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Jazz

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Berklee College of Music collection of campus event recordings, 1995 - present

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-017
Scope and Contents This ongoing collection is comprised of audio and video recordings of Berklee College of Music events from campus venues including the: Berklee Performance Center, Lawrence and Alma Berk Recital Hall, Steve Heck Room, David Friend Recital Hall, Red Room, and Stan Getz Library & Media Center, from 1995 - to the present. The sources of these recordings include Berklee’s Concert Office, Video Services, and the library’s Media Development Office. Recordings include clinics, master classes,...
Dates: 1995-2019

Berklee College of Music collection of campus events audio recordings, 1969-1994

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-027
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 10 boxes of quarter inch, quarter track analog audio tapes of events held on the Berklee College of Music campus dating from approximately 1969-1994. Campus events recorded include clinics, master classes, concerts, opening convocation, and commencement ceremonies.

Dates: 1969-1994

Berklee College of Music event programs, 1968-present

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-009
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of concert programs generated by Berklee College of Music’s Concert Operations department, known colloquially as the Concert Office. Events include student, faculty, visiting artist, and professional performances in the following five campus venues: Lawrence and Alma Berk Hall, Oliver Colvin Hall, David Friend Hall, The Red Room @ Café 939, and the Berklee Performance Center.

Dates: 1968-present

Berklee College of Music Video Services event recordings on tape, 1979-2005

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-018
Abstract Approximately 3,900 video recordings of clinics, concerts, and other special events on campus spanning 1979-2005 (with most recordings taking place 1985-2004). These recordings are primarily housed on VHS tapes; other formats include Beta and Umatic tapes. Sample event types include: Singer Showcase concerts, commencement concerts, and the dedication and grand opening of the Genko Uchida Building. Berklee College of Music’s Video Services department records concert and other event...
Dates: 1979-2005; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2004

Berklee Oral History Project interview collection, 1998-present

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-011
Scope and Contents In 1998, the Stan Getz Library at Berklee College of Music established an oral history program devoted to documenting the lives of musicians who have made significant contributions to the music world as well as the Berklee College of Music community. The oral history project aims to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and Boston music from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. The interviewees discuss their time spent at Berklee College of Music; their performances in...
Dates: 1998-present; Majority of material found within 2005 - 2020

Bill Pierce collection of Berklee College of Music woodwind department recordings, 1988-2006

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-028
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of performance recordings within the Berklee College of Music woodwind department collected by Bill Pierce during his tenure as an instructor at the College. The majority of items are audio cassettes (106 total), but other formats include 46 compact discs, 3 VHS tapes, and 14 quarter inch audio reels.

Dates: 1988-2006

David Liebman papers and sound recordings, 1912-2019

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-041
Scope and Contents The personal papers of American saxophonist and educator David Liebman (1946-). Liebman's papers include published and unpublished compositions and arrangements, recordings of live performances and interviews, ephemera from his successful music career, subject files, and teaching materials. Audiovisual formats include cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, and LPs, as well as digital files on external disk storage. Liebman's personal book collection is available in the Stan Getz Library; a list of books...
Dates: 1912-2019; Majority of material found within 1955 - 2018

Laurdine Kenneth (Pat) Patrick, Jr. papers, 1927-2012

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-044
Scope and Contents

The Laurdine Kenneth (Pat) Patrick, Jr. Collection was donated to Berklee College of Music in August 2009, by the family of Pat Patrick, for the purpose of research and study of Black music and culture. The Patrick, Jr. papers consist of personal materials, music scores, photographs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1927-2012

Renick Ross papers, 1946-2022

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-056
Abstract

The papers of American composer, poet, artist, and craftsman Renick E. Ross (1940-2012) primarily pertain to Ross’s composing activities between the 1960s and 2011. Materials primarily include unpublished manuscripts, unpublished sound recordings, and biographical material.

Dates: 1946-2022

Woody Herman big band charts collection, 1946-1988

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-042
Scope and Contents The Woody Herman big band charts collection contains charts and scores used by Woody Herman's Thundering Herd. While the majority of the collection came to Berklee from the University of Houston, documentation within the collection also shows that some individual pieces were acquired at different points in time by members of the Berklee College of Music Ensemble Department.Composers and arrangers represented in the collection include Alan Broadbent, Tony Klatka, Gary Anderson,...
Dates: 1946-1998