“Hei” from the winter wonderland of Helsinki, Finland! I’m here with three Berklee students who are making the most of their experience as part of the Close Encounters Festival this week. The Samantha Schultz Trio, led by Samantha Schultz (vocals, guitar) with Alexander Toth (bass) and Charles “Trey” Macias (hand percussion) represent Canada and the [...]
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The snare drum rolls in Clarksdale for the summer scholarship applicants
April 22, 2010 – 12:24 pm
I can’t imagine what the two young women have been thinking since their scholarship auditions at the Delta Blues Museum on Thursday. Jacquline Gooch and Paula Thompson, students from the Delta Blues Museum’s Arts & Education Program, were both outstanding. Gooch, 19, accompanied herself on a guitar with a sliver of worn wood below the sound hole that [...]
Preparing for the Berklee Jazz Festival
April 7, 2010 – 1:32 pm
Marty Walsh and the Berklee City Music Rock ensemble are preparing for their debut performance at Berklee’s annual High School Jazz Festival. They’re looking energized and ready to rock… I have the ring in my ears to prove it 
My ears are still recovering…
March 24, 2010 – 11:23 am
Back from SXSW in Austin, where Berklee hosted three (!!) events this year. While I’m 90% recovered, my hearing may take longer to come back… I saw 40 bands in 4 days! including twelve alumni and student bands that played at Berklee’s parties, and two more – Pink Nasty and Royal Forest – who were [...]