Recent Music Features
2015 Berklee Honorary Doctorate Recipient: Harvey Mason
“Harvey Mason is probably the most recorded and most influential percussionist in this genre” – Nathan East … [More...]
Honoring Julio Iglesias
On May 9, 2015, Berklee will honor one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Julio Iglesias, with an … [More...]
Vaudeville: A History (Part 2)
At the turn of the 20th century, the Wright Brothers took their first flight and Henry Ford mass-produced vehicles that … [More...]
“I’ll play it and tell you what it is later”
Miles Davis led two of the most popular recorded quintets of all time. They were called “The First Great … [More...]
Vaudeville: A History (Part 1)
Vaudeville was the most popular form of American entertainment from the 1880s up until the late 1920s. It … [More...]
Remembering Orrin Keepnews
Orrin Keepnews never wrote a jazz standard. He never led a band. He was never a sideman on an influential recording. And … [More...]
Album of the Week

Week 34: At Carnegie Hall - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
An almost forgotten recording, At Carnegie Hall - Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, is a gem of a record. … [More...]

Week 32: Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters
This week, we are looking at Herbie Hancock's classic record, Head Hunters. Released in 1973 by Sony Music, this record … [More...]

Week 31: Lindsay Kupser’s Boston EP
https://lindsaykupser.bandcamp.com/ Once in a while, a record comes out of the Berklee Community that stands out, a … [More...]

Week 30: Weather Report’s Black Market
Released in 1976 under Sony Music Entertainment, Weather Report's seventh studio album, Black Market, is a jazz-fusion … [More...]
Week 29: Christian Scott’s ‘Christian aTunde Adjuah’
This album of the week is from the exciting new trumpeter Christian Scott, with his album Christian aTune Adjuah, … [More...]
Week 28: Erroll Garner’s Concert By The Sea
This week's featured album is the classic live album, Concert By The Sea, by pianist and composer Erroll Garner. The … [More...]