Juan Ospina September 13, 2007

September 13: Juan Ospina – Kendall Square at noon

Juan A. Ospina was born in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1998, he began his formal musical studies at Bogotá's Universidad Javeriana, and after two years moved to Barcelona, Spain, to continue his jazz and classical studies. In 2004, he returned to Bogotá for a year before moving to Boston, where he is currently majoring in jazz composition at Berklee. In the spring of 2006, Ospina received a Jazz Performance Award from the Piano Department, and was the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Herb Pomeroy Award, given by the Jazz Composition Department.

Jazz Revelation Records presents the third annual Kendall Square Concert Series, and is collaborating for the first time with the Institute of Contemporary Art to present Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the ICA. Both series offer free live music on Thursdays throughout the summer (complete schedule of dates and times below). Artists include Berklee student and alumni jazz, world, Latin, and r&b musicians, some of whom are featured on the new Jazz Revelation Records CD The New Old School, including Jake Hertzog, MUNDuO, Mateo Lugo, Zili Misik, Daniel Ori, Alex Terrier, and Juan Ospina.

Jazz Revelation Records (JRR), Berklee's student-run jazz record label, was formed in the spring of 2003. The label is made possible by a grant funded by the college. Under previous management, Jazz Revelation Records successfully released the compilation CDs Rebirth, Two, and Ars Nova. Under the direction of current president Michael Borgida, the label has just released its fourth album, The New Old School. For the new CD, JRR gathered eight young, passionate, and committed artists from around the world, all speaking the traditional language of jazz in a new way.

The Kendall Square Concert Series take place at 300 Athenaeum St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, every Thursday, noon to 2:00 p.m., June 7–September 13. The Kendall Square Concert Series is sponsored by BioMed Realty Trust, Watermark Residences, and ConstellationCenter. For more information, please call 617 577-7354.

Official Website: http://boston.zebratickets.com/event/6497/juan-ospina