Bear Garden (Feat. KNSZWRTH)

The Emerson UnCommon Stage and Harpoon Beer Garden are thrilled to welcome Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Percy the Bear!  We are honored to have another Boston institution, CSC, activate this special corner of the Common.  Tuesdays in July beginning at on July 16th, patrons are welcome to enjoy a drink from Harpoon, delicious food from...

Sam Spear

The Sam Spear Quintet delivers hard-hitting bop, soulful swing, and blistering ballads. Composed of two saxes, piano, bass, and drums, the group performs an eclectic mix of original tunes and cleverly crafted arrangements of jazz standards. https://samspearmusic.com/ Facebook: Sam Spear Music Instagram: @sam_spear_music

Roella

Roella is a British multi-instrumentalist, performer and composer of Nigerian and Jamaican heritage. As of June 2024, she is a recent graduate of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Masters Programme; in 2023 she was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music’s undergraduate programme. In spring 2023 Roella performed with her piano trio...

BAMS Presents: S.O.U.L.STICE – Toki Wright x Ashanti Eva Davenport and the Soul Tribe

Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning MC, poet, producer, and cultural diplomat.  He has received two CLIO Award for advertising with General Mills for the number one worldwide Twitter trending project “Watch the Stove” which was also nominated for a Cannes Lion Award.  Wright is currently the chair of the Professional Music Department at...

Gaby Cotter

Gaby Cotter is a Boston-based Panamanian singer, songwriter, and educator. Her work mixes the different colors of Latin-American sounds with jazz, blues, pop, and R&B.

CALO

CALO brings an eclectic mix of 90's hip-hop classics, remixes, and instrumentals to the UnCommon Stage, accompanied with solo saxophone and electronica. CALO (Joseph Borsellino III) is an award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and DJ, born and based in Boston. On his principal instrument-- saxophone-- he has entertained audiences along the eastern coast with popular jazz repertoire, dance music,...

Eduardo Betancourt

Considered “one of the iconic harpists of this new age,” ​Eduardo Betancourt​ is a Grammy-award winning Venezuelan musician, producer, arranger, composer, instructor, and multi-instrumentalist with 30 years of experience in traditional and fusion Venezuelan music. In 2010, Betancourt won a Latin Grammy Award for his participation on the album ​“​Tesoros de la música Venezolana" by Ilan...

Fabiola Méndez

Fabiola Méndez is a Puerto Rican cuatro player, singer, educator, and Emmy-nominated composer that has taken part in a musical movement, crossing over the lines of genres such as Folk, Afro-Caribbean & Jazz. Recognized as the Latin Artist of the Year 2023 by the Boston Music Awards, her artistic vision and original music focus on...

Daniel Sturgis

Daniel Sturgis is a talented musician hailing from the vibrant music scene of Cape Cod. With a musical style that seamlessly blends alternative, funk, pop, and rock, Sturgis has created a captivating sound that is uniquely his own. Influenced by legendary artists such as Jimmy Hendrix, B.B. King, and The Beatles, Sturgis draws inspiration from...

Beat Tape Matinee: Lady Ice x DJ Troy Frost

Join HipStory for an afternoon of beats and beer on the Common! Beat Tape Matinee is an event rooted in Hip Hop self-made roots. We look to highlight the bedroom producers, dj/producers, loopers and everything in between in our latest HipStory event series. Featuring Lady Ice and DJ Troy Frost.