Full Calendar of Events at the Berklee Performance Center

The Janet Jackson Experience is curated by Jackson's drummer of 25 years, John "Lil' John" Roberts—now a Berklee professor. Berklee students will perform the hit music of Janet Jackson, along with a stellar six-piece band and dancers. 

Jazz supergroup Artemis makes its Celebrity Series debut with an unforgettable, unique performance. Hailing from the U.S., Canada, and Japan, six of the top-charting female jazz musicians come together as one, giving audiences high-wire interplay infused with pure joy.

Tapped In! is a vivacious showcase of tap dance, rhythm, music, jazz, and community, hosted by The T, Boston Conservatory and Berklee’s brand new, student-run and choreographed tap club.

This concert will feature all of the premier a cappella groups at Berklee: On the Vox, Pitch Slapped, Treble Threat, and Upper Structure.

Berklee’s International Folk Festival, directed by Christiane Karam and Vessela Stoyanova, brings together the college’s diverse community for a performance featuring various traditional musical cultures from around the world.

This concert will celebrate the life and work of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021).

Brilliant pianist, composer, and multimedia artist Jason Moran turns his boundless creativity and curiosity into a celebration of the life of often-overlooked African American musical pioneer James Reese Europe, credited with introducing jazz music to the European continent during World War I.

Moods of Her presents Tales of Sonic Stories, featuring music from Shirazette Tinnin’s latest album with Sonic WallPaper, The Cards That Life Can Deal, as well as music that is yet to be released. You don't have to be a woman to enjoy Moods of Her, a human rights activist group led by Tinnin.

Through historical stories from the birthplace and blending of diverse musical traditions in New Orleans, Gumbo Stories presents a range of music from second line to congregational to jazz and bounce.

After gaining international fame for reviving classic Cuban music, tres master Juan de Marcos has turned the Afro-Cuban All Stars into a sensational showcase for Cuba’s most prodigious young musicians.

Join the Hamilton-Garrett Center for Music & Arts (HGMA) for their annual concert fundraiser, Make Them Hear You, with honoree Patrice Rushen and performances by Take 6, the HGMA Youth Choir, the HGMA Drumline, and more. 

The Hot Sardines effortlessly channel New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets, and New Orleans jazz halls to transform songs from past eras into music for the 21st century.

Resident composers (and Berklee faculty members) Darrell Katz, Bob Pilkington, Dave Harris, and Mimi Rabson will present modern jazz and fusion compositions played by a 22- piece jazz orchestra comprised of top-level performers in the Boston area. 

Now in its 12th year, this annual concert celebrating the Chinese New Year will include Chinese hit music from various genres, as well as dance and other live performances showcasing Chinese culture. 

Come experience one of the most celebrated faces of modern Arabic music. Hamza Namira will perform an outstanding concert featuring many of his greatest hits.

Ídolos Latinos is an annual concert to showcase and honor prominent Latin American artists, during which each Berklee student performer will represent at least one idol.

The 28th Annual Write of Spring concert will feature compositions and arrangements by the jazz composition faculty performed by a faculty ensemble.

Berklee’s first-ever Business of Latin Music Symposium, presented by the Music Business/Management Department, is a celebration of one of the most popular genres of music in the world.

Outstanding activist, educator, and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and her band Social Science appear on the Celebrity Series this season, two years after earning a Grammy nomination for their album, Waiting Game.

A thrilling all-male percussive dance group from Argentina, Malevo specializes in malambo, a traditional Argentine folk dance, and merges it with urban percussion and other dance styles.

The Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella will feature the top two placing groups from each Northeast Quarterfinal. 

This concert features music written by Contemporary Writing and Production students at Berklee.

Berklee’s Career Jam culminates in the first-ever Career Jam Award Show, highlighting talent from all career communities and a broad spectrum of majors.

The Monterey Jazz Festival sextet is fronted by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Kurt Elling on vocals and features Lakecia Benjamin on alto saxophone, Yasushi Nakamura on bass, and Clarence Penn on drums. Christian Sands, on piano, acts as music director. 

With virtuosity, strength, spirit, and sheer endurance, Yamato displays its breathtaking performance on more than 20 drums as well as with bronze cymbals, vocals, and bamboo flutes. 

The Miley Cyrus Ensemble is a production showcasing the contrasting layers and intricate components of Miley Cyrus’ life through music.

The Miley Cyrus Ensemble is a production showcasing the contrasting layers and intricate components of Miley Cyrus’ life through music.

Each semester, more than 120 voice students audition for the opportunity to be cast in Singers Night, one of the Voice Department’s premier shows. 

When it comes to defining the space between classical and electronic music, hardly any other name is mentioned as often as that of the Berlin-based pianist, composer, and producer Nils Frahm.

Paying tribute to the iconic singer, the Cesária Évora Orchestra features the wildly talented musicians who regularly accompanied her, along with famed Cabo Verdean singers Lucibela, Elida Almeida, Nancy Viera, and Teófilo Chantre.

Don’t miss this dazzling array of musical theater talent at the 14th annual showcase of original musical theater songs written, orchestrated, and performed by Berklee students.

In this Signature Series event, we celebrate the power of gospel music with a performance by Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Choir, directed by Dennis Montgomery III and featuring a special guest performance by Kurt Carr, the legendary producer and arranger of gospel music.

A fun-filled concert for the whole family, the East Coast premiere of At the Movies: Grace Kelly with Strings will feature Kelly’s enchanting vocals and exuberant saxophone playing with a 15-piece large ensemble. You’ll enjoy fresh and reimagined versions of her favorite movie music (a Disney medley, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mission Impossible, and more) as well as songs by legendary film composers John Williams and Ennio Morricone, and contemporary artists like Billie Eilish (No Time to Die). 

Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger Joe Lovano presents his original compositions, arranged by Kenny Werner for this evening of lush jazz with string orchestra, directed by Eugene Friesen.

Berklee explores the future of songwriting with student composers, arrangers, and performers in a collaborative concert presented by Guitar Department faculty Abigail Aronson and Voice Department faculty Rebecca Shrimpton.

Three masterful genre-benders—Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer—come together once again to blur geographic borders and musical boundaries for an exuberantly virtuosic and exciting evening of music. 

Greece’s timeless vocalists Alkistis Protospalti and Dimitris Mpasis combine their voices in a musical program that is nothing less than The Best of Greece: A Concert Tribute to Hellenism.

This program will feature two original student works, a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, as well as other works for winds, brass, and percussion.