Greetings from sunny San Francisco! Since touching down on Wednesday, the sun has been shining and the temperatures have been beautiful with gentle cool breezes…. Welcome, Dr. Magpie. After checking into hotel TOMO! in Japantown, Rob Hayes and the six members of the band (including me, the violinist) ventured to a local Johnny Rockets to [...]
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Postcard: California bluegrass with Ben Powell and alt-string band Dr. Magpie
October 6, 2009 – 2:08 pm
Going to Monterey, coming to Berklee
September 22, 2009 – 7:51 am
A Berklee admissions counselor gives her take from behind the info table. Watch for further posts from Lauren throughout the school year. – Welcome to my blogosphere! This is my blogging debut, so let me formally introduce myself and hope you don’t sense a tinge of my blog(stage)fright! My name is Lauren Westendorf, Assistant Director [...]
From the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival
September 21, 2009 – 6:20 am
This year’s Berklee Monterey Quintet is playing three times on the Monterey Jazz Festival. The first gig is performing for 600 wiggly, middle school music students, at lunchtime, on the day before the festival begins. The show takes place on the Garden Stage, where the group performs again, complete with fifth member Billy Buss, on [...]
Postcard: Charlemont Reggae Fest—the prof’s perspective
August 14, 2009 – 8:21 am
Matt Jensen, assistant piano professor and founder of the Bob Marley Ensemble, weighs in with his experience at the festival. The Berklee Bob Marley ensemble performed on August 8 at the Charlemont Reggae Festival way out in beautiful Charlemont, Massachusetts.
Postcard: Charlemont Reggae Festival
August 12, 2009 – 8:25 am
Berklee musicians are having so much fun touring this summer that it should be made a capital offense… yes, I’m jealous. Here’s a postcard from student bassist Tim Luckow. So far at Berklee I have had many memorable moments, but few can compare to playing the Charlemont Reggae Festival with the Bob Marley Ensemble.