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Berklee College of Music (/ ˈ b ɜːr k l i /) is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts.It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, [6] it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including rock, hip hop, reggae, salsa, heavy metal and bluegrass.
The following contains a list of notable alumni of Berklee College of Music. Members of this list have attended Berklee for at least one full-time semester (not including honorary degrees or summer programs) and are notable in their respective field in the music industry .
In 2015, Boston Conservatory began talks with Berklee College of Music to explore a merger of the two schools. [6] On June 1, 2016, the two schools merged under an institutional umbrella called Berklee, which now consists of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Berklee Online, Berklee Valencia, and Berklee NYC. [7] [8]
In addition to the campus, the partnership encompasses $5 million in fellowships, through which students from the Middle East/North Africa region will be given opportunities to attend Berklee College of Music; Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain; Berklee Online; and summer programs, and to have an impact on the ...
This category is for Berklee College of Music alumni. Persons in this category have attended at least one semester or summer program at Berklee. Pages in category ...
He attended high school in Manhattan at The High School of Music & Art, [1] where he played trumpet in the orchestra, and wrote arrangements and played bass for his high school jazz band. In the summer before his final year, Goodman attended the Berklee College of Music summer program.
[1] In 1973, the Schillenger House, which became the Berklee School of Music in 1954, officially changed its name to Berklee College of Music. The first college degree in jazz was offered in 1947 at the University of North Texas. [1] [16] Over the course of the next few decades, jazz programs popped up all over the country and around the world. [1]
A summer program at New York University exposed Cartwright to the world outside of Dallas and inspired him to head even further from home to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he studied music business and songwriting. During college, he worked odd jobs in the music industry, including a stint as a wedding singer.