Summer Concerts at Kendall Center

Located at the crossroads of the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel and Kendall Station subway stop, and at the heart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, Kendall Center offers a lovely introduction to Cambridge. Whether on your way home from work, or heading to dinner, make a stop by Kendall Plaza on Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. to listen to students perform a mix of jazz standards and originals. (View Map)

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Past Events

Check out some of the great shows that have been part of the Summer in the City series in prior years.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / July 5, 2018 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Harry Jay is an R&B/funk/hip-hop artist and Berklee College of Music student from Washington, D.C.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / June 28, 2018 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Kelly Vargas is an emerging singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from New York whose styles include acoustic pop, R&B, and soul.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / June 21, 2018 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Blazing across a wide variety of styles, Spencer Nicholson’s groovy and soulful expressions are a revolution of modern pop music. With influences from Allen Stone to Justin Timberlake and Michael Bublé, the Canadian singer-songwriter presents a classic yet innovative style with a smooth and contagious vibe.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / June 14, 2018 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Formed at Berklee in 2016, Triple Tea is a cinematic/progressive jazz trio influenced by a variety of styles, from pop and electronic to jazz and film music.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / June 7, 2018 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Armed with his bass and voice, Josiah Contreras, a.k.a. Red Elk, plays what he calls “Native soul,” combining modern groove-based styles (funk, soul, folk, and rock) with elements of Native American music (rhythms, chants, flutes, and percussion).

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / September 7, 2017 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Maria Wadman (Maria Rowinska) grew up amid many musical cultures and languages, but nothing influenced her musical sensibility more than the sound of bossa nova and samba on her father’s guitar.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / August 24, 2017 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Naty Hernandez, or simply Naty, is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, acoustic and electric bassist native of Medellín, Colombia. 

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / August 17, 2017 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Hailing from Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Mitch is a singer-songwriter whose styles vary from reggae, pop-rock, soul, and funk.

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / August 10, 2017 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Joaquina Mertz is a Mexican singer-songwriter who is passionate about performance and the connection between her, the band, and the audience. 

Presented By
Summer in the City
Event Dates
Thursday / August 3, 2017 / 5:00 pm
Venue
Kendall Center
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

Nicolás Emden is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor from Osorno, Chile.