Tag Berkshire Music Barn
On August 1, 1965, legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk played the Berkshire Music Barn and brought all his idiosyncrasies with him.…
On July 24, 1965, flamenco legend Carlos Monotya put on a clinic – literally – at the Berkshire Music Barn. Dancers did not accompany him, but he did bring along a program to identify the different styles (not the …
On July 31, 1955, Teddy Charles brought his vibes to a crowd of about 300 at the Berkshire Music Barn.…
On July 28, 1995, the legendary Count Basie and his 15-piece band entertained a crowd of about 900 at the Berkshire Music Barn in Lenox.…
On July 21, 1955, the Dave Brubeck Quartet demonstrated why they were on the cover of Time magazine the previous year, in a performance for roughly 750 at the Music Barn in Lenox.…
On July 17, 1955, bebop pioneer and one of the most important drummers in history, Max Roach, absolutely dazzled concertgoers at the Berkshire Barn in Lenox. His quintet included trumpeter (and co-leader) Clifford Brown, who would sadly die in a …