Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, will be holding audition and interview (A&I) events in Kenya as part of its Africa Scholars Program, offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded scholarships to attend the college. The college inaugurated the Africa Scholars Program with A&I events in Accra Ghana, and Durban, South Africa in the summer of 2008. Those resulted in $1.4 million in scholarships being awarded to 26 musician

Berklee College of Music Investing in Young Irish Musicians With Improvisation Workshops and Scholarship Auditions April 13-19 at Dublin Institute of Technology, Newpark Music Centre Boston, MA, March 20, 2009 Berklee College of Music is investing in Ireland to bring young talent across the Atlantic to its Boston campus. Ireland, though rich in musical heritage, is underrepresented at Berklee, a multicultural melting pot that includes students from over 70 countries. The college's means of inves

For Immediate Release Contact: Nick Balkin // 617-747-2247 // This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Berklee Assistant Music Business/Management Chair John Kellogg Elected President of Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association Boston, MA, March 9, 2009 John Kellogg, assistant chair of music business/management at Berklee College of Music, has been elected president of the of Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA), an international organization of educators and students of music

Berklee Presents Herb Alpert and Lani Hall with Brazilian jazz, popular standards, and their award-winning hits, April 22, at the Berklee Performance Center BOSTON, MA, March 11, 2009: Herb Alpert, legendary musician and record executive, and internationally renowned singer Lani Hall are circling back to Boston after successful club appearances last year elevated the husband and wife team to theaters for a new tour with Brazilian and American jazz and popular standards. Berklee College of Mus

Wednesday, April 1: BILL KING Pianist, composer, and publisher Bill King is a multitalented individual whose recording and production credits include Live! In Session by Liberty Silver; Magnolia Nights, Moment's Notice by Bill King and the Jazz Report All-Stars; From the Heart, a tribute to piano great Oscar Peterson; and most recently, with Bill King's Saturday Nite Fish Fry, Jump Shout Rock da House, Rhythm & Soul, and Dirt Road Blues, among many others. He appeared on Sophie Berkal-Sarbit