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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, ...
Michel Camilo Professes, Kevin Mahogany Sings, and Students to Return to the Blue Note
by AAJ Staff
This week, piano virtuoso and composer Michel Camilo began his appointment as a Herb Alpert Visiting Professor at Berklee College of Music. Hailed by jazz and classical connoisseurs alike, Camilo is also one of today's most prominent figures in Latin jazz. During the week, he presents master classes for faculty and students, and rehearses and performs ...
Gershwin, GRAMMY
by AAJ Staff
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 for seniors, and are available at the Berklee Performance Center box office, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, ...
Berklee Awards $50,000 In Grants To Alumni
by AAJ Staff
Berklee College of Music President Lee Eliot Berk announced that the college has awarded grants to alumni in support of their efforts to promote music education and community outreach initiatives in the community. The grants, which total $50,000, have been presented to Catherine Goldwyn, Kendrick Oliver, Hans Schuman, and Juri Shigeta. With the awarding of these ...
