DJ High Frequency
2025-05-28 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Hi, my name is Dj High Frequency and I am born and raised Boston, Massachusetts ( Roxbury ). I been DJ’ing for six plus years , my main focus is to share uplifting, healing, empowering , motivational and unity music to humanity. We are all on this beautiful planet not for a long time but a good time. So with this infinite gift inside me its a way to share, create, listen and dance to music that will forever be longevity.

BAMS Fest SOULstice
2025-05-29 16:00 - 20:00
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DJ WhySham
2025-05-30 12:00 - 14:00
DJ WhySham, a proud voice “From The 617 To Your BackYard”, is also a recent inductee to the Grammy Recording Academy (Class of ’23). Celebrated for her dynamic sets, from Boston Calling to energizing post Boston Celtics games, and First Night Boston 2024, she is a 4-time nominee, and opened for the iconic DJ Jazzy Jeff; Her #YourCommunityDJ deems true. However, it is her ability to fuse music with activism, as tools for healing and change, that truly sets her apart.

Born and raised in the vibrant city of Boston, DJ WhySham’s early exposure to community service and Boston’s music scene laid the foundation for her eclectic taste and innovative approach to music production. WhySham’s role as the Official DJ for the 114th National Convention of the NAACP, hosted in her hometown of Boston, showcased her ability to captivate audiences while amplifying critical social discussions.

Creating ‘The Social Justice Trap Movement‘ DJ WhySham has become a passionate advocate for the health and wellness of creatives. WhySham curates transformative events that confront trauma, mental health, and societal issues spotlighting talents among womxn, LGBTQ+, previously incarcerated individuals, —while addressing industry inequalities head-on. In her eyes, music isn’t just entertainment; it’s a conduit for social justice. WhySham has pioneered a movement that embraces collective trauma, blending music, storytelling, and community to create events that catalyze healing and unity.

In 2021, DJ WhySham was the only womxn nominee for Producer of The Year, and also named WBUR’s esteemed ‘The Artery 25‘ acknowledged her impact as a Greater Boston artist of color whose work was reshaping the artistic landscape.

Her debut project, “Finally,” released in 2020, marked a pivotal moment in her career. Featuring an all-women lineup of artists, the project not only showcased her musical prowess but also served as a catalyst for change. The project’s impact was undeniable, prompting a re-release through Equity Distribution and paving the way for an annual womxn-led festival that continues to celebrate diversity, empowerment, and inclusivity.

Adeline Um
2025-05-30 15:00 - 17:00
Adeline Um is a Korean American singer songwriter who started her music journey as a Berklee City Music Scholar. Her lyrical translations of experiences, travel, love, and connections is strongly felt within the sounds and melodies she creates. Her performances provide a soft landing for her listeners to feel safe and enjoy vulnerability and deep connection. As a Korean American who has lived in Boston and Scotland, she hopes her music is able to express the complexity of culture and humanity, while connecting people of different backgrounds.

Adeline has signed her music to many independent labels such as Lowly Palace, NCS, Future House Cloud, and Magic Music. She has been recognized by The Rolling Stone India and BBC Introducing, and was a finalist in the top 2% at the UKSC (UK Songwriting competition). Recently, she’s received significant radio play, some including the BBC Scotland, Amazing Radio, BBC Introducing, and NTE Radio Ireland to name a few! She is the recipient of the Passim Iguana Fund Grant and was an artist in residence at the Keepsake House in NYC in 2024. Most recently she went on tour for TaylorGate and played the tailgate stage before the Eras Tour in New Orleans and Indianapolis.

TikTok, Instagram, FB: @adelineum

Gregory Groover Jr
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:00
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”.

https://www.gregorygrooverjr.com

https://www.instagram.com/gregorygrooverjr/

Anibal Cruz
2025-05-31 13:00 - 15:00
Cuban Pianist, Composer, Arranger, and Bandleader Anibal Cruz is a Berklee graduate, skilled in Composition and Jazz performance. Since launching his career, he has achieved significant milestones including his first single, “La Raza,” released in 2021. Cruz has performed alongside notable artists such as Paquito de Rivera, Armando Manzanero, Egui Castrillo, Joe McCarthy, Ruben Rodrigez, Alain Perez, and Berta Rojas, in addition to being part of the cast of Ayodele Casel’s “Chasing Magic.”

His international tours span Europe, Latin America, and the United States, featuring performances with Ayodele Casel, David Rivera, DeJan, Los Adolescentes, Manolo Mairena, Cucu Diamantes, and Adonis Puentes since 2018. As a bandleader, he heads Clave & Blues, a Cuban & Latin Music Orchestra, and The Blue Island Project, a Latin Jazz quartet.

In his growing discography, Cruz has contributed to several albums including “Ricano” by Jonathan Suazo, “Illegal Grooves” by Nacho Gonzalez, “Ká Berto” by Jaasiel Sança, “Coffee Gold Sugar Cane” by Flavio Lira, “De todo un poco” by Manolo Mairena, and “Desde Lejos” by Juan Ruiz. His involvement in these diverse projects showcases his versatility and commitment to his musical career.

Trío Jazz Caribe
2025-05-31 16:00 - 18:00
Adrián Delgado (piano), Héctor Falú (drums), Jorge Rodríguez (bass)

Trío Jazz Caribe is a vibrant ensemble that fuses the rhythms of the Caribbean with the sophistication of jazz, drawing on its members’ Venezuelan, Panamanian, and Puerto Rican roots. Featuring Adrián Delgado on piano, Héctor Falú on drums, and Jorge Rodríguez on bass, the trio brings to Boston an energetic and soulful repertoire that celebrates the spirit of island music.

Millennial Night with The Femmes
2025-05-31 19:00 - 21:00
Enjoy the hits millennials know and love featuring the darlings of Boston’s music scene, The Femmes!

The Femmes are an all-woman and non-binary wedding band specializing in songs by female and non-binary artists. When you’re at a Femmes show, you’re at a high energy concert experience. Epic sing alongs, expertly crafted harmonies, and musicians who absolutely LOVE to interact with the audience, the Femmes are Boston’s go-to women’s party band!

The Femmes have been booked solid since their sold-out debut showcase at Club Cafe in February 2023. Finding quick success in the MA market and all across New England, The Femmes have become one of Boston’s top bands, performing for the Human Rights Campaign, Boston Pride, Martha’s Vineyard Pride, Harley Davidson’s Women’s Rider Day, and have been featured on CBS News and the Boston Globe.

Social Media: @thefemmesband

Website: thefemmesband.com

Goodwin
2025-06-01 12:00 - 14:00
Goodwin

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

If you have seen them live, or listened to their recordings, you know that Goodwin is not an easy band to pin down. Indie Funk? Reggae Folk? Art Rock?

Perhaps they can best be described as both raw and sophisticated. That is, the songs are unadorned with extraneous frills while offering myriad layers of complexity.

Comprised of Emily Campagna on vocals, Jason Fletcher on guitar, Yahuba Garica on percussion, Michael E Goodwin on vocals/guitar, Matt Lydon on drums, and Ethan Stewart on bass, Goodwin has become an integral and inspired feature of the contemporary sonic landscape.

Experimentation is always the thing for this band. As such, Goodwin has welcomed a host of musicians to the stage and into the studio, notably Danny James on piano, Ben Lester (Bon Iver, S Carey) on pedal steel, Yinfei Li on violin, Peter Maclean (Maceo Parker) on drums, Kathleen Parks (Twisted Pine) on fiddle, Cory Pesatruo on accordion, Anne Preis on violin, Chris Sartori (Twisted Pine) on bass, Celia Sieckert on cello, and Tamer Tarhan on viola.

The band recorded their first album “The Hunt,” in June of 2023 at The Halo Studio in Windham, Maine with engineer and co-producer Jonathan Wyman. The final track “Tetons,” was reviewed by Global Tunes in a fashion that speaks to the ethos of Goodwin’s overall approach: “This track is built little by little until an explosive expressiveness is achieved without losing a sense of softness and sweetness.”

Following a slew of performances to promote their first album, the band began work on their second full length record “The Monarch and The Milkweed.” The first two singles, “Needs” and “New England Man,” were recorded in February 2024 at Mad Oak Studios in Boston with engineer and co-producer Benny Grotto. The bulk of the album was recorded once again at The Halo Studio with Jonathan Wyman in June of 2024.

@goodwintunes

@goodwintunes

www.goodwintunes.com

Thea Hopkins
2025-06-01 15:00 - 16:00
Thea Hopkins

A member of Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard MA, performing songwriter Thea Hopkins calls her music Red Roots Americana. She has been described as a “standout writer” by the Washington Post. Her new album, “Blossom & Ghosts”, is scheduled to be released in September 2025. In 2024, Thea attended the ISPA Congress in Perth (AUS) and WOMEX in Manchester (UK) as a Western Arts Alliance artist delegate. She was an official showcase artist at the International Indigenous Music Summit in June 2023. Her song, “The Ghost Of Emmett Till” was the grand prize winner of the Great American Song Contest in 2021.

Venues where Thea has performed include Massey Hall (CN), Banff Centre For The Arts (CN) Kennedy Center (DC), Woody Guthrie Festival (OK), the Moseley Folk Festival (UK), the Summertyne Americana Festival (UK) and the Bluebird Cafe (TN). Her new album, “Here In Our World” is scheduled to be released in September 2024. She first came to wider public notice when Peter, Paul & Mary recorded her song “Jesus Is On The Wire” in 2004, and then again in 2010 with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. It is considered one of their later signature songs.

@theahopkinssongs

@theahopkinssongsall

@theahopkins

www.theahopkins.com

Jasmine Rochelle Goodspeed
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00
Acoustic and Soulful Sundays featuring Jasmine Rochelle Goodspeed

UnCommon Corner is located on Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Jasmine Rochelle Goodspeed[She/They](Nipmuc) is a Massachusetts based actor, singer/songwriter, playwright and director. Coming up in a musical family, Jasmine first stepped on stage at 3 years old. Her music stylings are heavily influenced by her love for musical theater, and historic ballads. As an actress, Jasmine has performed on several stages. Among her favorite performances is a collaboration with the Wampanoag Nation and Theatre Royal Plymouth in the UK where she also performed in a music showcase. Her most frequented of stages is not a stage at all, but rather various locations at faires, SCA events, and flea markets. She does not currently have a Spotify or way to stream her music, and instead sings and performs where she feels called to, simply for the fun of it.

@jasminerochellegoodspeed

@Starlenia

@Starlenia

www.jasminerochellegoodspeed.online

Ben McGee
2025-06-03 14:00 - 15:00
Ben McGee

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

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Catherine Bent and Ian Coury
2025-06-03 18:00 - 20:00
Catherine Bent and Ian Coury

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Local multi-style cellist Catherine Bent and Brazilian mandolin prodigy Ian Coury dazzle and charm listeners with their unique take on Brazilian instrumental music. The duo will play a set before inviting other musicians to join for a “roda de choro”. Audiences may find themselves on a journey into the rootsy dance rhythms of forró, or lifting their voices in a cathartic samba. Choro musicians, bring your instruments!

Catherine Bent, an alumna of Cirque du Soleil, has performed and recorded with Joe Jackson, Lee Konitz, Donna Summer, and many others. She is regarded in Brazil as the leading cellist in choro. Ian Coury is an award-winning 10-string bandolim player and composer from Brazil who has shared stages with Brazilian legends like Toninho Horta and Hamilton de Holanda.

The two have a musical connection that transcends their backgrounds and crystallizes around their passion for Brazilian choro music. Choro (pronounced “shoh-roh”) is an instrumental music that has its origins in late 1800s Rio de Janeiro. It’s been likened to New Orleans jazz, and shares that tradition’s improvisation, soulfulness, and often irrepressible joyfulness.

@CatherineBentMusic

@CatherineBentMusic

https://catherinebent.com

Soulelujah
2025-06-04 16:00 - 18:00
Formed in 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Soulelujah is an all-vinyl DJ collective and dance party that has been spinning the finest soul, funk, and R&B 45s, along with other slabs of wax, for the past two decades. Playing freshly-unearthed gems to solid favorites, this award-winning dance party has become a Boston-area staple, captivating dance-ready crowds with sweet soul grooves and infectious funk that gets bodies moving.

What began as a modest gathering at ZuZu in Central Square quickly transformed into a weekly, line-down-the-block beloved Cambridge nightlife institution you had to experience up close and personal. Soulelujah’s room-packing popularity led to its expansion, adding a second space at The Middle East Upstairs. After 15 years of resounding success, earning accolades from the Boston Music Awards, the party moved to The Sinclair in Harvard Square, establishing a vibrant weekly Saturday night residency for five years. Soulelujah has currently set up shop at State Park in Kendall Square, hosting its smooth, pulsating grooves on the third Saturday of each month.

Led by a rotating crew of seasoned resident soul DJs, including Raligh Fingers, IPL, DJ Rad Joy, Sean Marquand, Johnny Stevens, Claude Money, Ty Jesso, and John Funke as well as a variety of guests from around the world, Soulelujah thrives on an endless collection of records carefully curated to create an uplifting party like no other. Their deep crate-digging, musical knowledge, and passion for bringing vinyl rarities to light fuel their performances, inviting you to experience a dance night of musical soul bliss that will keep your own soul happy.

www.soulelujah.com

@soulelujah on Instagram / www.facebook.com/Soulelujah

Johnny Instagram: @jhnystvns

Bencils
2025-06-04 18:00 - 20:00
Bencils

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Bencils is an indie/alternative artist with the swag of a hip-hop icon. His latest original single: “Pushstart” is a standout track from his new album “Lonely”, released on April 18th, 2025. The song encapsulates Bencils’ journey of re-finding himself after a situation related to family resulted in his whole world getting turned upside-down. Resonating with listeners because of its catchy hook, driving instrumental, and personal yet relatable lyrics, and drawing influences from a wise range of artists such as: The Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes, Laundry Day, MGMT, and Jean Dawson; Bencils delivers a fresh and exciting sound that blends nostalgia with the raw yet polished energy needed for a perfect Summer anthem.

S.O.U.L.stice
2025-06-05 16:00 - 20:00
S.O.U.L.stice featuring Toki Wright and Kapatid Kud

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Every Thursday, join Toki Wright and BAMS Fest at UnCommon for the S.O.U.L.stice series. Check back for artist details!

Brooke Annibale
2025-06-06 12:00 - 14:00
Brooke Annibale

Broor, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Not confined by any one genre, Brooke Annibale’s expressive and beautifully thoughtful songwriting creates a dreamy, dark, and enticing sonic landscape. Her songs have been placed on many TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, and One Tree Hill. Brooke has recently performed on SiriusXM The Coffee House, AudioTree Live, Paste and more. ​Brooke’s new album Better By Now is out now.

Zion Rodman
2025-06-06 15:00 - 17:00
Zion Rodman

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Zion Rodman is a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter. He grew up in Cape Cod where he played around since the age of 15 and eventually received a B.A. in music from the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

In 2017, Zion teamed up with producer Alex Katz and released his debut full-length record You’re Invited. The folk-rock album received praise and local media attention following its anticipated release. Crossfader Magazine wrote that in an era of “lo-fi bedroom projects, it’s refreshing to hear a young creative voice this professionally produced, fully realized, and cohesively structured around a distinct personality and energy.”

Less than a year later, Zion released an EP titled “Did Not Wake up Today” on January 20th, 2018. This project features heavier topics and harder rock than his debut album. Even before its release, the title track was recognized by AFROPUNK: “Rodman turns up the volume of his melodic indie pop, with his stunning voice just barely masking his anger beneath the hook.”

His most recent album “Whatever Happens” was recorded in Chicago and released in 2020. Zion currently lives in Boston with his fiancé and their cats. Check the calendar for upcoming shows, or catch the full band every Fourth Friday at Ford Tavern or at the Melodies On Tap open mic every First Thursday at Medford Brewing.

¡Baila Boston! Salsa Night
2025-06-06 18:00 - 21:00
Barbára Zamora at UnCommon’s ¡Baila Boston! Salsa Night in 2024

¡Baila Boston! Salsa Night

Featuring Ágora Cultural Architects and Salsa y Control

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

In partnership with our community curator Ágora Cultural Architects, the premiere Latinae cultural presenting organization greater Boston, and Hernan Choque of beloved Salsa studio Salsa y Control, UnCommon’s Salsa Nights feature a live Salsa band featuring the inimitable Barbára Zamora, DJ Hernan Choque, free community Salsa dance lessons from Salsa y Control, professional performances, and open dance. The Common comes to life with Salsa beats and UnCommon provides an unforgettable opportunity for shared, cultural experiences.

To make the evening even more delicious, El Jefe’s Taqueria will be serving an UnCommon Salsa Flight (three salsas and chips) for $9.95 and will be featuring a salsa tasting!

Kidding Around
2025-06-07 12:00 - 13:00
Kidding Around Children’s Hour

This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Dive in with Kidding Around for an hour of all things under the sea. With a storytime of Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and ocean themed crafting activities, this hour is full of fish-tastic fun for all families!

Kidding Around is Emerson College’s renowned Theater for All Audiences group who is generously supporting family-friendly programming at UnCommon.

From 12-1PM, our friends at El Jefe’s in the UnCommon Corner will be serving the Uncommon Cajita Feliz for $7.50which includes 1 taco, small chips with salsa, and a mini churro served inside a meal box with a small toy!

@kiddingaroundec

https://kiddingaroundec.wixsite.com/home

UnCommon Corner Weather Closure
2025-06-07 12:00 - 21:00
Due to weather, the UnCommon Corner will be closed today. We hope to see you tomorrow, weather permitting!

Eduardo Betancourt
2025-06-07 13:00 - 15:00
Eduardo Betancourt

This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Considered “one of the iconic harpists of this new age,” ​Eduardo Betancourt​ is a Grammy-award winning Venezuelan musician, producer, arranger, composer, instructor, and multi-instrumentalist with 30 years of experience in traditional and fusion Venezuelan music. In 2010, Betancourt won a Latin Grammy Award for his participation on the album ​“​Tesoros de la música Venezolana” by Ilan Chester​, and in 2016, he was nominated on the ​album ​”​Pa’ Tío Simón” with Rafael “Pollo” Brito​.​ At the 2016 Pepsi Music Awards in Venezuela, Betancourt’s personal album, ​AD LIBITUM​, was nominated three times for “Best Artist,” “Best Song,” and “Best Album.” His many accomplishments include more than 100 recordings, and performances with renowned international artists such as: Simon Diaz, Oscar D León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Danny Rivera, Luis Salinas, Jorge Celedón, and artists from Venezuela.

@EduardoProject

https://www.eduardobetancourt.com/bio.html

Bárbara Zamora Bolero & Filin Trío
2025-06-07 16:00 - 18:00
Bárbara Zamora Bolero & Filin Trío

This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Bárbara Zamora Vargas graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba, with a specialty in Choral Conducting, in which she studied with national renown teachers such as Linda Mirabal, Zenaida Castro Romeu, and María Felicia Pérez.In 1992, she was recruited by the number one Cuban female orchestra of Cuba, Anacaona,

where she has remained until this day as a lead singer. With Anacaona, Barbara has toured worldwide, and participated in numerous international festivals. Among them are, Nuits D’Afrique, in Montreal Canada, the Sunfest, in London, Canada, Aruba’s International Jazz Festival, Salsa al Parque in Bogota, Colombia, and many more. Also with Anacaona, she participated in a musical theater play, El Burgués Gentilhombre, which was featured at the famous Chaillot theater in Paris, the Metropolitan Hall in Mexico City, and the prestigious Cabaret at the Monte Carlo Casino, in Monaco.

Barbara’s extensive career spans beyond the high esteemed Orquesta Anacaona. She has

participated in various productions as a back – up singer, including “La Rumba Soy Yo” which obtained a Latin Grammy in 2001, “Versos en el Cielo” by Isaac Delgado, and “Control” by Manolito y su Trabuco. As a soloist, she has graced the stages of the prestigious Adolfo Guzmán and the OTI contests, as well as the Beny Moré Festival.

In 2011, Barbara made her debut as a solo artist. Her album entitled “Mi Entrega” brings to

light her unique songwriting skills, which spans the genres of bolero, son, blues, salsa, cha cha cha, danzón, and fusion.

HipStory Presents: Rhythm and Roots
2025-06-07 19:00 - 21:00
HipStory Presents: Rhythm and Roots featuring Tim Hall

This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

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/

https://www.timvhall.com/

The Tripps
2025-06-08 12:00 - 14:00
The Tripps

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

The Tripps are a Berklee-bred psychedelic improv band that cannot be defined by one genre. They have a new album out, entitled “What It Is.”

@the._.tripps

Devon Gates
2025-06-08 15:00 - 17:00
Devon Gates

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Devon Gates is a bassist, vocalist, and composer from Atlanta, Georgia, now based in Brooklyn, NY. After studying anthropology and jazz performance at Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music (London, UK) she has emerged in the contemporary jazz scene, working with esteemed artists including Terri Lyne Carrington, Vijay Iyer, Jen Shyu, and Nicole Mitchell, and performing at venues such as The Kennedy Center, SFJazz, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, and the London Jazz Festival. Recently named one of 2024’s Up and Comers of the Year (The New York City Jazz Record), she also leads her own projects as a bandleader, collaborator, and composer, bringing her unique blend of jazz, chamber, and soul influences to New York, Japan, Italy, Mongolia, India, the UK, and more in recent years.

In 2022, her original composition “Don’t Wait” was published in the Berklee Press New Standards collection of 101 lead sheets by female jazz composers curated by Terri Lyne Carrington, and since then she has been the recipient of the inaugural Marion Brown Prize (Bowdoin College), Composers Now First Commission Award 2024, and HerVoice Prize (Chicago Acapella) for her choral and chamber compositions.

Creating across boundaries of discipline and genre, Gates has written original music in collaboration with playwright Phillip Howze for theatrical work, “Self Portraits” (Bushwick Starr, Brooklyn), worked as a curatorial assistant for the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice’s New Standards touring gallery exhibition, garnered viral attention for her arrangement and live performance of H.E.R.’s “Hard Place” with the Harvard Opportunes acapella ensemble, and has contributed original music for the audio edition of Tricia Hersey (The Nap Ministry)’s newest book We Will Rest! The Art of Escape (released November 2024).

Devon is also a passionate educator and facilitator, who has held teaching positions at Harvard College (Music Department Teaching Fellow to Prof. Vijay Iyer), the Berklee Bass Department Summer Workshop, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and Hilton Head Jazz Camp, and organizes carceral education work as a founding member of Freedom Classroom, a continuation of the Prison Studies Project. As part of her honors thesis for the Harvard Anthropology Department, she developed the SOL, or Sounds of Liberation Collective, a community-engaged initiative to provide commissions and build community among other non-male-identifying peers in the Boston jazz/creative music scene.

@devongatesmusic

www.devongatesmusic.com

UnCommon Corner Weather Statement
2025-06-10 12:00 - 21:00
UnCommon Corner Weather Statement

Due to inclement weather, the UnCommon Corner will open at 4 pm today with WERS radio only!

Em Salzman
2025-06-12 13:00 - 15:00
Em Salzman (they/them) is a singer- songwriter from Oak Park California about to enter their senior year in Emerson College’s Musical Theatre Program. You can find Em’s music on any music streaming platform under the name “Emulate”. This is Em’s second performance with Uncommon Stage, the first being in 172 Below’s “Slumber Party Pop” cabaret. Em would like to thank the Uncommon Stage staff for all of their kindness and help!

Instagram handles:

@Em.Salzman

@emulate.music

BAMS Fest presents S.O.U.L.stice featuring Toki Wright and Tricia Reed
2025-06-12 16:00 - 20:00
BAMS Fest presents S.O.U.L.stice featuring Toki Wright and Tricia Reed

UnCommon Corner, Boylston St &, Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116

Every Thursday, join Toki Wright and BAMS Fest at UnCommon for the S.O.U.L.stice series. This week’s performance will feature Tricia Reed.

Itay Dayan
2025-06-13 12:00 - 14:00
Itay Dayan and his band are a Boston based group that has been performing in and around Boston for the last few years, pretty much wherever you can think of. From nightclubs to synagogues – they’ve played there. With a combination of klezmer (traditional Jewish music) and Middle Eastern Pop music, their shows are energetic parties with lots of humor and dancing.

Members:Itay Dayan- clarinet, vocalsNadav Brenner- guitar, vocalsGeorge Maclaurin- keysBen Friedland- bassPaul July Joseph- drums

Instagram: @itayclarinetTiktok: @itayclarinetYoutube: @itayclarinetFacebook: Itay Dayan
