Where are we? In the country formerly known as East Timor. This new democracy is so young that Berklee’s Earth Stringband is the very first U.S. band to tour there—breaking new ground on the Rhythm Road.
Berklee on Tour
Rhythm Road 3: The Earth Stringband comes to Cambodia
September 30, 2011 – 1:47 pm
This installment of the Earth Stringband’s Southeast Asian tour with the U.S. State Dept./Jazz at Lincoln Center is all about the videos. These guys (all Berklee alumni) did some amazing things in Cambodia.
They composed an old-time tune from Lao folk melodies:
Rhythm Road 2: The Earth Stringband says hi to Thai(land)
September 25, 2011 – 3:31 pm
In this installment of the Earth Stringband’s epic musical trip with the U.S. State Dept./Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rhythm Road project, the band. . .
Just a couple good ol' bluegrass boys in Thailand.
Teaches Thai schoolchildren how to play an American classic.
Rhythm Road 1: The Earth Stringband lao-ves Laos
September 15, 2011 – 12:50 pm
Berklee Presents Mario Castro at the Newport Jazz Festival
September 12, 2011 – 6:11 pm
For the third year in a row, Berklee has been invited to present a top student band at the Newport Jazz Festival. The Mario Castro Quintet was chosen to represent the college on a 2011 festival lineup filled with alumni like Esperanza Spalding, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hiromi, Avishai and Anat Cohen, to name just a few.