Monday, October 6, 2008

10.8 Berklee's Women in Rock | Berklee Performance Center

Berklee presents Women in Rock: at the Berklee Performance Center (136 Massachusetts Avenue)


Performances by - Cindy Blackman, Felicia Collins, Siedah Garrett, Nona Hendryx, Joyce Kennedy, and Meshell Ndegeocello

Terri Lyne Carrington, a professor of percussion, is the musical director for the concert and will play drums for all of the artists. The star backing band includes powerhouse bassist Meshell Ndegeocello (who will not sing lead) and guitarist Felicia Collins of The Late Show with David Letterman. Rounding out the band are Berklee student Cedric Hanriot on keyboards and alumnus Aurelien Budynek on guitar. The concert is being filmed for a documentary by Sheila Hardy titled Nice and Rough, exposing the unknown history of black women in rock. Student Shea Rose and her band will open the concert

8 p.m.

FREE!!