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Toronto and other places around the world. They give back to the community by working with children, teaching music in Boston and in other cities they visit while performing. In June, the BGJI Quartet attended the Toronto Jazz Festival and worked with the Youth Jazz in the City program and with Japanese jazz artists Yamaki Shohei and fular_pad from Sapporo, Japan. One of the goals of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute is to connect creating thinking in music with the restoration of nature, using music as a tool for the betterment of society. In short, students learn to become role models for a new generation of musicians and to inspire leadership in others.

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The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) celebrated its one year anniversary in April with a special concert by saxophone legend Wayne Shorter, who performed with Institute faculty and students at the Berklee Performance Center. The concert was part of Berklee’s Global Jazz Summit for Humanity and Peace, which looked at ways in which musicians can get involved in creating a better world through their music. “The Berklee Global Jazz Institute’s mission and commitment to interconnected learning is inspiring,” says Shorter, who encouraged young musicians to “experience life and go beyond what music is.” The Institute is under the artistic direction of Danilo Pérez, the renowned jazz pianist from Panama. It’s a unique program that allows

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some of the world’s finest young jazz players to concentrate on creativity and musicianship. The students are mentored by jazz masters at Berklee, and they also travel together to perform at festivals in Panama, Puerto Rico,

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