Summer Concerts at Kendall Plaza
Located at the crossroads of the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel and Kendall Station subway stop, and at the heart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, Kendall Plaza offers a lovely introduction to Cambridge. Whether on your way home from work, or heading to dinner, make a stop by Kendall Plaza on Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. to listen to students perform a mix of jazz standards and originals. (View Map)
Past Events
Check out some of the great shows that have been part of the Summer in the City series in prior years.
Dom Jones
Dom Jones is an artist, singer-songwriter, MC, poet, author, orator, and vocal producer from Oakland, California.
Gary Kerkezou Trio
Gary Kerkezou is a drummer and violinist currently attending Berklee College of Music.
Kelly Vargas / BEANE
Kelly Vargas is an emerging singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from New York whose styles include acoustic pop, R&B, and soul.
Sam Robbins
Sam Robbins is a New England–based Americana/country singer-songwriter.
Nick Ricks
Nick Ricks is a classically trained pianist who is an avid composer and songwriter in genres such as R&B, funk, and neo-romantic.
Danielle Juhre
Neo-soul/pop/R&B artist Danielle Juhre, who records simply as Danielle, is an award-winning soul and pop artist from Chicago, Illinois.
SoulFood
SoulFood is a Boston, Massachusetts–based collective started at Berklee College of Music and founded on the philosophy of Ubuntu.
Yanina
Yanina is a sultry and soulful singer-songwriter and music business major from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her influences include Lauryn Hill, Lalah Hathaway, Esperanza Spalding, Beyoncé, and Lianne La Havas.
Harry Jay
Harry Jay is an R&B/funk/hip-hop artist and Berklee College of Music student from Washington, D.C.
Kelly Vargas / BEANE
Kelly Vargas is an emerging singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from New York whose styles include acoustic pop, R&B, and soul.
Spencer Nicholson
Blazing across a wide variety of styles, Spencer Nicholson’s groovy and soulful expressions are a revolution of modern pop music. With influences from Allen Stone to Justin Timberlake and Michael Bublé, the Canadian singer-songwriter presents a classic yet innovative style with a smooth and contagious vibe.
Triple Tea
Formed at Berklee in 2016, Triple Tea is a cinematic/progressive jazz trio influenced by a variety of styles, from pop and electronic to jazz and film music.
Red Elk
Armed with his bass and voice, Josiah Contreras, a.k.a. Red Elk, plays what he calls “Native soul,” combining modern groove-based styles (funk, soul, folk, and rock) with elements of Native American music (rhythms, chants, flutes, and percussion).