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Among the buzz of an adoring crowd, Joe Arroyo says he liked it

March 4, 2010 – 10:36 pm

One expected to see Joe Arroyo in the dressing room back-slapping the students and posing for pictures. He had just shared the stage with them, sat through a tremendous performance of his most famous songs, and received a letter of gratitude signed by all of them. But he wasn’t around. He also didn’t go back [...]

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Baby it’s cold outside, but Berklee heats Miami’s Gusman Center

March 3, 2010 – 10:01 pm

Read the first post from Miami. It’s unusual to be shivering in Miami, but the locals keep telling us this February has been an unusually cool month.  Orchestra members spent most of their day indoors, including trumpet player Andrew Koskela and professor Bernardo Hernandez, rehearsing for three hours at the Gusman, then retreating to a dressing [...]

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It’s a family affair: A sister and two Berklee brothers produce Miami’s Colombian carnaval

March 2, 2010 – 10:50 pm

Here in Miami, it’s clear that Yolanda Ossa-Eslait is in charge. But, without her brothers’ connections, the 2010 Carnaval de Barranquilla en Miami wouldn’t have had an 18-piece Berklee orchestra performing as the centerpiece of a multi-day, city-wide event. (Learn more about the trip.) Brothers Marino, Berklee class of 2009, and Juan, a current student, [...]

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CMJ Showcase: Nini & Ben

October 28, 2009 – 1:21 pm

Berklee and Heavy Rotation Records band Nini & Ben (Christina Fabi and Benjamin Gebert) play “Shine” at the Bowery Poetry Club, with bassist Derek McWilliams, drummer Jake Cohen, guitarist Johnny Duke, and pedal steel guitarist Tommy Bohlen: After their set, the duo shared their thoughts on the showcase:

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CMJ: We’ve Got Annie Covered

October 23, 2009 – 3:21 pm

Berklee came out in force for alumni band Annie and the Beekeepers CMJ Showcase last night at the Living Room. Magen and I were there, as were students and alumni Nathan Reich, and members of Sex!, and Nini & Ben, who, not coincidentally, happen to all be playing Berklee’s CMJ Showcase tomorrow (1-5 at Bowery [...]

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