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DESCRIPTION:The largest high school jazz competition in the U.S. - the Be
 rklee College of Music 45th High School Jazz Festival - will host more t
 han 200 bands and vocal ensembles featuring 3\,000 students from 13 U.S.
  states and Puerto Rico competing for $175\,000 in scholarships to Berkl
 ee's Five-Week Summer Performance Program. Participants will also enjoy 
 clinics and concerts by award-winning singer/songwriter/trombonist Aubre
 y Logan\, whose jazz\, neo-soul\, and pop sound defines the new generati
 on of contemporary musicians\, and the Metta Quintet\, featuring some of
  today&rsquo\;s brightest jazz artists including Berklee alumni Lawrence
  Fields Hans Schuman and resident ensemble of New York City-based jazz p
 reservation initiative JazzReach. The entire event is free and open to t
 he public\, and will take place on Saturday\, March 2\, 2013\, at the Hy
 nes Convention Center\, 900 Boylston Street\, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sc
 holarship and award winners will be announced at 5:30 p.m.\, followed by
  a winners showcase concert at 7:30 p.m. Find the complete schedule at b
 erkleejazz.org.In addition to witnessing the performances by the top hig
 h school jazz bands in the country\, audiences will experience top Berkl
 ee students in the Tower of Power ensemble\, the Rainbow Band\, and the 
 Berklee Global Jazz Institute. Also performing\, will be the Marine Corp
 s All Star Band\, led by Berklee alumnus Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B
 . Giove.  Students will also be honored for outstanding achievements in 
 jazz composition. Aditya Raguram is this year&rsquo\;s winner of the Her
 b Pomeroy Jazz Composition/Arranging Contest. The Princeton (NJ) High Sc
 hool student will hear his composition &ldquo\;Remember&rdquo\; performe
 d by the Rainbow Band\, and he&rsquo\;ll &nbsp\;receive a full scholarsh
 ip for the Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program.About Berklee Co
 llege of MusicBerklee College of Music\, for over 65 years\, has evolved
  to support its belief that the best way to prepare students for careers
  in music is through contemporary music education. The college was the f
 irst in the U.S. to teach jazz\, the popular music of the time. It incor
 porated rock n&rsquo\; roll in the 1960s\, created the world's first deg
 ree programs in film scoring\, music synthesis\, and songwriting\, and\,
  in recent years\, added world music\, hip-hop\, electronica\, and video
  game music to its curriculum. With a diverse student body representing 
 over 80 countries\, a music industry "who&rsquo\;s who" of alumni that h
 ave received 250 Grammy Awards\, Berklee is the world&rsquo\;s premier l
 earning lab for the music of today &ndash\; and tomorrow.
URL:http://backbay.patch.com/events/berklee-college-of-music-high-school-
 jazz-festival
SUMMARY:Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival
LOCATION:900 Boylston St\, Boston\, MA 02115: 900 Boylston St\, Boston\, 
 MA
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