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The late Lee Berk, who passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 21, 2023, dedicated his entire career to music and music education. Wherever he and his wife, Susan, settled — Boston,

Mr. Berk’s “visionary leadership and immeasurable contributions to Berklee have left an indelible mark on our community and on the world of contemporary music," said David Bogen, the college’s interim president.

Quincy Jones, in full Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., byname “Q”, (born March 14, 1933, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer whose work encompasses virtually all forms of popular music. Jones was born in Chicago and reared in Bremerton, Washington, where he studied the trumpet and worked locally with the then-unknown pianist-singer Ray Charles. In the early 1950s Jones studied briefly at the prestigious Schillinger House (now Berklee College of Music) in Boston before touring with Lionel Hampton as a trumpeter and arranger. He soon became a pro...

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of musician, music producer and philanthropist, Quincy Jones.PersonalBirth date: March 14, 1933Birth

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