Jazz Revelation Records presents the 2nd Annual Kendall Square Concert Series, happening at 300 Athenaeum St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. Artists from Jazz Revelation Records and Berklee will perform each Thursday between noon and 2:00 p.m., through August 31. This event is free to the public, with onsite parking and many enjoyable restaurants. Featured artists include Berklee students, alumni, and faculty members.The Kendall Square Concert Series is sponsored by Lyme Properties, BioMed Real …

Berklee College of Music, the world’s leading institution for the study of contemporary music, announces the creation of the Africa Scholars Program. The college will be holding audition and interview (A&I) events offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded scholarships to attend the college. Auditions, open to citizens of any African nation, will be conducted for the first time in Accra, Ghana, on June 15 and 16, and Durban, South Africa, on June 18 and 19. For more information or

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated twenty Berklee alumni and three faculty members for a total of 24 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions in a variety of categories, including pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, Latin jazz, new age, songwriting, arranging, and film scoring. To date, Berklee alumni have won a total of 152 Grammy Awards. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Ange

Berklee College of Music, the Fenway Civic Association, and ParkARTS present the free outdoor jazz concert series Swingin’ in Mothers Rest, Wednesdays, July 11, 18, and 25, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (weather permitting), at Mothers Rest playground, located down the stairs from the Boylston St. bridge in the Back Bay Fens, at the corner of Boylston St. and The Fenway, Boston, MA. Folding chairs, blankets, and picnic dinners are encouraged. For more information please call 617-747-2447. The ninth-ann

Berklee College of Music has selected Bruce Lundvall, President and CEO of The Blue Note Label Group, to give the 14th Annual Zafris Distinguished Lecture for Music Business/Management. In his lecture, "Reinventing Blue Note, and Other Adventures in the Music Business," Lundvall will provide a retrospective of his career, highlighting the transformation of Blue Note Records from an all-jazz label to the signing of multi-platinum artist Norah Jones. The event takes place Friday, February 23 at Be