Wyclef Jean Heads Back To School Oct 6, 2009
BOSTON (October 5, 2009)--Wyclef Jean says he's returning to classes to earn a degree from Berklee College of Music where he says he can have a flexible schedule, including the ability to take classes online. His first class was Monday. (KWTX.com, TX)
The S.F. Jazz Festival lineup Oct 5, 2009
Esperanza Spalding, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre: The 24-year-old jazz singer and bassist has played with Stanley Clarke and Pat Metheny, served on the faculty of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and won over David Letterman. After seeing her, you'll know why. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jack DeJohnette is the keeper of the beat Oct 4, 2009
This makes DeJohnette, 67, an inspired choice for next week s residency at Berklee College of Music. It features clinics and rehearsals for students, leading up to a major public concert on Thursday, with Berklee professor and edgy improvisational guitarist David Fiuczynski plus some of the cream of the school s emerging talent. (Boston Globe)
Ready or not, here he comes: Wyclef Jean to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston Oct 3, 2009
Jean has announced that he is going back to school to earn a degree from Berklee College of Music ... BOSTON (AP) Wyclef Jean (ZHAHN') is going back to school to earn a degree from Boston's Berklee College of Music. (FOX61, CT)
Cruise in control Oct 3, 2009
Wyclef back in school Yes, that s Wyclef Jean wandering around Berklee College of Music. The former Fugee has enrolled at the school with the aim of getting a diploma. (Boston Globe)
MD band Hotspur continues to expand fanbase Sep 30, 2009
Three members of the band, Joe, Dave and Scott, attended the University of Maryland, and Evan went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. "Cooper is a graduate of the school of hard knocks!" says Evan. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Musical revival: Fixing a dent here, making a repair there brings instruments back to life Sep 26, 2009
A student at Bostons prestigious Berklee College of Music, she knew how to coax amazing sounds from her instruments. If the saxophone had even one screw out of place, she would know. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Branford Marsalis Quartet doesn’t miss a beat Sep 25, 2009
ESSDRAS M SUAREZ/GLOBE STAFFThe Branford Marsalis Quartet featured a new drummer, 18-year-old Justin Faulkner, a student at the Berklee College of Music ... His replacement is Faulkner, an 18-year-old who is just starting his secondary education at the Berklee College of Music. (Boston Globe)
Newton Notables Sep 23, 2009
Eleven young musicians from urban Boston neighborhoods and City Music Network partner sites around the country accepted full scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music starting this fall. Mark Ward of Dorchester, a METCO student who graduated from Newton North High School, was among those named. (Newton Tab, MA)
Newest Celtics out and about Sep 23, 2009
Berklee honors Brubeck Jazz legend Dave Brubeck is a frequent performer at the Berklee College of Music, so it s only fitting that the school decided to give the 88-year-old pianist an honorary doctor of music degree over the weekend. Brubeck, best known for the hit Take Five, received the honor from Clint Eastwood and Berklee president Roger H. Brown on Sunday during the 52d Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. (Boston Globe)
Northeastern Crime Log Sep 17, 2009
The two males carrying the beer were a 21-year-old Berklee College of Music student and a 20-year-old Northeastern student. The third male was a Northeastern student under 21. (Northeastern News, MA)
‘Holy Ghosts’ rock opera to be performed at Berklee Performance Center Sep 14, 2009
Berklee College of Music s first opera makes a loud entrance. Larry Bell s rock opera Holy Ghosts, based on the play by Romulus Linney, is set in the rural South where religious worship is taken even more seriously than music studies at Berklee. (Boston Globe)
NEC toasts its unique niche Sep 13, 2009
The well-known behemoth is the Berklee College of Music, but it was the New England Conservatory that launched the nation s first jazz degree program, 40 years ago. This fall NEC celebrates that anniversary with a rich menu of events that highlight not just the history but the unique niche the school has honed as the jazz world has changed. (Boston Globe)
Marblehead Housing Authority sponsors sixth annual cookout Sep 13, 2009
Up on the deck, live jazz music was provided by Debby Larkin, assistant executive director and professional jazz singer, who was accompanied by Berklee College of Music professor and musician Jeff Stout on trumpet and Steve Hershman on keyboard. This year, there was a tropical theme, and attendees dressed in colorful outfits, flowered shirts and leis. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Eclectic musical styles converge at five-college festival Sep 11, 2009
The opera premieres on Tuesday at Berklee College of Music. Holy Ghosts is based on a play by Romulus Linney, with a libretto by Linney and Bell s wife, Andrea Olmstead. (Boston Globe)
Beatles video game debuts Sep 10, 2009
Man, I could play this all day, said Zunk, a Berklee College of Music student ... Dan Zunk, a 20-year-old freshman at Berklee College of Music, who described himself as a huge Beatles fan, tried out the new game with two friends. (Boston Globe)
Bay State Banner raises rates on subscriptions Sep 5, 2009
In letters to the editor since the paper s return, some readers have heralded the paper s comeback, which has included a return by some of its former big advertisers such as Macy s and Berklee College of Music. They are not just an African-American paper, said Sal Giarratani, an avid reader from Roslindale who picks up his copy each week at Boston Medical Center where he works. (Boston Globe)
MARSHFIELD AROUND TOWN: Give new restaurant a try Sep 5, 2009
The following Marshfield residents were named to the dean s list for the spring 2009 semester at their respective colleges or universities: Champlain College, Cameron Clark, business; Tufts University, Jenna Almquist, Sterling Wall and Katie Wholey; Emmanuel College, Amanda K. Blakeslee; Simmons College, Kari Phillips, Jennifer Stallings and Morgan McGillicuddy; Merrimack College, Kristina J. Gray and Russell J. Gray; Newbury College, Breanna Dougherty, William Maddock and Genevieve Rein;... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
* Verve preserve Aug 28, 2009
Peterson, a drummer and composer, began his career in Art Blakeys Jazz Messenger Big Band when he was just a college student, and today serves as a professor at the Berklee College of Music. He performs at 8:45pm in front of the National Theater (a@|), outside corridor No. 6 (jY). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Can't stop the (free) music Aug 25, 2009
I generally pay for my music, but it s easy to get it for free, said John Rodgers, 21, a student at Berklee College of Music, as he stood outside the Berklee Performance Center. As far as big [file-sharing] sites go, they might get stopped. (Boston Globe)
A wound reopened Aug 24, 2009
Andrew, who lives in North Carolina, dropped his 16-year-old guitar-playing son off at Berklee College of Music for a course. We haven t booked our flights to Scotland yet, Elizabeth Philipps said. (Boston Globe)
The action begins on the Vineyard Aug 21, 2009
Green Beantown festival The Click 5, a pop band straight out of the Berklee College of Music, helped kick off Boston GreenFest, a weekend-long festival celebrating all that is good for the Earth. There will be live entertainment and green campaigns at City Hall Plaza through Sunday. (Boston Globe)
Sam & Ruby is a match made in sweet music Aug 21, 2009
Amanfu studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and released an electro-pop CD in the United Kingdom. After a year at Berklee, she had a decision to make. (MSNBC -- Music)
Brookline Honors Aug 18, 2009
Berklee College of Music announces the dean s list for the spring semester of the 2009 academic year. To be eligible, a full-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Silent signals, hazardous crossings Aug 17, 2009
He is also a promising young pianist who daily negotiates the Green Line and busy urban streets on his way to study at the Berklee College of Music. None of it daunts him, except the congested crossroads at Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street. (Boston Globe)
Teen duo Michael & Marisa are not kidding around Aug 14, 2009
It blows me away - they re singing harmony parts while they re playing their own instruments, says Maccora, a Berklee College of Music graduate. I know some people who are my age that can t do that, and they ve been playing for way longer. (Boston Globe)
That's just how things are Aug 13, 2009
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Students awarded Corkin scholarships Aug 12, 2009
He also took three art courses at L-S. Outside of school, he participated in the City Music Program at Berklee College of Music, performs with the City Music All-Stars, and is an active musician at his church. He plans to double major at Berklee in several aspects of musicianship and also in music business in order to become a professional musician, as well as a contemporary composer and producer of music. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
The kids are all right! And they love the 60s Aug 11, 2009
The Berklee College of Music sophomore says his most memorable musical experience was getting to hear the third Velvet Underground album on vinyl. Geyer is a ripe old 19. (MSNBC -- Music)
Berklee City Music Blowout Concert Aug 11, 2009
It s because fall scholarships will be announced at the annual Berklee College of Music event. These talented urban teens from Boston and beyond attend Berklee s five-week program through the City Music Summer Scholarship. (Boston Globe)
Carlos Averhoff Jr. at Regattabar Aug 10, 2009
The younger sax man is a student at the Berklee College of Music, where he mixes the sound of his native Cuba with jazz and funk with help from his Iresi Project. At the Regattabar Courtyard Series, executive chef Peter Davis will perform on the grill. (Boston Globe)
Holliston's student standouts, week of Aug. 6 Aug 9, 2009
Jeremy Kennedy, Erica Stenquist and Kimberly Zunner of Holliston were named to the Dean s List at Berklee College of Music for the spring semester. To be eligible, a full-time student must earn a grade point average of 3. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Herb Pomeroy tribute in Gloucester Aug 8, 2009
The swing and bebop jazz trumpeter played with Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton, and his own jazz bands for more than 50 years, and taught at the Berklee College of Music. Pomeroy died in 2007. (Boston Globe)
Academic achievers (8/6) Aug 8, 2009
dean s list Berklee College of Music announces that Eric Bolton of Chelmsford has earned placement on the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2009 academic year. To be eligible for this honor, a full-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Island concert? His idea Aug 7, 2009
Michael Borgida, 28, started booking shows as a student at the Berklee College of Music. After graduating last year, he took a job in the admissions office and decided to keep organizing concerts. (Boston Globe)
Entertainer Spotlight on Roger King (41) Aug 7, 2009
He later moved to Boston and studied jazz drumming at The Berklee College of Music. Born in Cincinnati, OH, his family moved to Florida when he was 10 years old. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Boston’s unruly riders Aug 7, 2009
A dozen more rode along the narrow sidewalk, weaving their ways among joggers, people walking to work, and students toting instruments toward the Berklee College of Music. Four more cyclists rode the wrong way on Newbury Street, dodging oncoming vehicles. (Boston Globe)
Berklee bands to play at Fort Warren Aug 6, 2009
Take No Prisoners: Berklee at Fort Warren, a joint effort by Boston Harbor Islands National Park and Berklee College of Music, is an afternoon of music by three up-and-coming Berklee acts - Mark Hopkins and the Hotel, Nini & Ben, and Abigail East. You re welcome to bring a picnic (no alcohol on the island), and there s a full service snack bar on the ferry. (Boston Globe)
Wahlberg and his girlfriend tie the knot Aug 3, 2009
Lyder, 24, got a call that she d been chosen to audition for Gospel Dream 2009 - it s like American Idol, but viewed by several million fewer people - the day before graduating from Berklee College of Music. She immediately flew to Nashville, where she stuck around until the semifinal round. (Boston Globe)
Singer-songwriter performs at the Coppell Farmers Market Aug 3, 2009
She moved to Boston to do her graduate work at the Berklee College of Music where she continued to write and record. She spent two years in Boston. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Terri Lyne Carrington plays Jazz at the Fort Aug 1, 2009
The Berklee College of Music alum and professor will share the music with you at Jazz at the Fort when she performs with her band. Berklee City Music All-Stars open with standards, contemporary jazz, and Latin music. (Boston Globe)
Academic Achievers Jul 31, 2009
Hamilton Grade 11, honors: Michael Gianelli, Peter Liquori Grade 12, headmaster s list: Andrew Gauthier; principal s list: Deklan Robinson; honors: Steven Nickas, Isaac Willnow Wenham Grade 9, honors: Kevin Britton Grade 11, honors: Carey Gallant Grade 12, principal s list: Philip Goudie, Christopher Shinopoulos *** Berklee College of Music announces that Clifford Bond of Hamilton has earned placement on the dean s list for the spring semester of the 2009 academic year. To be eligible for this... (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Wilmington teen rockers win scholarships Jul 31, 2009
Two Wilmington teen rockers recently won scholarships from the Berklee College of Music ... Forty bands entered the Berklee College of Music Summer Programs at the Center for Arts in Natick s Rock off Main Street Rock Showdown and 12 were chosen to compete at the final round in April ... Another student, Jessica Prouty of Marblehead, having already won a scholarship along with the rest of the Jessica Prouty Band at the WCBN/Berklee College of Music Battle of the High School Bands, was also... (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Jazz of Alex Wintz at ICA Thursday night Jul 30, 2009
Just make up for lost time by scooting over tonight to see jazz guitarist and Berklee College of Music student Alex Wintz, with his band. Stop by the Water Caf. (Boston Globe)
Mark Your Calendar Jul 30, 2009
Rock Concert with Berklee College of Music bands on Georges Island. AUGUST 11 Remembering Herb Pomeroy at Jocko s Jazz at the Sahara Club in Methuen. (Boston Globe)
High achievers Jul 30, 2009
Saugonian named to Berklee dean s list Andrew Lembo of Saugus has earned placement on the dean s list for the spring semester of the 2009 academic year at Berklee College of Music in Boston. To be eligible for this honor, a full-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
High-powered sound Jul 29, 2009
Moes has an undergraduate degree from the Berklee College of Music and a master s in music composition from the Manhattan School of Music. He also spent five years as an assistant recording engineer at a commercial recording studio in Astoria, New York, before moving to Logan with his wife. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Newpoli brings folksy sounds of Southern Italy Jul 29, 2009
The nine-piece ensemble made up of Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory alumni covers music from the Middle Ages to the 19th century with stories of unrequited love in the streets of Naples, and the mystical Tarantula. July 29, 7:30 p.m. $15. (Boston Globe)
Celtics’ Perkins weds Jul 28, 2009
Former Fugee plays BerkleeWyclef Jean was the special guest yesterday afternoon at Berklee College of Music s Summer Performance Program. The former Fugee answered students questions, performed with Berklee percussion teacher Terri Lyne Carrington, played the guitar behind his back and with his teeth, and did a dance-off with a few students onstage. (Boston Globe)
Arlington resident wins caption contest Jul 24, 2009
Originally from Los Angeles, Bearson moved to Massachusetts in 1988 to attend Berklee College of Music as a pianist and sometimes violinist. He now teaches mathematics at the Meadowbrook School of Weston and makes videos to help people learn math. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Bleu returns to Boston to play at T.T. the Bears Jul 24, 2009
He ll spend the week making radio and in-store appearances, as well as returning to the Berklee College of Music, his alma mater (Class of 96), as guest instructor for a day. He plays a record-release show tonight at T.T. the Bear s.. (Boston Globe)
The Week Ahead: Music Jul 23, 2009
FOLK, WORLD & COUNTRY ANNIE AND THE BEEKEEPERS A wistful sense of nostalgia wafts through the bare-bones folk and country tunes by this Boston-based trio whose members met at Berklee College of Music. They re now touring behind an intimate new EP, Squid Hell Sessions, recorded in Jamaica Plain. (Boston Globe)
Georgetown student achievements Jul 17, 2009
Regan Gibson, a 2002 graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science in marine biology, recently graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional music. He is a drum teacher at Robinson Music in Westborough and At Your Door Music in Wellesley and Weston. (Georgetown Record, MA)
This Charming Band rocks tribute concerts Jul 17, 2009
Justin, who plays bass, is at the Berklee College of Music, while brother Sean, who plays guitar, is at the Manhattan School of Music. Things to do, June 5-13. (Fresno Bee)
Makeins host a friend from Senmaya Jul 15, 2009
Makein said that over the next several days, he and Denise struck up a friendship with Suzuki, talking about school, family, how Suzuki studied English and was interested in studying music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Once the trip was over, they traded e-mails back and forth and sent Christmas cards, and the Makeins offered to host Suzuki on a visit to Boston. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
HINGHAM YESTERDAYS: Crow Point barn cant be saved Jul 13, 2009
Armand Zildjian, president and chief executive of Avedis Zildjian Company in Norwell, has been named to the Board of Trustees of Berklee College of Music, Boston. HOME FOR SALE: First time offered. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Cosby says 'hey, hey, hey' at Fenway Jul 11, 2009
Fleck was at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Thursday night for a performance and screening, and then answered questions for Berklee College of Music students - with a banjo on his knee - yesterday. On a boat. (Boston Globe)
Scituate musician releases first CD Jul 11, 2009
After playing in multiple musical groups at Scituate High School, Sam attended the Berklee College of Music until he graduated in 2004. He lived in Boston for his first year of school, but moved back to Scituate and commuted to classes for the remaining three years. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Lucien Gainsbourg follows in his father’s footsteps Jul 10, 2009
He auditioned for a spot at Berklee College of Music and was accepted. He has two more years left of his studies. (Boston Globe)
Where the RHHS Class of 2009 is headed... Jul 7, 2009
By: 07/06/2009 Baran Institute of Tech Bentley Univ. Berklee College of Music Briarwood College Bryant. Capital Comm. (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Jazz-playing Richey twins back in Fresno Jul 4, 2009
Justin, who plays bass, is at the Berklee College of Music, while brother Sean, who plays guitar, is at the Manhattan School of Music. The highlight of their return to Fresno is a show tonight at Tokyo Garden, 1711 Fulton St., with Tin Soldier, a group made up of six Berklee students. (Fresno Bee)
A guide to the arts outdoors Jul 3, 2009
Sponsored by the City of Boston s ParkARTS, along with Berklee College of Music and Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, the concerts bring Berklee faculty, students, and guest artists to Boston audiences. The first concert, July 9, takes place in Mozart Park, 10 Mozart St., Jamaica Plain; the next three happen at O Day Park, next to Villa Victoria, 85 West Newton St. in the South End. (Boston Globe)
Ayla Brown kicks off librarys concert series in Sherborn Jul 3, 2009
The Summer Concert series is also featuring great local bands such as the jazz quartet Esperanto from Berklee College of Music on July 8, funk-driven horn group The Infractions on July 15, and classic rock band Coffee House Band on July 22. Loading commenting interface. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
AndyStaplesInside Recruiting Tennessee has its first recruit for '13: a familiar 13-year-old name. Jul 1, 2009
Zion, Selah, Joshua, John and "Baby" Marley: If the Berklee College of Music hasn't offered full rides to Rohan Marley and Lauryn Hill's , the school needs to fire its reggae and hip-hop coaches. Mom's solo debut won five Grammys. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Northeastern Crime Log Jul 1, 2009
The officer stopped the two and learned the man, a 23-year-old Berklee College of Music student, bought the alcohol for the 20-year-old Berklee student ... Two people standing under the scaffolding, both 21-year-old Berklee College of Music students, admitted to climbing it. (Northeastern News, MA)
