The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston's historic Back Bay. The BPC, which is both the college's flagship performance space and one of Boston's most prestigious concert halls, is easily accessible by public transportation, with parking available in neighboring garages.
Tickets for events listed below are available at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Unless otherwise specified, ticket prices for these events are as follows:
Group
Two weeks before show
Day of show
General Public
$10.00
$10.00
Berklee students, faculty, and staff
Free
$2.00
Berklee Alumni
Free
$2.00
Must have Alumni ID
Senior Citizens
$5.00
$5.00
65 and older
Children 12-18
$5.00
$5.00
Children under 12
$2.00
$2.00
Children under 2
Free
Free
All children need a ticket regardless of age.
ProArts Students
Free
$2
Must have ProArts School ID
Please note:
Prices for some shows may vary. (Sovereign Series, Singers Showcase, visiting artist events, etc.)
Members of the Berklee Community are entitled to free tickets up until the day of the show. Number of available free tickets per Berklee/Pro-Arts ID will vary based on event.
All discounts are available only with a corresponding valid ID.
ProArts schools are Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art, The Museum School, and Boston Architectural Center.
BPC Events Calendar
Tarulli & Lappin
Thursday, July 24, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Faculty members Scott Tarulli and Don Lappin share the stage for a night of original, rock/fusion instrumental music.
GNP Inc. Presents
Aimee Mann
Saturday, July 26, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Monday, July 28, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Regarding the band's debut CD Jazziz magazine wrote "Daryl Lowery and Instant!Groove specialize in the funky soul-jazz grooves commonly referred to as 'acid-jazz.' The rhythm section is elastic, mid-tempo patterns aid excellent solos...resulting in a sound akin to John Scofield's A Go Go CD."
Rainbow Band
Thursday, July 31, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Five-Week Performing Songwriter Showcase
Wednesday, August 6, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Under the direction of Kristin Cifelli and Liz Stahler, the annual Five-Week Performing Songwriter Showcase features students who have made it through a series of auditions. All songs are written by the students, who are backed by a Berklee all-star house band.
Joe Stump
Thursday, August 7, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Berklee faculty guitarist, speed metal virtuoso, Joe Stump performs neo-classical speed metal, European power metal, and retro hard rock tracks from his various recordings, live with his band. [details]
Five-Week Performance Program Vocal Night
Monday, August 11, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Featuring three Five-Week Summer Performance Program vocal ensembles—Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble, Five-Week Chorus, Musical Theater Workshop—as well a the secpnd annual Five-Week Singers' Showcase.
City Music SYSTEM 5 Blow-Out Concert
Tuesday, August 12, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
A culminating event at the end of the Five-Week Summer Performance Program featuring students who are recipients of the City Music SYSTEM 5 Scholarship. Music will range from gospel to jazz to rhythm and blues.
Five-Week Summer Performance Program Blow-Out: I'm On My Way Home
Wednesday, August 13, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
This concert will feature some of the program's best ensembles performing in a wide range of musical styles ranging from small groups to big bands.
Mark Shilansky: Just the Piano Playah?
Wednesday, September 17, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Faculty member Mark Shilansky and his band play jazz-tinged originals and arrangements of unorthodox cover songs, featuring special guest vocalists David Thorne Scott, Julie Hardy, and Kate Schutt.
An Evening with Old Crow Medicine Show
Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Old Crow Medicine Show (O.C.M.S.), featuring keening vocal harmonies, fiddles, and banjos, plays songs from some of the earliest traditions of American music—tunes from jug bands and traveling shows, back porches and dance halls, southern Appalachian string music and Memphis blues. It is not the only band playing pre-World War II blues, fiddle tunes, rags, hollers, hokum, and jug band music, but it does so with a brazenness born of growing up around AC/DC, Nirvana, and Public Enemy. The fiery result equally impresses fussy old-time music scholars, fellow modern day roots musicians, and fans that forage on the frontiers of hip.
Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Tim Miller Trio will perform original compositions in a contemporary jazz style under the direction of faculty guitarist Tim Miller.
Norm Zocher Trio
Wednesday, October 1, 9:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Norm Zocher Trio will perform Norm's guitar-oriented jazz and fusion compositions.
Tom Appleman
Thursday, October 2, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Funk/jazz compositions in the style of Medeski, Martin & Wood and Galactic as well as a few vocal numbers in the soul/funk style will be performed by faculty bassist Tom Appleman and his band.
Fred Hersch
Tuesday, October 14, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Visiting artist/pianist Fred Hersch will perform original compositions and jazz standards.
Andrei Matorin and Friends
Monday, October 20, 7:15 a.m., Berklee Performance Center
Andrei Matorin presents a set of brand new compositions for small big band and strings. His music brings together his love for the melodies of his native country of Brazil, the driving rhythms of jazz, and the romantic passion of classical music.
Happy Dreams
Monday, October 20, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Flutist Akiko Ito presents her compositions and arrangements performing a variety of styles of Brazilian music incluing the choro, samba, bossa nova, baião, and afoxé styles. Special guest Performance Division dean Matt Marvuglio will play flute and a demonstration of the dance samba de gafieira will be offered.
Vuk Kulenovic Electric Symphony with Tibor Pusztai, Conductor
Friday, October 24, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Commissioned by Berklee College of Music, Electic Symphony is an orchestra of 32 musicians and is a synthesis of styles and instruments congruent with the culture profile of the institution. Composed by faculty member Vuk Kulenovic, this piece will be performed by Berklee faculty and conducted by Tibor Pusztai.
Fall Together
Wednesday, October 29, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jazz Composition Department faculty perform jazz in settings from small to large ensemble. Featured composers include Ken Pullig, Greg Hopkins, Phil Wilson, Bruce Thomas, and Marc Rossi. Special guest performer vocalist Rebecca Shrimpton.
GNP Inc. Presents
An Evening with Joan Baez
Saturday, November 1, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
American folk singer, social activist, and goodwill ambassador Joan Baez, whose career has spanned four decades, has become on of the foundations in the junction between traditional folk music and political activism. She has earned seven gold records and continues to raise the bar on the standards of contemporary folk music and its near-first-cousin pop, country, and rock.
Sunday, November 2, 8:00 a.m., Berklee Performance Center
American folk singer, social activist, and goodwill ambassador Joan Baez, whose career has spanned four decades, has become on of the foundations in the junction between traditional folk music and political activism. She has earned seven gold records and continues to raise the bar on the standards of contemporary folk music and its near-first-cousin pop, country, and rock.
Wednesday, November 5, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Devin Collins performs original compositions and improvisations with his band.
Ruby BC and the Band
Wednesday, November 5, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
An eight-piece band will perform original jazz fusion compositions and standards under the direction of Ruby Biloskirka-Conley.
Contemporary Writing and Production Department Faculty Concert
Thursday, November 13, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
This year's annual Contemporary Writing and Production concert will showcase original compositions by department faculty as well as the music of visiting artist Roland Vazquez. Vazquez, a percussionist and composer, will be the featured performer. The show will include music for rhythm section, five horns, and vocals performed by a band of Berklee faculty led by department chair Matthew Nicholl and covering a wide range of styles including Latin, jazz, world, funk, and r&b.
Comedy Central Presents
Jim Gaffigan
Friday, November 21, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Friday, November 21, 10:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Tickets on sale June 6, 2008 at 10:00am
Saturday, November 22, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Saturday, November 22, 10:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Tickets on sale June 6, 2008 at 10:00am
Friday, December 12, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton has been hailed by Billboard as "the finest new male singer/songwriter of recent memory," as well as "a vocalist of amazing proficiency and sensual conviction." Sexton tours in support of his seventh record, Seeds.
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