Rebecca Perricone

Labek has been performing since the age of nine. After winning a full scholarship to Cornell University, where she received an MFA, she moved to NYC. There, she pursued a performance career, starring in a number of repertory plays, working on parts in TV and on Broadway. Throughout her career, she spent many hours developing her craft, preparing, and finally bringing all her experience and wisdom to recording her vocal artistry. Labek (AKA Rebecca Malka Perricone) moved to Boston where she presently is part of the faculty at Berklee College of Music.  Her life experiences have produced an artist whose powerful voice and passion for storytelling and music must be heard.

Reza Khan

Born: February 10, 1965

Over the course of his six previous albums, starting with his debut Painted Diaries in 2009, Reza Khan has worked with some of the biggest names in contemporary jazz while developing a fascinating trademark fusion of pop, jazz, soul and world influences. His empowering world jazz guitar music is steeped in his international roots and status as a socially conscious musical citizen of the world. Along the way, the Bangladesh-born, NYC-based composer and guitarist has enjoyed several breakthrough hits on the Billboard Jazz chart, including his first Top Ten single “Drop of Faith” (featuring Nils) from his critically acclaimed fifth album Next Train Home and “Waiting for the Sky” from the 2021 collection Imaginary Road. Despite this airplay success, he’s always been told that the music he writes and produces is designed more for musicians to play than for the average contemporary jazz listener to simply enjoy.

Jazz Pianist Ramsey Lewis Playing at Scullers Jazz Club on March 8-9

March 9, 2012

Jazz pianist, composer and legend Ramsey Lewis brings his Sun Goddess Tour to Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Thursday, March 8 and Friday, March 2012. Joining Ramsey on the tour is Henry Johnson, Tim Grant, Joshua Ramos and Charles Heath. Show times are 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $38 and can be ...

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson Opening at Huntington Theatre Company in Boston on Friday, March 9

March 9, 2012

Huntington Theatre Company is presenting August Wilson's award-winning play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Boston University Theatre, from March 9 through April 8, 2012. The play is part of Wilson's Century Cycle, and was Wilson's first Broadway hit. In the play, legendary 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey and her musicians gather in a run-down Chicago ...

Jazz Drummer Kendrick Scott, Live from Berklee's Cafe 939, on March 8

March 7, 2012

Famed jazz drummer Kendrick Scott is performing a live concert at Cafe 939 in Boston's Back Bay. The show is part of the new collaboration between York area jazz station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, NPR, and Berklee College of Music, designed to to showcase Berklee alumni. Read the full press release here. The show is sold ...

Cape Cod Trumpeter Lou Colombo Dies

March 7, 2012

Our prayers, sorrow and appreciation go out to the family of Lou Colombo, legendary jazz trumpet player on Cape Cod, who died in a car accident in Ft. Meyer, Florida this week. The Brockton-born musician played on Monday nights for decades at the family-owned Roadhouse Cafe in Hyannis, building a faithful clientele who loved top flight ...

Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Concert at Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod This Friday, March 2

March 1, 2012

Jazz drummer Bart Weisman and his Klezmer Swing group are performing at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod this Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Tickets are $18 / $15 for members, and can be purchased online or by calling 508-428-0669. The group includes Monica Rizzio on violin ...

SF Jazz Collective Performs at UMass/Amherst on Thursday, March 1

February 29, 2012

The acclaimed SF Jazz Collective performs at the Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the concert can be purchased online or at the door. Hailing from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, Philadelphia, New Zealand, and Israel, the Collective's multi-cultural lineup mirrors the explosion ...

Lawrence Morris Brings a Conduction to New England Conservatory on March 2

February 29, 2012

Lawrence “Butch" Morris brings his unique talents as composer, conductor, arranger, and performer to the New England Conservatory on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general admission and $18 for students, and can be ordered onlline. Morris is recognized internationally as the principal theorist and practitioner in the evolution of Conduction? (a ...

Magic Triangle Jazz Series Presents Two Trombone Trios at UMass/Amherst on Thursday, February 23

February 23, 2012

The Magic Triangle Jazz Series, produced by WMUA-91.1FM and the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is presenting Two Trombone Trios in concert on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at Beranson Recital Hall. The double billing features Frank Lacy on trombone; Andrew Drury on drums and Kevin Ray on bass, plus ...