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| Berklee Musicians Liven Up Lunch at Atlantic Wharf  Beginning Thursday, June 7 at 12:00 p.m., Atlantic Wharf (Atlantic Wharf Atlantic Avenue and Congress Street, Boston MA 02210) will be home to free lunchtime performances every Thursday through July 26. Felix Peikli, a 22-year old clarinetist, will kick off the Berklee Lunch Sessions at Atlantic Wharf concert series, a part of Berklee Summer in the City, Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. For more information on Berklee concerts in neighborhoods all over Boston this summer, visit berklee.edu/events/summer.Peikli, a Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute Award finalist, uncovered his musical identity as a child when his grandfather gave him a Benny Goodman recording. Currently a student at Berklee's prestigious Global Jazz Institute, Peikli has played at festivals around the world, including the Oslo Jazz Festival in 2002, which was the performance that launched his career. In 2007, Peikli was the youngest recipient ever to receive the Capital of Norway Honors Prize. After attending Berklee's Five-Week Summer Performance Program, Peikli earned a full-tuition scholarship to the college, where he has studied since 2011. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |