Events

Ricky Matute’s music creates a dialogue between traditional folk music from his home country, Colombia, and traditions from other parts of the world. In his compositions, Matute showcases Colombian folk drums, mixing them with jazz harmony, grooves, and instrumentation from Africa, North America, and Latin America, along with electronic elements like synths, loops, and triggers.

Venezuelan drummer Enmanuel Roman presents his senior recital, A Reflection. The recital will feature covers and interpretations from his studies of Latin, jazz, and Afro-Cuban styles in various meters.

ED ROX takes over Berklee! This show will feature original songs and an amazing band that will bring the lyrics to life when joining the Puerto Rican rapper and multi-instrumentalist ED ROX. 

Percussionist Bian Quan will perform a drum solo about jungle music, as well as funk, pop, and rock covers with his band. Most of the songs will be sung in English and Chinese. The recital will feature one original composition.

Jeff Watts Trio features celebrated guitarist Paul Bollenback and keyboard phenom James Francies. 

Drummer Dominic Marraffa performs original music by his band, Apollo. The band is made up of Josh Lawrence on guitar, Kenan Salazar on guitar, Kevin Du on keyboards, Igor Vogels on bass, and Dominic Marraffa on drums.

Fiona Andrews and her band present an evening of joyful and introspective music featuring grooves from Brazil, Cuba, and Spain.

Drummer and composer Jarred Chase performs a set of original compositions and covers as the culmination of his time at Berklee.

Macario and his band ACCENT will perform several original tunes that take the listener on a journey through sound by creating a story that recognizes the life of a migrant worker, a magical forest, and much more—all through the power of percussion. 

This recital will feature contemporary music for solo percussion and percussion ensembles of various sizes.