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05/03 Monday
7:00 PM David Berkeley
David Berkeley "sings in a lustrous melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake," writes the New York Times. Atlanta's Creative Loafing writes that "Berkeley crafts his songs like watercolor paintings, intimate and introspective." He recently was a guest on Ira Glass's "This American Life," telling a hilarious and painful tale of a private serenade. His music has been featured on CBS-TVs "Without a Trace" and played on radio stations across the country. He's opened for or toured with Dido, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Nickel Creek, Ray Lamontagne, Guster and many many more. Berkeley's most recent record is called Strange Light. And he is preparing to release his 4th studio project this fall, an album called Some Kind of Cure, which has been entirely funded by his fans. Berkeley is a traveler. Though based now in Atlanta, he spent a year in a mountain village on the island of Corsica, has lived in Brooklyn, California, Santa Fe, Alaska and spent 5 years as a student right here in Cambridge. Tonight David will be joined by De La Soul trumpeter player Jordan Katz.
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10:22 PM The Fringe
The Fringe are one of the genuine living treasures of the Boston jazz scene. Originally formed back in 1971 by tenor-saxophonist George Garzone, bassist Richard Appleman, and drummer Bob Gullotti as an outlet for their free jazz improvisations, The Fringe have entertained and enlightened Boston area jazz audiences for over 30 years. Bassist Appleman left the band in 1985 to become Chairman of the Bass Department at Berklee College and was replaced by veteran bassist John Lockwood.
Along with their impressive tenure with The Fringe, Gullotti, Garzone, and Lockwood are in great demand as session players and have played with many of the greats of contemporary jazz. Along with keeping up with a busy performance schedule, each of them are well-respected educators helping to inspire the jazz musicians of tomorrow.