List of Berklee College of Music alumni
The following contains a list of notable alumni of Berklee College of Music. Members of this list have attended Berklee for at least one full-time semester (not including honorary degrees or summer programs) and are notable in their respective field in the music industry. Some list members may have achieved notability in the entertainment industry unrelated to music, or may be notable for achievements not related to music or entertainment.
* Designates did not complete degree/diploma program. In parentheses is year of graduation.
List
A
- John Abercrombie (1967)[1]
- Aruna Abrams[2]
- Toshiko Akiyoshi (1959)[1]
- Andrew Andraos (2018) [3]
- Eric André (2005)[4]
- Ivory Aquino[5]
- Dave Askren[6]
- Mulatu Astatke (1959)[7]
B
- Victor Bailey (1979)[1]
- Jeff Berlin (1978)[1]
- Cindy Blackman (1980)[1]
- John Blackwell (1995)[1]
- Park Bom* of 2NE1[1]
- Tracy Bonham (1989)[1]
- Jenn Bostic[8]
- Libbi Bosworth (early 1990s)[9]
- Alan Broadbent (1969)[1]
- Gary Burton (1962)[1]
C
- Arturo Cardelus (2011)[10]
- Terri Lyne Carrington (1983)[1]
- Cyrus Chestnut (1985)[1]
- Chiara Civello (2000)[1]
- Alf Clausen (1966)[1]
- Cobi[11]
- Bruce Cockburn (1965)[1]
- Vinnie Colaiuta (1975)[1]
- Paula Cole (1990)[1]
- Vanessa Collier (2013)[12]
D
- Mike Daly (1996)[13]
- Al Di Meola (1974)*[1]
- Ramin Djawadi (1998)[14]
- Vlad De Briansky (1997)[1]
E
- El Hefe [1][failed verification]
- Emily Elbert (2011)[15]
- Empress Of[16]
- Maria Entraigues-Abramson (1994)[17]
- Booker Ervin*[18]
- Melissa Etheridge (1980)*,[1] returned to receive honorary doctorate 2006
- Kevin Eubanks (1979)[1]
F
- Donald Fagen (1965)*[1]
- Rachelle Ferrell (1980) *[19]
- Melissa Ferrick (1990)*[20]
- Bill Frisell (1977)[1]
G
- Albhy Galuten (1968)[1]
- Melvin Gibbs[21]
- Mick Goodrick (1967)[1]
- Catriona Gray[22], Miss Universe 2018
- Juan Luis Guerra (1982)[1]
H
- Jan Hammer (1969)[1]
- Roy Hargrove (1989)*[1]
- Donald Harrison (1983)[1]
- Antonio Hart (1991)[1]
- Juliana Hatfield (1990)[1]
- Lalah Hathaway (1994)[1]
- Tom Hedden[23]
- Alan Hewitt (1977)[24]
- Bob Holz (1977)*[25]
- Sierra Hull (2011)[26]
J
- Ingrid Jensen (1989)*[1]
- Quincy Jones (1951)*[1]
K
- Kenzie (Kim Yeon Jung), South Korean composer for SM Entertainment[27]
- Kiesza[28]
- Diana Krall (1983)[1]
L
- Abe Laboriel (1972)[1]
- Abe Laboriel Jr. (1993)[1]
- Michelle Lambert (2011)[29]
- Patty Larkin (1974)[1]
- Henry Lau (2010)*[30]
- Adrianne Lenker (2012)* of Big Thief [31]
- Josh Linkner (1988)[32]: ix
- Aubrey Logan (2010)[33][34]
M
- Natalie Maines (1995)* of The Dixie Chicks[1]
- Aimee Mann (1980)* of 'Til Tuesday[1]
- Eddie Manion (1970s)[35]
- Kevin March (early 1990s), drummer of Guided by Voices, The Dambuilders, Shudder to Think[36]
- Arif Mardin (1961)[1]
- Charlie Mariano (1951)[1]
- Eric Marienthal (1979)[1]
- Branford Marsalis (1980)[1]
- Delfeayo Marsalis (1989)[1]
- John Mayer (1998)*[1]
- Donny McCaslin (1988)[1]
- Keith McEachern (2005) of The Wandas[37]
- Ben McKee*, bassist of Imagine Dragons[38]
- David McWane, lead vocalist of Big D and the Kids Table[39]
- Filipe Melo (2000)[40] Portuguese pianist, comic book writer and former computer hacker.
- Milton Mermikides, composer,guitarist and academic
- Dominic Miller, guitarist[41]
- Harry Miree (2013), drummer[42]
- Rieko Miyoshi (2003), stage name Kotringo[43]
- Rob Mounsey (1975)[1]
- George Mraz (1970)[1]
- John Myung* of Dream Theater[44]
N
- Ouyang Nana - Taiwanese cellist, pianist, guitarist[45]
- Adam Neely (2009) - bass player and YouTuber.[46]
- Reiko Nakano (2005) - violinist.[47]
- Richard Niles (1975) - composer, arranger, record producer, guitarist
- Paul Nowell (2007), stage name Paul The Trombonist[48]
P
- Lauren Passarelli (1982),[49]
- Danilo Perez (1988)[1]
- John Petrucci* of Dream Theater[44]
- Daniel Platzman (2009), drummer of Imagine Dragons[50]
- Mike Portnoy* of The Winery Dogs, formerly of Adrenaline Mob and Dream Theater[44]
- Taylor and Blake Powell[51]*
- Charlie Puth (2013)[52]
R
- Sara Rachele (2013)[53]
- Emily Remler (1975)*[1]
- David Robidoux[23]
- MJ Rodriguez (2011)[54]
- Wallace Roney (1981)*[1]
- Kurt Rosenwinkel (1990)*[1]
S
- Randy Sabien (1977), jazz violinist and music educator[55]
- Gerard Salonga (1998)[56]
- St. Vincent (Annie Clark) (2004)[57]
- Bobby Sanabria (1979), multi-Grammy nominated drummer, percussionist, educator, bandleader [58]
- Mike Schmid (2001)[59]
- John Scofield (1973)[1]
- Christian Scott (2004)[1]
- Wayne Sermon (2008), guitarist of Imagine Dragons[38]
- Benny Sharoni[60]
- Sonny Sharrock (1962)[61]
- Howard Shore (1969)[1]
- Ryan Shore (1996)[62]
- Alan Silvestri (1970)[63]
- Allan Slutsky (1978)[64]
- Brendon Small (1997) of Dethklok[65]
- Steve Smith (1976), drummer for the rock group Journey[1]
- Esperanza Spalding (2005)[66]
- Luísa Sobral (2009)[67]
- Luciana Souza (1992)[1]
- Billy Squier*[68]
- Mike Stern (1975)[1]
- Tierney Sutton (1987)[1]
- Derek Sherinian (1984)[69]
- Svoy (2003)[70]
- Soo Wincci (2019)[71]
T
- Susan Tedeschi (1991)[1]
- Chloe Temtchine, singer-songwriter[72]
- Jacky Terrasson (1986)[1]
- Pinar Toprak (2000)[73]
- Millo Torres[1]
- Néstor Torres (1973)[1]
- Brian Transeau (1990)[1]
- Justin Tranter (2001)[74]
U
- Hiromi Uehara (2003)[75]
V
- Steve Vai (1979)[1]
- Brian Vibberts (1991)[57]
- Emil Viklický (1978)[76]
W
- Wang Leehom (1999)[1]
- Sadao Watanabe (1965)[1]
- Ernie Watts (1966)[1]
- Jeff "Tain" Watts (1981)[1]
- Michael Weiss (1974)[1]
- Gillian Welch (1992)[1]
- Kenny Werner (1968)[1]
- Mark Whitfield (1987)[1]
- Brad Whitford of Aerosmith (1971)[1]
- Ashlyn Willson (2015)[77]
Z
- Joe Zawinul (1959)[1]
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