Events

Some of Berklee's finest jazz and blues student guitarists perform in this prestigious annual event.
 

Doge's Fusion Ensemble presents a set of jazz and funk fusion, featuring compositions by Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and Chris Potter, alongside original pieces.

Guitarist Dongsheng Huang presents a performance of music by the Japanese band Lamp, blending city pop, jazz, and bossa nova.

Professor of guitar Julien Kasper and his band, featuring Jesse Williams on bass and Zac Casher on drums, perform Kasper's unique original music. 

Neo Chinese Folk Engine presents a fusion of traditional Chinese instruments and modern genres, blending folk elements with rock, metal, and pop.

Guitarist and composer Norm Zocher brings his genre-bending Electric Strings Quintet to the Berk Recital Hall. This concert, which draws from jazz, rock, R&B, country, and classical traditions, features Zocher on guitar surrounded by fellow faculty members, including Mimi Rabson on violin, Rebecca Shrimpton on voice, Abby Aronson Zocher on bass, and Mike Connors on drums.

Marque Gilmore is an internationally acclaimed drummer, and producer and a pioneering force in live electronic music, bridging ancient musical traditions with modern technology in what he calls science-friction-drum-and-space. Gilmore is considered the leading creator and pioneer of the sub-genre phenomenon known as live drum ’n’ bass with his interactive music platform and live performance.

Claire Wang Ensemble performs jazz, fusion, and Brazilian music with friends.

Paolo Valdivia presents an evening of Afro-Peruvian jazz, fusion, and world music with bossa nova and flamenco influences. 

This is the 26th concert in a semi-annual series, featuring faculty from the Guitar Department in solo and duo settings. Kim Perlak and Sheryl Bailey, chair and assistant chair of the Guitar Department, will share the stage with colleagues who perform in the classical, jazz, fingerstyle, folk, funk, slide, modern improvisation, and blues styles.