If you were paying attention, it wasn’t hard to notice that Berklee Alum Kendrick Scott had a busy and successful weekend here at Berklee College of Music.
Interview: Matthew Nicholl, Contemporary Writing and Production
July 9, 2011 | By | Photo by Phil Farnsworth
We sat down with Matthew Nicholl, department chair of Berklee’s Contemporary Writing and Production for an in-depth interview about his approach and history to Berklee’s annual High School Jazz Festival.
Interview: Larry Bethune
June 1, 2011 | By
Larry Bethune is Berklee’s Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students
Now Hear This: Jason Camelio
May 25, 2011 | By
Jason Camelio is Berklee’s Director of International Programs, Trombonist, composer, arranger and leader of the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Bang and Bending Dogma (octet).
Now Hear This: Greg Hopkins
May 11, 2011 | By | Photo by Phil Farnsworth
Greg Hopkins is a Berklee Professor, Jazz Composition & Brass; Director, Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra.
Now Hear This: John McGann
May 4, 2011 | By | Photo by Helen Norton-Russell
Charlie Parker, Newly Discovered Early Recordings We’ve read about how he shed all the classic recordings, but it’s a revelation to hear Lester Young so directly in Bird’s playing on these early recordings, some of which are duos with guitar! Wes Montgomery, Jazz 625 (1965 UK DVD) Wes transcends ‘guitar playing’ and plays ‘complete music’- [...]
Q&A: Tri-tone Subs in a 2-5-1
April 27, 2011 | By
Question from K.C. in New Jersey: My question is about using subs, specifically tri-tone substitutions, in a ii-V-I turn-around. I play guitar and am talking about creating harmonically interesting ideas during comping.
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