Tag Archives: jazz

Clinica e Entrevista com Seamus Blake! (Clinic and Interview with Seamus Blake)

A algumas semanas atrás eu havia escrito que a WBGO, a NP3 e a Berklee estavam trabalhando juntas numa parceria que teria como objetivo trazer ao Cafe 939 da Berklee uma série de clínicas e concertos de artistas de jazz de Nova Iorque. Irei retomar o BerkleeBlogs Brasil no ano de 2012 descrevendo como foi [...]

Photo Blog: Berklee Alumnae Honor Maggie Scott in Star-Studded Concert

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 [...]

Christian Scott sits down with BerkleeJazz.org

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 [...]

Jazz Strings at The Rivers School Conservatory

It’s a strange experience, going from student to teacher.  I wonder if all teachers feel like they still have a lot to learn before they’re “ready” to take on pupils of their own.  I don’t know if I’ll ever be 100% comfortable in this role, but I’m getting used to it pretty quickly. This past [...]

Berklee Presents Mario Castro at the Newport Jazz Festival

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.