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Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Berklee THURSDAY - Free and Open to the Public

Source: All About Jazz

On Thursday, February 13th, Harvard University's Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will present the sixth annual Dr. Warrick L. Carter Lecture, entitled “Encarta Africana: W.E.B. Dubois to John Coltrane" at 1 p.m. in the David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Boston. Part of Berklee College of Music's Black History Month Music Celebration 2003, the event is free and open to the public. For information, call 617-747-2261.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., whose many honors include a MacArthur Foundation “genius ...

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Berklee Presents "The Great American Songbook: The Music Of George Gershwin"

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BOSTON - Picture a stage full of musicians, a string section, men in tuxes, women in evening wear, and the great standards and show tunes of George Gershwin, performed in the classic styles of the mid-20th century golden age of popular song.

On Thursday, January 30, 2003, Berklee College of Music presents “The Great American Songbook: The Music of George Gershwin" at 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center. Tickets for this very special event are $10 general admission, $4 ...

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Branford Marsalis

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Berklee Rainbow Band Directed By Phil Wilson Presents "A Woddy Herman Celebration"

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Program Features Tenor Saxophonist Andy McGhee, Vocalist Alisa Miles, Vocalist/Trumpeter Christine Fawson, and the Jazz Vocal Group Syncopation

BOSTON: On the heels of their recent performance at the Hollywood Bowl for “Autumn Eve - a Tribute to Woody Herman" which was filmed for PBS, internationally-acclaimed jazz trombonist Phil Wilson and the Berklee College of Music Rainbow Band will present a concert celebrating the music of the late big band leader Woody Herman on Tuesday, December 3, at 8:15 p.m. at ...

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Joe Viola Memorial Concert To Feature Berklee's Stellar Woodwind Faculty, Plus The Rainbow Band

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Robert Joseph Viola, Jr. to Play Saxophone in Concert that Benefits Scholarship Named for His Grandfather

BOSTON, October 30, 2002 -- Next Monday, November 4th, is Winds Day, Berklee College of Music's annual, all-day event that features Brass and Woodwind Department faculty and students plus guest artists. This year's Winds Day is dedicated to the memory of the late Joe Viola, who was a master woodwind player and founding chair of the Berklee College of Music Woodwind Department. The day's ...

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New School University's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program presents: Jazz @ 6:30

Source: All About Jazz

Monday, October 28: Kenny Werner & Andy Statman Monday, November 11: Reggie Workman & Andrew Cyrille Monday, November 25: Roy Hargrove & Raymond Angry Friday, December 13: Jane Ira Bloom & Fred Hersch

Location: Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NYC

Tickets: $18 per show or $60 for the series The New School Box Office, 66 West 12th Street Tickets may be charged @ 212-229-2488

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Matthew Nicholl Named New Chair Of Contemporary Writing And Production Department At Berklee College Of Music

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BOSTON, MA, October 16, 2002 -- Prolific musician and award-winning educator Matthew Nicholl was recently appointed chair of the Contemporary Writing and Production Department at Berklee College of Music.

Since 1980, Nicholl has worked as a composer/arranger and keyboardist. He has composed soundtracks for films by the National Geographic Society, NASA, the US Postal Service, the Marriott Corporation, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and scored station ID and promotional packages for PBS, as well as numerous local television and radio stations. ...

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