Kaitlin Passafaro, a Dorchester native and former aide to Mayors Marty Walsh and Kim Janey, has signed up with the Berklee College of Music as the college’s vice president of community and government relations. Passafaro, who served as a senior adviser to the mayor as director of the office of intergovernmental relations, started at Berklee on Jan. 10. While at City Hall, she
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Berklee Closes Out 75th Anniversary Celebration with Diamond Jubilee
The Signature Series concert will feature performances from Berklee s locations in Boston, New York City, Abu Dhabi, and Valencia, Spain.
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April 13, 2021
Grace Kelly B.M. ’12 will perform from Berklee NYC as part of Diamond Jubilee: A Celebration of Berklee’s 75th Anniversary.
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Berklee will close out its 75th anniversary celebration with a virtual Signature Series concert on Thursday, April 22. Diamond Jubilee: A Celebration of Berklee’s 75th Anniversary will feature memorable performances by students, faculty, and alumni representing the institution from locations across the globe. The concert will be available on Berklee’s YouTube channel at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Quincy Jones Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Father: Quincy Delight Jones Sr., a carpenter.
Mother: Sarah Frances (Wells) Jones
Marriages: Peggy Lipton (1974-1990); Ulla Andersson (1967-1974); Jeri Caldwell (1957-1966)
Children: with Nastassja Kinski: Kenya; with Peggy Lipton: Rashida and Kidada; with Ulla Andersson: Quincy III and Martina; with Carol Reynolds: Rachel; with Jeri Caldwell: Jolie
Other Facts
Jones and his brother, Lloyd, were raised by their father and stepmother, Elvera, in Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. Their mother had been institutionalized in Chicago when they were very young.
An automobile accident at age 14, where Jones saw four of his friends killed, left him so traumatized that he has never driven a car.