Miami Herald: Jazz festival Helps put Dominican Republic on World Music Map

The Miami Herald International Edition reviews the 19th annual Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, which featured the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.

January 5, 2016

The Miami Herald International Edition reviews the 19th annual Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, which featured the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.

“With the star power and prestige afforded by the Berklee connection, the Dominican Republic of jazz is putting itself on the world map of destinations worth visiting,” notes the article by W.P. Norton.

The piece also reviews the student performance: “The Berklee ensemble showcased particularly sophisticated and wide-ranging arrangements that expanded the definitions of jazz.”

Read the full article at W.P. Norton’s blog here.