Upcoming Live Broadcasts

Tuesday, July 15

Rob Klevan

Rob Klevan is the education director for the Monterey Jazz Festival. He will be visiting Jazz Nw England to talk about this year's "Next Generation Orchestra", a specially selected high school jazz ensemble which will be playing at Monterey in 2008.

Monday, July 21

Manolo Mairena

Manolo Mairena, native of Costa Rica, came to the U.S at the age of sixteen. He settled in Worcester, Massachusetts and began his musical career as a percussionist performing traditional Puerto Rican music. The major Latin bands in Boston soon heard Maraina and recruited him for their projects, including Tropical Sound, Mango Blue, La Timba Loca and Balatón. But nothing compares to the sounds of Son Montuno, Guajira, Bomba, Bolero and Salsa. These are the sounds of Curubande and Manolo Mairena; a traditional ensemble rooted in traditions of the popular Latin bands of the 1960s and 70s, but with a modern approach.

Wednesday, July 23

Eric Mintel - live performance!

An urbane and intelligent improviser, arranger, and composer, jazz pianist Eric Mintel performs in a straight-ahead style often incorporating classical themes into his music. Born in Pennsylvania in 1967, Mintel was a musical child, and by his early teens he had already begun playing jazz. Influenced by such legends as Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, and Duke Ellington, Mintel formed his own group in 1993 and has since performed in a wide array of settings, including concerts at the Kennedy Center and the White House as well as being a featured guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on NPR. Mintel has also released a handful of recordings, including Hopscotch in 2002, Dynamo in 2004, and The Eric Mintel Quartet box set in 2005.

Friday, July 25

Paul Combs

Saxophonist, bandleader, educator and author Paul Combs returns to Jazz New England to get caught up about the adventures of the Paul Combs' Pocket Big Ban, as well as his other projects writing about and exploring the music of Tadd Dameron.

Friday, August 8

Michael Borgida

Before coming to Berklee in the summer of 2006, Michael Borgida attended college at the University of California at Riverside, studying Business Administration and had the opportunity to study in Lyon, France and Milan, Italy. After completing his studies, he decided to follow his passion and began playing weekly at a restaurant in LA and teaching guitar privately. To help further his musical career, he applied to Berklee College of Music and was awarded the Berklee World Scholarship. He is currently applying both his past degree and his 'full time hobby,' by being president of Berklee's jazz record label, Jazz Revelation Records.

Monday, August 11

Kris Adams - live performance!

A singer since the age of six, vocalist and arranger Kris Adams was a member of the famed early 90's graduate school class at Boston's New England Conservatory that included friends and fellow vocalists Lisa Thorson, Patrice Williamson, and Luciana Souza. Now an Associate Professor of Harmony at Berklee College of Music, Adams pushes the boundaries of traditional jazz vocals with her own inventive reharmonizations and arrangements as a working vocalist in Boston and beyond. Her sophomore release, Weaver of Dreams, was released in June 2002.

Thursday, August 14

Jacqui Naylor

Jacqui Naylor can only be described as supremely versatile. This San Francisco-based vocalist and songwriter shines through jazz, pop, and rock while adding touches of gospel, folk, blues, and even a little humor into the mix.