Events

Event Dates
Monday / June 12, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

169 Mass is a diverse collective of musicians from around the world who met through the Berklee Global Jazz Institute and the Jazz and Gender Justice Institute in Massachusetts. Their music is a fusion of their cultural backgrounds and love of modern jazz.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Tuesday / June 13, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

Panamanian saxophonist and composer Samuel Batista presents Rising to Love.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Monday / June 26, 2023 / 4:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Lilly and her group set out to use music as a form of social justice, incorporating spoken word and theater arts.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Tuesday / June 27, 2023 / 10:00 pm
Venue
Jackson Browne Stage/Berklee Dining Hall
160 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Composer and saxophonist Ryota Sasaki presents original compositions.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Monday / July 17, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Relax your soul and bop your head with Dallas native Kühlname as she presents an earthy and soulful project that fuses alt R&B, (Latin) jazz, and neo-soul.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Thursday / August 3, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

Clarinetist Gabriela Pedraza performs a set of jazz, classical contemporary, and Latin music arranged for groups such as string quartet and clarinet choir.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Monday / October 16, 2023 / 7:30 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Faculty saxophonists and composers Allan Chase and Sam Spear co-lead a big band in a concert of pieces featuring alto saxophone, including their new original compositions and classics by Oliver Nelson, Prince Shell, and Billy Strayhorn.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Tuesday / October 31, 2023 / 7:30 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Please join us for the 25th Annual Berklee Octoboefest, where the double reeds of Berklee and Boston Conservatory shine on their favorite works. There will be classical and contemporary favorites, in solos and ensembles.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Wednesday / November 15, 2023 / 3:00 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Featuring the Berklee Flute Choir and the Autumn Winds and Piano ensemble, led by woodwind faculty member professor Wendy Rolfe. Lively and lyrical music ranging from Bach to contemporary, and Romantic to Latin will delight all audiences. 
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Thursday / February 8, 2024 / 7:30 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Achilles Heal Saxophone Quartet performs compositions and arrangements by members Kathy Olson and Rick Stone, as well as some of the band's favorite composer friends. Improvisation abounds and the subtleties of saxes without a rhythms section will delight the senses.

Admission
Free

Past Events

Event Dates
Thursday / May 4, 2023 / 8:30 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

Saxophonist and composer Veronica Leahy will be sharing a program of original music as a culmination of her college experience.

Event Dates
Wednesday / May 3, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Instrumentalist Alex Rashad performs a set of original compositions, improvised pieces, and arrangements of contemporary repertoire.
 

Event Dates
Monday / May 1, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Saxophonist Liam Laird presents his senior recital. A culmination of his musical journey up till now, join us for a celebration of music, mentors, family, and friends.

Event Dates
Friday / April 28, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Composer David Wright presents a jazz opera based on the myth of Perseus for a large-scale ensemble and choir.

Event Dates
Monday / April 24, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Venue
Fenway Center
77 St. Stephen St.
Boston
Massachusetts
02115

Join the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra for a concert of music from films and video games, with guest soloist Adrian Anantawan, conducted by Julius P. Williams

Event Dates
Friday / April 21, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Cuban-Spanish flutist, pianist, and composer Anabel Gil Diaz performs a set of originals and versioned tunes in Afro-Cuban and Afro-Spanish contemporary jazz style. Inspired by Dorantes, Alfredo Rodriguez, Russell Gun, Esperanza Spalding, Aldo Lopez Gavilan, Paquito d'Rivera, Chano Dominguez, Chucho Valdes, Snarky Puppy, Dirty Loops, and PJ Morton.

Event Dates
Thursday / April 20, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

Saxophonist and banjoist Cory Lapkoff presents a set of jazz standards combined with Americana/roots music from the Appalachian diaspora. 

Event Dates
Tuesday / April 18, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

From Decatur, Illinois, Coy Simmons brings a confusing conglomeration of musical influences packed into a singular hour. There will be jazz, fusion, jazz fusion, rock n' roll, country, tears, laughs, hate, and love. Aided by some of Berklee's finest individual musicians, this is guaranteed to be a unique experience.

Event Dates
Thursday / April 13, 2023 / 10:00 pm
Venue
Jackson Browne Stage/Berklee Dining Hall
160 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Israeli alto saxophonist, flutist, and composer Ori Menache perform a set of original tunes along with compositions by Herbie Hancock, Buster Williams, and Jimmy Heath.

Event Dates
Thursday / April 13, 2023 / 4:00 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Flutist Grin Shin has prepared an enthralling flute performance to experiment with a variety of music by mixing contemporary music with jazz, Gypsy music, and her original compositions.