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BOSTON, MA, August 16, 2007 — Jazz Revelation Records presents the 3rd Annual Kendall Square Concert Series, every Thursday at noon through September 13. A complete schedule of dates and times is below.
Artists include Berklee student and alumni jazz, world, Latin, and r&b musicians, some of whom are featured on the new Jazz Revelation Records CD The New Old School. The remaining artists in the series, which has been ongoing since June, are Berklee Monterey Quartet (8/23), Tantanakuy (8/30), Alex Terrier Quartet (9/6), and Juan Ospina (9/13).
Jazz Revelation Records (JRR), Berklee's student-run jazz record label, was formed in the spring of 2003. The label is made possible by a grant funded by the college. Under previous management, Jazz Revelation Records successfully released the compilation CDs Rebirth, Two, and Ars Nova. Under the direction of current president Michael Borgida, the label has just released its fourth album, The New Old School. For the new CD, JRR gathered eight young, passionate, and committed artists from around the world, all speaking the traditional language of jazz in a new way. JRR is part of the Professional Music Department at Berklee, and is overseen by Department Chair Kenn Brass and Associate Professor Kevin McCluskey, who executive produced the new release.
The Kendall Square Concert Series take place at 300 Athenaeum St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA, every Thursday, weather permitting, noon to 2:00 p.m., June 7 – September 13. The Kendall Square Concert Series is sponsored by BioMed Realty Trust, Watermark Residences, and ConstellationCenter. For more information, please call (617) 577-7354
- Schedule for Kendall Square Concert Series-
August 23: Berklee Monterey Quartet - Kendall Square at noon AND at the ICA at 6:00 p.m. [This is the final date for Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the ICA, at Putnam Investments Plaza, 100 Northern Ave., Boston.]
Each fall, Berklee chooses four of its finest students to perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival. The Berklee Monterey Quartet is comprised of saxophonist Godwin Louis, pianist Lawrence Fields, drummer James Williams, and bassist Dan Carpel. Since playing two standing-room-only shows at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September 2006, the group has taken time from their Berklee studies to perform at the Twins Jazz club in Washington, D.C., appear on the Voice of America, and record in XM Radio's flagship Washington studios, for XM's Real Jazz/70 channel. The group just returned from a tour of the Pacific Northwest, including appearances in British Columbia, Seattle, Portland, and San Jose, CA.
August 30: Tantanakuy - Kendall Square at noon
Tantanakuy is led by Argentinean composers Marcelo Woloski (percussion) and Andres Rotmistrofksy (bass), and features Italian vocalist Eleonora Bianchini. After playing with many folk artists in Argentina, Woloski and Rotmistrofsky came to Boston to attend Berklee. The duo has gained a reputation as a strong rhythm section able to communicate the depth of rhythms from South America. Their music blends Argentinean, Brazilian, Afro Cuban, Afro Peruvian, and Uruguayan rhythms with jazz harmonies. Tantanakuy's versatility has placed them in high demand on and off campus. Woloski's composition "Mundo Por Conocer" appears on the Jazz Revelation Records CD The New Old School.
September 6: Alex Terrier Quartet - Kendall Square at noon
Saxophonist Alex Terrier is a native of Paris, France. Terrier graduated from the Lycee de Sevres and studied at the National School of Music before earning a scholarship to attend Berklee, where he was awarded the Joseph Viola Scholarship and the Herb Pomeroy Award. He performed with, and composed for, three of the best jazz bands at the college: the Concert Jazz Orchestra, the Rainbow Big Band, and the Rainbow All Stars. Terrier toured Costa Rica last year and recorded Stop Requested for Aphrodite Records, his first album as a leader. Terrier's "Stop Requested" also appears on the JRR CD The New Old School.
September 13: Juan Ospina – Kendall Square at noon
Pianist Juan A. Ospina was born in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1998, he began his formal musical studies at Bogotá's Universidad Javeriana, and after two years moved to Barcelona, Spain, to continue his jazz and classical studies. In 2004, he returned to Bogotá for a year before moving to Boston, where he is currently majoring in jazz composition at Berklee. In the spring of 2006, Ospina received a Jazz Performance Award from the Piano Department, and was the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Herb Pomeroy Award, given by the Jazz Composition Department. Ospina also appears on the JRR CD The New Old School.
