Berklee Monterey Quartet @ The Kendall Square Concert Series -- FREE -- Presented by Jazz Revelation Records August 23, 2007

Each fall, Berklee chooses four of its finest students to perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival. With graduation still ahead, the members are already highly sought after, with dozens of top-name professional credits, major awards, and concerts. Former members of the Quartet have gone on to perform and record with such artists as Terence Blanchard, Gary Burton, Mariah Carey, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Roy Haynes, Patti LaBelle, Chuck Mangione, Manhattan Transfer, Mingus Big Band, John Scofield, and Steve Turre, among others.

Jazz Revelation Records presents the 3rd Annual Kendall Square Concert Series, and is collaborating for the first time with the Institute of Contemporary Art to present Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the ICA. Both series offer FREE live music on Thursdays throughout the summer (complete schedule of dates and times below). Artists include Berklee student and alumni jazz, world, Latin, and r&b musicians, some of whom are featured on the new Jazz Revelation Records CD The New Old School, including Jake Hertzog, MUNDuO, Mateo Lugo, Zili Misik, Daniel Ori, Alex Terrier, and Juan Ospina.

Jazz Revelation Records (JRR), Berklee's student-run jazz record label, was formed in the spring of 2003. The label is made possible by a grant funded by the college. Under previous management, Jazz Revelation Records successfully released the compilation CDs Rebirth, Two, and Ars Nova. Under the direction of current president Michael Borgida, the label has just released its fourth album, The New Old School. For the new CD, JRR gathered eight young, passionate, and committed artists from around the world, all speaking the traditional language of jazz in a new way.

The Kendall Square Concert Series take place at 300 Athenaeum St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, every Thursday, noon to 2:00 p.m., June 7 – September 13. The Kendall Square Concert Series is sponsored by BioMed Realty Trust, Watermark Residences, and ConstellationCenter. For more information, please call (617) 577-7354.

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