Upcoming Events at the Red Room

Receive feedback on your song from industry professionals Benjamin Groff of Brill Building and Amanda Samii of Kobalt.

Maddie Jay, a self-proclaimed “bedroom producer,” relies on her roots as a bass player to inform beats and productions she creates in her apartment. Jackson Lundy is a singer-songwriter from New York City whose music is a blend of R&B, jazz and neo-soul.

Braxton Cook is one of this generation’s most exciting emerging voices in the jazz world. Not only does he exhibit world-class virtuosity on the alto saxophone, but he also is a uniquely talented singer-songwriter who blends jazz, soul, R&B, and alternative music into a new sound all his own.

Join celebrated bassist Janek Gwizdala ’00 as we explore his diverse career as a musician, educator, author, and video journalist. Serious bass playing will also be part of the day. Steve Bailey, bass chair at Berklee College of Music, will host and interview Gwizdala.

Graeme James is a pop/folk violinist from New Zealand who has gone from busking to traveling internationally as an acclaimed singer-songwriter.

Dutch singer-songwriter Dotan began his career playing intimate shows in people's homes. 7 Layers, his 2014 multiplatinum album, was a soulful and folksy record that he wrote, produced, and recorded in his living room.

No matter his material, Canadian musician AHI (pronounced “eye”) has one unbreakable songwriting rule: he must see himself—and some truth—in his songs.

Joan Shelley, a singer-songwriter who lives near Louisville, Kentucky, features work that wrestles with the possibility of reconciling, if only for a moment, the perceived “natural” world with its reflection.

Tom Oren won the 2018 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition, judged by Herbie Hancock. He is an honors graduate of the Israeli Conservatory of Music, studied at the renowned Rimon Jazz Institute, and attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship.