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STUDENT-RUN, ALL-AGES CONCERT VENUE AND COFFEE HOUSE
KICK-OFF EVENTS TO FEATURE MARSALIS BERKLEE JAMS WITH MIGUEL ZENÓN QUARTET AND BERKLEE STUDENTS, APRIL 2 - 3
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, FEATURING BANDS WITH LOCAL CEOS, APRIL 17
BOSTON, March 6, 2008 – Berklee College of Music presents Cafe 939, a state-of-the-art, all-ages, student-run music venue and coffee house. Located at 939 Boylston Street, adjacent to the Cactus Club, Cafe 939 will showcase Berklee’s emerging student talent, local artists, as well as national acts seeking a more intimate, personal space in which to perform and connect with their fans. Cafe 939 is open to the general public and hopes to attract musicians and music fans from all walks of life. While most rooms in Boston have a specific musical niche, Cafe 939 will embrace nearly any style, from rock, jazz, folk, and world, to bluegrass, hip-hop, electronica, avant-garde, and beyond.
“We don’t care if you play the saw, accordion, or electric sitar – as long as you’re good, this could be the room for you,” says Jacqueline Indrisano, Cafe 939 event manager. “We want this to be a place where all are welcome and anything can happen.”
Cafe 939 will hit the ground running with a stellar lineup of events. Puerto Rican saxophone phenom, Marsalis Music recording artist, and Berklee grad Miguel Zenón will kick-off Marsalis Berklee Jams, April 2 - 3, an ongoing series that will bring outstanding working ensembles from the jazz world to Berklee to perform with the college’s finest students. Executive Sessions, a Thursday night concert series with bands that include local CEOs, will open with folk rockers the Loomers, led by Tom Simons, president/creative director, Partners & Simons, on April 17. Berklee’s student-run label Heavy Rotation Records will present an artist showcase concert in April (TBA). For information on all upcoming events at Cafe 939, visit berklee.edu/events. Ticket prices vary, and are available at the Berklee Performance Center box office, located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, through Ticketmaster at 617-931-2000, or at ticketmaster.com. Tickets will be available on-site the night of shows. Cafe 939 is wheelchair-accessible.
Regular evening programming, starting in early April, will take place Wednesday - Sunday, from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. The New Brew, a free lunchtime concert series featuring up-and-coming student performers is currently running Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., and a weekly jazz brunch is being planned for this summer.
The 200-person capacity concert venue, featuring high-end PA and lighting systems, video and DVD capabilities, and flexible seating, is equipped for a wide variety of performances. An almost completely student-run operation, music business/management majors are responsible for the booking, marketing, publicity, and promotion of all shows. Berklee students also work as ushers, box office clerks, and in the stage crew.
The coffee house, open for business since December, 2007, features a sleek, modern design concept, a relaxed atmosphere with a number of large, comfortable sofas and chairs, as well as a Berklee history room with walls covered in old photographs and materials chronicling the college’s past. The menu includes a variety of coffees, teas, sandwiches, paninis, salads, bagels, muffins, cakes, and other snacks. The coffee house is open Mon. – Tue., 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Wed. – Fri., 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; and Sun., 10:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
