During this year’s Berklee High School Jazz Festival, I had the opportunity to listen to a number of outstanding high school bands. Among them was the Bacon Academy Big Band, directed by Mr. Thomas Kessler. After their performance, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Mr. Kessler about his own musical background, [...]
HSJF Interview: Thomas Kessler (Part 2)
March 31, 2015 | By
During this year’s Berklee High School Jazz Festival, I had the opportunity to listen to a number of outstanding high school bands. Among them was the Bacon Academy Big Band, directed by Mr. Thomas Kessler. After their performance, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Mr. Kessler about his own musical background, [...]
From Seeing to Playing with a Hero
September 23, 2014 | By
Born in 1978, Jakob Bro is one of Denmark’s most popular jazz guitarists; in my opinion, he is perhaps the best, and is known for stellar collaborations with artists such as Paul Motian, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell (Berklee ’77), and George Garzone, to name a few. If you listen to his music, you will hear [...]
Boston Arts Academy Big Band’s Tip for Success
March 13, 2012 | By
To get an inside view of what kind of preparation it takes to get ready for the Berklee Jazz Festival, we followed the Boston Arts Academy Big Band during the day and interviewed them immediately following their performance.
Darrell Katz, Director of The Jazz Composer’s Alliance Orchestra
November 30, 2011 | By | Photo by Phil Farnsworth
Darrell Katz is a Harmony and Arranging Professor at Berklee, a former High School Jazz Festival adjudicator, Director of the Jazz Composer’s Alliance Orchestra and a prolific composer of highly original music. Darrell recently sat down with BerkleeJazz.org’s Tom Weeks.
Richard Guillen of Arlington High School
June 12, 2011 | By | Photo by Phil Farnsworth
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