Berklee Guitar Department

Coffee Talk with Tomo Fujita

Join us as we talk to Berklee Guitar Professor Tomo Fujita about his teaching philosophy, and his many interesting guitars!

Coffee Talk with David Tronzo

We’ve got David Tronzo, the master of the slide guitar with us this week. Professor Tronzo has broken the sound barrier on the slide, using extended techniques and a masterful command of the instrument, to extend the reach of slide guitar far beyond the musical idioms most folks typically associate with it, and it has earned him accolades like being voted one of top ten jazz guitarists by Musician Magazine, and one of the best experimental guitarists by Guitar Player.

Coffee Talk with Thaddeus Hogarth

Berklee Guitar Professor and mulit-instrumentalist Thaddeus Hogarth joins us in this installment of Coffee Talk. He talks about coming to Berklee as an older student, making it as a professional musician, and the endless pursuit of honing your craft.

Coffee Talk With Allan Chase

Ear Training Chair Allan Chase joins us this week to talk about how developing your ear affects all aspects of your musicianship

Coffee Talk with Joe Stump

The Dark Lord joins us for coffee! Shred Guitar legend Joe Stump hangs with us and talks about tone, the joy of playing the guitar, and tells some great stories.

Coffee Talk with Robin Stone

We are joined by longtime Guitar Professor Robin Stone, who talks about what it was like to come to Berklee in 1979 as a young woman guitarist. Though she talks candidly about the sexism she faced as a young woman in that environment, she also talks about how meeting such challenges head-on helps define who we are and makes us stronger.

Coffee Talk With Larry Baione

This is our first interview in the Coffee Talk with the Guitar Deptartment series, and we’re joined by none other than Chair Emeritus Larry Baione, who has been teaching Guitar at Berklee since 1974, and was Chair of the Guitar Department for almost 30 years. He tells some incredible stories, reflects on what has changed at Berklee as well as what has stayed the same, and shares some invaluable wisdom.

This was and was our first interview recorded on Zoom, so the sound quality isn’t quite as slick as the other episodes, but it’s a great conversation, so check it out!

Coffee Talk With The Guitar Dept BONUS Ep: Chairs Kim Perlak and Sheryl Bailey

In this premiere of Coffee Talk with the Berklee Guitar Department, Chairs Kim Perlak and Sheryl Bailey talk about how Berklee has managed COVID, what's coming up for Spring 2021, as well as offering their insight about how connections can make or break careers, and how to keep shedding while overcoming adversity.