Upcoming Events
Jiayi Guo Quartet: Showa Institute Boston Concert Series
Jiayi Guo brings her quartet to the Showa Institute Boston Concert Series playing a night of originals featuring tenor saxophonist Sam Childs, bassist Jan Portisch and drummer Ben Fig.
Jiayi Guo Quartet at the PostUnderground
Jiayi Guo brings her group playing originals at the staple Brookline jazz venue the PostUndeground. No Cover.
Solo Piano at the Regatta Bar
As a part of the Berklee Summer in the City Series, Jiayi Guo will play a night of solo piano outdoors at the Regatta Bar, free to the public!
Solo Piano at Spectacle Island
As a part of the Berklee Summer in the City Series, Jiayi Guo will play two sets of solo piano outdoors out at Spectacle Island, free to the public!
Berklee Jazz on Spectacle Island is accessible by ferry from Boston's Long Wharf North, next to Christopher Columbus Park (MBTA Blue Line to Aquarium Station, Green or Orange Lines to Haymarket Station).
Bard College USCMI Faculty Showcase
Suona master Yazhi Guo gathers his own unique combo of western and Chinese instrument players, including fellow faculty members from the Bard Conservatory accompanied by the Jiayi Guo Quartet from the Berklee School of Music. The program will be “An East West Encounter” of improvisational, jazz inflected tunes and riffs on traditional melodies.
Don’t miss an exciting evening highlighting innovative approaches to mixing, honoring, and questioning musical notions of East, West, Modern and Traditional.
FREE and open to the public.
https://www.barduschinamusic.org/events/bewe-faculty-concert-2025
Your Biggest Hater Houseshow
Your Biggest Hater led by Lemuel Marc on trumpet, Sam Childs on tenor sax, Jiayi Guo on piano and Jillian Upshaw on drums.
A Circle of Love: Celebration of Women and Nonbinary Composers in Jazz
Jiayi Guo leads her quintet playing originals featuring vocalist Anouk Chemla, Riko Sasaki on alto sax, Jan Portisch on bass, and Jillian Upshaw on drums. All proceeds of tickets go to the Key of She, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting girls in jazz in grade school and beyond.
Grand Gathering: Jazz and Gender Justice
Berklee’s spring Signature Series will present Grand Gathering: Jazz and Gender Justice at the Berklee Performance Center on Tuesday, April 8, at 8:00 p.m. The performance will showcase the institute’s nine ensembles, covering a range of jazz styles from modern and mainstream to free and electronic, while also featuring improvised dance and original compositions by students. Special guests include four-time Grammy-winning drummer, composer, and producer Terri Lyne Carrington; artist-in-residence Marquis Hill; dancer and choreographer Christiana Hunte; Grammy-winning pianist Kris Davis; turntablist and composer Val Jeanty, and Grammy-winning guitarist Matthew Stevens BM ’09.
