Emerson College UnCommon Corner

Shane Dylan
2023-06-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Shane Dylan is a piano player, composer, and producer based in Boston. He collaborates frequently with a number of different vocalists and rappers — each of his three sets at the BAMS Jam will feature different artists that he’s worked with, as well as a live band.

Fabiola Méndez Trio
2023-05-31 18:00 - 20:00
Fabiola Méndez is a Puerto Rican cuatro player, singer, educator, and composer that has taken part in a musical movement, crossing over the lines of genres such as folkloric, jazz & Latin. Her musicality and original compositions take the listener on a journey through her identities and culture, while celebrating and exploring the versatility of the cuatro puertorriqueño. Recognized for being the first student to graduate from Berklee College of Music with the cuatro as principal instrument (2018), Fabiola performs nationally and internationally, and works as a composer for children’s shows Alma’s Way (PBS Kids) and Sesame Street’s Mecha Builders (HBO Max). She has received numerous awards, including the Quincy Jones Award for composition, WBUR’s ARTery 25, the Brother Thomas Fellowship, Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship, ASCAP Lucille and Jack Yellen Award 2022, and a motion from the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for her work and accomplishments as a cuatrista.

https://www.fabiolamendezmusic.com/

Nicolás Emden
2023-05-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-05-14 16:00 - 18:00
Nicolás Emden is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter, originally from Chilean Patagonia. His music navigates the waters of pop, rock, and Latin American folk.

Nicolás was a former member and founder of the Chilean band “Tejado Pimiento” (2007-2012) with whom he won the nacional TV contest “Garage Music” (Canal 13) and wrote 2 studio albums, “Triciclo” (2007) and “Sensación de verdad” (2010). After that, he published his first solo album named “Como los pájaros” (2014), which included a YouTube documentary series traveling and performing throughout Chile called “Como los pájaros x Chile”.

The Chilean artist moved to Boston USA in 2014 (where he’s currently based) for the completion of his music studies at Berklee College of Music (2014 – 2016). From there, he’s been performing and touring throughout the United States, Canada, and back to Chile.

Nicolás started his musical journey at the age of 6, through learning folk South American music, singing, and playing the acoustic guitar. Since his school years, Nicolás has been part of a wide variety of music projects as a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer/songwriter, music director, and orchestra conductor for professional musical theater shows. He has also written the music for 2 original musical theater shows, based on traditional South American tales and mythology.

http://www.nicolasemden.com

Photo credit: Nicolás Amaro (Chile) https://www.nicolasamarophoto.com/

Aaron Perrino
2023-05-27 19:00 - 20:00
Aaron Perrino is the songwriter and singer for The Sheila Divine and a new project called Aaron & the Lord. He has a fervent following in three B’s of Boston, Buffalo, and Belgium. He is hoping to conquer Scotland, Santa Fe, and Scranton someday.

The Old North (solo)
2023-05-27 18:00 - 19:00
Andrew O’Keeffe is the singer/songwriter for The Old North, a lively New Americana band that blends the traditional folk genre with jazz, bluegrass, and blues. Based in Boston, the band’s style fits in with similar sounding artists like Ray Lamontagne, Tyler Childers, and Shakey Graves. The Old North currently have several releases available for streaming on all major platforms, and are scheduled to release a new single titled “Good and Gone” on May 31, 2023.

Sarah Bernadette
2023-05-27 13:00 - 15:00
Sarah Bernadette is a New Jersey-born singer/songwriter whose music fuses jazz, pop, and experimental influences to create a unique sound. Her music is deeply personal; through her writing and her performances, she hopes to form meaningful connections with her audience and listeners. She is an expressive performer and improviser with a love for jazz voice.

You can find Sarah Bernadette’s music on all streaming platforms, including her recent EP, “sad poems on my phone”.

sarahbernadettemusic.com

Gregory Groover, JR
2023-05-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-19 19:00 - 21:00
Raised with devotion for music, Gregory George Groover Jr is a twenty-nine year old tenor saxophonist and educator from Roxbury, Massachusetts. His love and pursuit of music directed him to the Boston Arts Academy where he graduated in 2011 as both the Elma Lewis Graduate with distinction and the Louis Armstrong Jazz award. His effort and dedication to music led him to earn a full tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music where he received both his Bachelors and Masters in Music Performance Studies through the Global Jazz Institute, headed by world-renowned artistic director, pianist, and UNESCO Artist for Peace Danilo Perez.

As a performer, Gregory has had the honor to share the stage with prestigious musicians such as Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind, and Fire), Patrice Rushen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and Esperanza Spalding. As a bandleader and a sideman, he has performed in music festivals in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Africa.

As an educator, Gregory has served as the co-chair of music at his alma mater, the Boston Arts Academy where he provided instruction in Jazz studies to the next generation of artists and scholars. Gregory currently serves as the Assistant Chair of Ensemble at the world renowned, Berklee College of Music. In addition to teaching, Gregory continues to perform regularly with his working bands and is celebrating the release of his second album: the Negro Spiritual Songbook Volume II – “The Message”.

Sheryl Bailey & Jon Wheatley
2023-05-26 16:00 - 18:00
Bebop and Swing guitarists, Sheryl Bailey and Jon Wheatley share their passion and joy for the music of the most influential jazz guitarists: Jimmy Raney, Ted Dunbar, Joe Puma, and more. In conjunction with their telepathic skills as improvisers, they have cultivated a special collection of bebop favorites, jazz standards, and original arrangements for an engaging and inspiring evening of music.

sherylbailey.com

www.facebook.com/SizzlingGuitarGoddess

twitter.com/SherylBailey

www.instagram.com/gtrnerd

Modular Troupe
2023-05-25 20:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-18 20:00 - 21:00
During the day he is an Accountant at MENTOR National, but by night, Devon Austrie is a local drummer and multidisciplinary artist. He has been playing the drums and living in the world of music his entire life. First picking up the sticks at age 2, Devon currently leads his own collective, The Modular Troupe. A talented group of artists and creators, the word “limit” does not exist as they look to the stars for inspiration. They are liable to play everything and anything and play any genre! He is also the drummer in local Boston Hardcore Band Move, a member of two award-winning local wedding bands, Silver Arrow & Speechless Music, and plays with a countless number of local artists, rising stars, and national acts. The best way to join him on his journey currently is via Instagram. You can follow both his personal profile and the handles of his bands as such. Happy creating!

@dsticks_

@themodulartroupe

@move_bhc

@silverarrowband

@speechlessmusic

You Already Know Band
2023-05-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-18 19:00 - 20:00
YAK is a Boston based band that performs throughout the New England area . Their styles range from jazz to r&b ,reggae, and Afro beats. To follow them search @yak.mp3 on instagram.

Zack Bolles Band
2023-05-21 13:00 - 15:00
The Zack Bolles Band is a folk rock trio featuring Abe Dewing on fiddle, Ed Cardenas on cajon and Zack Bolles on guitar.

www.zackbolles.com

Goodrich Family Band
2023-05-19 16:00 - 18:00
4 dear friends play a mix of original music and folk songs we like. We sing harmonies, play acoustic instruments and want YOU to dance and sing along with us.

Gaby Cotter
2023-05-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-12 12:00 - 14:00
Gaby Cotter is a Boston-based Panamanian singer, songwriter, and educator. Her work mixes the different colors of Latin-American sounds with jazz, blues, pop, and R&B.

www.instagram.com/gabycotter

www.gabycotter.com

Shane Dylan
2023-05-18 18:00 - 19:00
Shane Dylan is a piano player, composer, and producer based in Boston. He collaborates frequently with a number of different vocalists and rappers — each of his three sets at the BAMS Jam will feature different artists that he’s worked with, as well as a live band.

The artists for May 18 are as follows:

Shane Dylan (keys): @shanedylxn, Kae Alayah (vocals): @kaealayah, MonaVeli (vocals): @realmonaveli, Christoff Glaude (bass): @shabazz321, Imad Coulibaly (drums): @imaddrums

Veronica Robles
2023-05-17 18:00 - 19:00
Veronica Robles accompanied by her all Women Mariachi band (Boston’s First Female Mariachi) brings a lively interactive music performance that includes traditional Mexican songs, some Latin tunes and her original music.

Kenny Mascary
2023-05-17 16:00 - 18:00
http://mixcloud.com/Knszwrth

Jill McCracken
2023-05-13 19:00 - 20:00
Most soul artists can caress listeners with a song, but how many can say their music reaches out and asks for a caress in return? Jill McCracken knows comfort goes both ways, and she’d like her share of the love, please and thank you.

As one of Boston’s leading singer-songwriters, McCracken paints with strokes of compassion and warmth, using her long-standing love of songcraft to grip listeners to the soft spots of her heart. Her ears are trained to translate tenderness into works of art — and so is her eye for sentimental visuals, thanks in part to a BFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Originally from western New York, McCracken’s obsession with strong songs began at just eight years old, long before she began tinkering on the guitar and drums as a preteen. It wasn’t until she was 19 that the world got to hear her strongest instrument – her voice – but she’s been using it to embrace crowds ever since. Now rooted at the core of the Boston music community, McCracken’s passion for writing, arranging, and producing music remains front and center in her career, although her knack for pivoting between sparse solo sets and boisterous big band performances is just as impressive. (Fans who gathered at her headlining Brighton Music Hall performance in May can happily confirm this).

McCracken’s May 2022 song “help me, hold me, heal me” took a literal approach to her signature call for openness, rousing a bold sound that asks for gentle patience and understanding. The single’s outreach clearly resonated with the scene; in recent months, McCracken nabbed a New England Music Award for “Soul/R&B Act of the Year,” as well as a nod from NEMA in the “Female Performer of the Year” category and a Boston Music Award nomination for “Singer Songwriter of the Year.”

After wrapping up 2022 with a West Coast tour, McCracken extends a piece of herself again, unveiling her new single “just right” on February 22. The new song helps her catalog come full circle, offering the earnest reassurance that “help me, hold me, heal me” pleads for.

“i’ve always been a lot – big ideas, high standards, loud voice. we all internalize lessons about how we should be in the world, and i learned to shrink myself down. the best way to keep the peace was for me to be an ‘easy’ kid; there wasn’t much space for messy and complicated feelings, so i just denied mine altogether for so much of my life. ‘just right’ is a love song to myself and to anyone else who needs to hear this: you’re not too much, you’re not too little– you’re just right, just as you are.” –Jill McCracken

Latest single “Just Right” now streaming everywhere.

Chloe Swindler
2023-05-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-12 19:00 - 21:00
Chloe Swindler is a Boston-based trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, and songwriter who thrives on finding the sweet spots of blurred genre lines. From soulful originals to jazz standards to classical arrangements, Chloe’s live music set is a showcase of a variety of musical styles paired with her own original music.

www.chloeswindler.com

www.instagram.com/chloeswindlermusic/

www.youtube.com/c/chloeswindler

Tim Hall
2023-05-13 13:00 - 15:00
Tim Hall is an award winning musician, performance poet, and producer from Detroit, MI, while honoring Boston as his current home. His poetry draws inspiration from his lived experiences – charting the nuances of blackness, masculinity, and the beauties of life. Tim has shared stages and recordings with artists such as The Nappy Roots, Carolyn Malachi, Bilal, Chris Turner, Aloe Blacc, Maria Fenklemeier, The Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Diana Oh, among others. Additionally, Tim is faculty at Berklee College of Music, a member of the award winning band STL GLD, and a principal collaborator with Cliff Notez, Oompa, and Will Dailey. He was honored as “Session Musician of the Year” by the 2020 Boston Music Awards, and recognized by WBUR’s Artery 25 as 1 of 25 millennials of color impacting Arts and Culture in Boston. His work can be experienced through his new project – Trust the Process EP, as well as Colors Of My Soul, and self-published book – Trust The Process.

https://www.timvhall.com/

Jonathan Suazo Trio
2023-05-12 16:00 - 18:00
Saxophonist/composer Jonathan Suazo and his trio will present a fresh mix of Jazz Standards and Latin Classics combined with original compositions from Suazo’s formal debut album release “RICANO” which draws inspiration from the traditional rhythms of his Puerto Rican / Dominican roots.

https://www.jonathansuazo.net

Modular Troupe
2023-05-11 20:00 - 21:00

You Already Know Band
2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:00

Nia Suhn
2023-05-11 18:00 - 19:00
Nia Suhn is an emerging soul/hip-hop artist, singer, and songwriter Born and Raisedin Boston, Massachusetts. The talented musician is poised to make waves in thescene with her unparalleled sound and style. Through her emotion-filled vocalperformances, Nia Suhn radiates raw emotion through ear-gracing instrumentation.Inspired by her life experiences and her close ones, Nia Suhn strives to push theenvelope with her sound and bridge various elements from different genres to makea well-rounded, dynamic style. The Boston-native seeks to connect intimatelythrough her emotion-evoking lyricism with listeners around the world. With ErykahBadu, Cleo Sol, H.E.R, Masego, and Jhene Aiko as musical influences, she will havelisteners engulfed in the musical world she creates with her no-frills approach andrealness. Nia Suhn is an artist to watch as she is set to leave an impact in the musicindustry for years to come.
