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Herb Wong: Visionary founder of BUSD’s jazz program
By Sarah Cline, Jazz Program Director at Berkeley High School We at Berkeley High School and in BUSD Jazz lost our founding father this Easter. Dr. Herb Wong passed early in the morning Sunday April...
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Three cheers for Jazz on Fourth, Sunday in Berkeley
There’s nothing like free music in a public space to bring people together, and there’s no better line up on tap in town this season than the 19th Annual Jazz on Fourth, which runs this Sunday from...
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
BERKELEY HIGH JAZZ ALUMNI CONCERT The “father” of Berkeley High’s acclaimed jazz program will be commemorated on Sunday at the third annual Berkeley High Jazz Alumni Concert. Musicians, spanning...
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BHS JAZZ ALUMNI IN THE BAY AREA Alumni of Berkeley High’s renowned jazz program are returning to their native East Bay to ring in the new year at a couple different venues. Brooklyn-based Zongo...
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Paul Hanson: Bringing the Bass(oon) to Berkeley Friday
Paul Hanson has spent much of his life taking the bassoon into realms where the horn has never before traveled. From world jazz and klezmer to funk and rock, the Berkeley native refuses to be bounded...
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David Bowie to Broadway: Dan Wilensky back in Berkeley
Fresh out of Berkeley High in the summer of 1979, Dan Wilensky had to make a fateful decision. The prestigious Eastman School of Music was offering a full scholarship at the same time that the Ray...
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Jazz blooms in Berkeley with a rich choice of performers
On any given night one can find a handful of jazz gigs in Berkeley interesting enough to coax even a casual fan out of the house. But this Sunday offers something altogether rare with a convergence of...
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One to watch: BHS grad, musician Spencer Stevens
Ask Spencer Stevens how he became so musically inclined and he’ll probably give you a modest response. Something like: “I don’t know, I’m just blessed,” or “A lot of time and effort.” Whatever humble...
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From Cuba with love: Berkeley High Jazz at the UC Theatre
Berkeley High has nurtured more top-shelf jazz musicians than any other high school in the nation that’s not organized around a music and arts curriculum.
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Berkeley High jazz comes home Friday at the UC Theatre
The primal call of school spirit will be on full display at Friday’s UC Theatre Berkeley High jazz program fundraiser featuring the award-winning BHS Jazz Ensemble.
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Distance learning can’t defeat Berkeley High Jazz
Not being able to play music together this year has proved tough, but lockdown has also left BHS's young musicians more deeply versed in jazz than perhaps any previous class.
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Berkeley High’s jazz bands return to the stage this week
The bands are playing their first concerts since the start of the pandemic at the Berkeley High School Little Theatre.
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