To honor legendary jazz vocalist and pianist Maggie Scott for 30 years of mentoring and instruction at the college, Berklee brought back some of Maggie’s most accomplished students for a concert in her honor. Robin McKelle, Lalah Hathaway, Esperanza Spalding, Antonia Bennett, and Nadia Washington all took time from their busy schedules to share the [...]
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Christian Scott sits down with BerkleeJazz.org
January 6, 2012 – 9:00 am
Recently, Edison prize-winner and Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter Christian Scott visited his alma mater for a clinic, a concert, and an interview with Berklee’s new site Berkleejazz.org, an outgrowth of the Berklee High School Jazz Festival. Christian accomplished an impressive feat of academics at Berklee, completing two degrees in just two years, largely due to his [...]
Brandi Carlile at the Berklee Performance Center
November 21, 2011 – 8:00 am
Earlier this month, well over a thousand people packed into the Berklee Performance Center, many for the first time at the venue, to see a rare, solo performance by the chart-topping singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. The sold-out show can partially be attributed to the singer’s fame with her popular songs, such as “The Story,” but also [...]
The Rise of Emily Miller
November 2, 2011 – 4:36 pm
Move over Diana Krall and Norah Jones! There’s a new leading lady in town, and her name is Emily Miller. Readers of Berklee-Blogs may recognize her name from my Singer Showcase post, whom I called “the real star of the showcase.” I also said that I would “pay good money to see her headline a [...]
Remembering Steve Jobs and His Impact on the Berklee Community
October 15, 2011 – 9:50 pm
I was in a Berklee practice room when Steve Jobs passed away. I didn’t hear the news until I returned home, but no sooner had I put down my book bag did I sling my camera purse over my shoulder en route to the Apple Store on Boylston. Of course, as a photographer, I wanted [...]