer Scholarship.
VIDEO: Berklee Goes to Washington
Student singer/songwriter Liz Longley and her bandmate Jake Cohen share what it was like to perform—and even debut a new tune—at the Kennedy Center showcase.
Terri Lyne Carrington
Get a preview of Terri Lyne Carrington's free concert in Roxbury's Highland Park with "Sherwood Forest," a song the drummer cowrote with keyboardist George Duke.
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