Greetings from New Orleans, and Berklee’s 5th Annual Gracenotes trip with Habitat for Humanity! We just finished our first day onsite at 1839 Allen Street in the 7th Ward, where we’ll be spending our next 5 days.
Tag Archives: New Orleans
Introducing 2011 Gracenotes Sponsorship Recipients
May 3, 2011 – 1:27 pm
This year marks the fifth anniversary of Berklee’s Gracenotes Sponsorship to New Orleans. Thanks to the generous support of the college, the Gracenotes Volunteer Committee is able to send a group of staff and faculty members to New Orleans to contribute to the rebuilding efforts, which continue even today–six years after floods resulting from Hurricanes [...]
Berklee Visits New Orleans at Jazz Education Network’s Conference
January 28, 2011 – 3:08 pm
Liberal arts faculty member Fred Bouchard shares his impressions of Berklee’s January trip to a big national conference for people in the jazz field. Risen from the ashes of IAJE under the auspices and hard work of Dr. Lou Fischer and Mary Jo Papich and their loyal board, the St. Louis-based Jazz Education Network hosted [...]
Performers and fans talk music, mingling, and making new fans at BeanTown Jazz Fest
September 30, 2010 – 8:31 am
The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival turned 10 this year, and celebrated New Orleans style with the Wild Magnolias and Jonathan Batiste, Cajun food on the concourse, and temps in the 80 degree range. Jazz, blues, soul, and Latin music added to the festivities that stretched over six blocks for six hours. I spoke with [...]
Playing in the dirt
May 12, 2010 – 9:31 pm
Today we learned the meaning of “sweat equity”… or at least we learned about sweat!