July 27th 2013 8TH ANNUAL QUEEN CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE COLORED MUSICIANS CLUB We are pleased to announce The 8th Annual Queen City Jazz Festival To Benefit the Historic Colored Musicians Club located at 145 Broadway Buffalo NY 12 Noon to 8pm On Michigan street between Broadway and William …
May 28, 2013 – The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) awarded Berklee’s Matt Glaser the prestigious Artist Teacher Award at its annual convention, held this year in Providence, RI. Glaser is the first non-classical string teacher to win the award, which is considered the ASTA’s highest honor. Past recipients include …
Berklee College of Music presents Trouble Man, a play with music and dance that tells the story of American music icon Marvin Gaye. Scripted by Berklee students, the production features guest songwriting legend Valerie Simpson (Ashford & Simpson), who will sing her anthem “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” as part …
Berklee’s Ralph Peterson Sextet, featuring some of the college’s top student instrumentalists and composers, will play New York City’s Blue Note Jazz Club on Monday, April 15, 2013. Directed by Peterson, a world-renowned drummer, the group will perform mostly original compositions, and Peterson will perform with the students on a …
Anyone interested in experiencing an afternoon of innovative contemporary music is invited to attend this performance of the New York-based trio The Blur Division. The band is certain to once again demonstrate the limitless possibilities of three exploratory musicians getting together to craft their own original compositions which reconcile history …
Saturday, September 17th at 6pm is the date to save for an evening of jazz presented by the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) annual benefit concert event. This year’s musical guest star is veteran jazz saxophonist Alfonzo Blackwell. The event is held annually to sponsor young adult’s college education from …
The Newport Jazz Festival was the first event of its kind when it started up in 1954, and 57 years later, it’s still breaking new ground. The festival drew big crowds this weekend in Newport, R.I. Its founder and current producer, the 85-year-old jazz impresario George Wein, sat down with …
The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in June, July, and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The seven-concert series is an infectious soundscape of salsa, timba, mambo, bolero, jazz, funk, soul, groove, and more. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, alumni, and world-renowned artists from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, …
