Tag Archives: jazz

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 :)

By Tom Richards | Posted in Berklee City Music, City Music Network | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

Karen Cowley talks about Five-Week

November 6, 2009 – 11:00 am

180 international students from all corners of the globe attended the Five-Week Summer Performance Program this past summer. We first heard from Karen Cowley when she attended the Berklee in Dublin program this past April. Cowley won a scholarship to Five-Week there, and we followed her to get the inside scoop on her experience at [...]

By Shelly Booth | Posted in Student Experience, Summer Programs | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

Postcard: California bluegrass with Ben Powell and alt-string band Dr. Magpie

October 6, 2009 – 2:08 pm

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 [...]

By Danielle Dreilinger | Posted in Berklee on Tour, Student Experience | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Next week: Berklee returns to New Orleans

June 19, 2009 – 10:00 am

Sometimes, musicians set aside the saxophone for the circular saw, the piano for the wood planer, the synth for… okay, I’ll stop. In a few days, 10 Berklee faculty and staff will be heading to New Orleans to build houses in the Habitat for Humanity Musicians’ Village.

By Danielle Dreilinger | Posted in New Orleans | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Summertime, and the touring is easy (we hope)

May 26, 2009 – 7:48 am

It’s relatively quiet here in Boston as the summer semester settles in… though it’s 52 degrees today… because many students have left town. And many take advantage of the warm season to TOUR! Luckily, we get to follow some of them here. Singer/songwriter Liz Longley will cover her experiences on the folk circuit, several bands [...]

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