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Mulgrew Miller Returns To Boston For James Williams Tribute
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Although Boston is not often associated with jazz, parts of the city have been infected with music's syncopating beat. Mulgrew Miller, jazz pianist and one-time Boston resident, returned last weekend to perform at a commemoration for his friend James Williams, a former Berklee College of Music instructor who passed away on July 20, 2004. Miller, a ...
'83 Alums Terri Lyne Carrington and Makoto Ozone Honored; October Gala to Feature Branford Marsalis '80
by AAJ Staff
Two prominent 1983 Berklee alumni, drummer/composer/producer Terri Lyne Carrington, and pianist/composer Makoto Ozone, will receive honorary doctor of music degrees during Berklee College of Music's 2003 Entering Student Convocation on Friday, September 5, 2003. Both individuals will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to contemporary music.Considered a musical prodigy by many, Medford, Massachusetts native ...
World Percussion & Mallet Keyboard Festival, Vineyard Vibes 2003, and 'Berklee in Puerto Rico' Awards $61K
by AAJ Staff
Berklee College of Music presents its annual World Percussion and Mallet Keyboard Festival, June 16-20 on the Berklee campus in Boston. This unique event is an intensive summer course for student percussionists taught by Berklee’s own faculty and special guest instructors from around the world. As part of the festival, the college will present a series ...
Dr. Dianne Reeves, Students Play Blue Note, David Azarian Benefit
by AAJ Staff
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will receive an honorary doctor of music degree at Berklee College of Music's 2003 Commencement on Saturday, May 10, along with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Both Reeves and Tyler will address the more than 600 graduates and approximately 3,000 invited guests. On Commencement eve, as is the Berklee tradition, ...
Concert Review: First Annual Boston String Improvisors' Festival
by AAJ Staff
First Annual Boston String Improvisors' Festival First Parish Church Cambridge, Massachusetts Sunday, October 22, 2000 Lineup: Saturnalia String Trio +1: Jonathan LaMaster, violin Vic Rawlings, cello Mike Bullock, bass Jane Wang, bass www.sublingual.com Jon Rose, violin and ...
Completing the Current Circuit with Fuze
by Phil DiPietro
Guitarist David “Fuze" Fiuczynski has remained somewhat of an incongruously well-kept secret despite his staggeringly complete resume, forward-thinking conceptual approach, and absolutely spine-chilling command of guitar technique. He's also been ahead of the curve on a few things; for one, the funk-metal crossover stylings that have dominated the popular music airwaves for quite some time now. ...
Matthew Shipp Trio: ICA Boston 12/15/01
by AAJ Staff
A simple gesture can convey profound symbolic meaning. Matthew Shipp, at the crest of a soaring run on the piano, reaches up into the wood beyond the keys for notes that aren't there. William Parker, deep in eyes-closed meditation, lifts his left leg and shifts his weight into the bass. Whit Dickey swivels his head round ...
Boston Boy: Growing Up with Jazz
by Kyle Simpler
Boston Boy Nat Hentoff Paul Dry Books ISBN: 096796752X
Boston's Randy Roos-A Local Legend Sustains Infinitely
by Phil DiPietro
I had the good fortune of attending Boston University during the particularly fertile music period of 1976-1980. I lived near Kenmore Square, and on any given night, friends would head out, especially to the now-legendary “Rat" (Kenmore's “Rathskellar"), a mid-size rock bar, to hear future theater-packers such as the Talking Heads, U2, The Police, The Clash, ...
Dr. Dianne Reeves, Students Play Blue Note, David Azarian Benefit
by AAJ Staff
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will receive an honorary doctor of music degree at Berklee College of Music's 2003 Commencement on Saturday, May 10, along with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Both Reeves and Tyler will address the more than 600 graduates and approximately 3,000 invited guests. On Commencement eve, as is the Berklee tradition, ...
