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June 8, 2026

Writer

Kenneth Best

Ken Best served as editor of UCONN Magazine for 10 years. He is a co-host of the UConn 360 Podcast. He previously covered news and sports in Connecticut for The New York Times, edited the Weekend section for the Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time, wrote arts and culture stories syndicated by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service and was the media coordinator for Yale-New Haven Hospital. During the summer of 2015 he hosted “Walking a Blues Road,” a weekly program on WHUS in Storrs based on the holdings of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African-American Musical Culture at UConn’s Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. He is the author of Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock ‘n’ Roll (Pomegranate Books).

Email: Kenneth.Best@uconn.edu

Author Archive

A group of women playing instruments together on stage.

‘A Melting Pot of Music’ Comes to Jorgensen

WOMEN OF AMERICANA: A Celebration of American Music comes to Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on April 11

April 10, 2026 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

A woman sitting in a chair and a man sitting on the floor in front of her both hold violins.

Jorgensen to Host Music All-Stars from Across the Celtic World

The musical showcase will come to the Jorgensen stage on Friday, March 6 at 8 p.m.

March 5, 2026 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

The band THE SEVEN WONDERS: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac posing together.

A Fleetwood Mac Tribute, 50 Years After Recording of UConn Performance

THE SEVEN WONDERS: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac comes to Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 14, at 8 p.m.

February 11, 2026 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Alumni

A man and a woman, the members of Watchhouse, posing together.

Redefined American Roots Music with Watchhouse at Jorgensen Center

A grassroots success story driven by poignant songwriting

April 10, 2025 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

The singing group Chanticleer stand in a line, against a dark background.

An Orchestra of Voices Performs at Jorgensen Center

Grammy-Winning Chanticleer, with UConn Alum Jared Graveley, comes to campus on April 9

April 7, 2025 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Alumni

A man holding a banjo.

An Evening of Contemporary Bluegrass with Noam Pikelny & Friends at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Pikelny has emerged as the preeminent banjoist of his generation

March 21, 2025 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

The band Snarky Puppy plays on stage.

Snarky Puppy Brings Joyous, Eclectic Mix to Jorgensen

Group that started among college friends has since become world-famous

April 11, 2024 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

The members of the bluegrass group Nickel Creek.

Building a Set of Songs from the Ground Up? ‘It Was a Joyous Process’

Nickel Creek brings 'something different' to Jorgensen on March 21

March 20, 2024 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

‘A Celtic Family Christmas’ Comes to Jorgensen

Fiddle virtuosos bring an energetic performance of song, dance, and storytelling

December 1, 2023 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

The bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle, surrounded by the members of her band, Golden Highway.

Grammy Winner Brings ‘Superdrive’ Sound to Jorgensen

Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, will play on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m.

November 9, 2023 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Stuart Brown has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Broadway stage.

UConn Magazine: Off Broadway

The recently retired director of student services at UConn Waterbury brings the stage to more than 40,000 listeners a month

October 28, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Sophomore Aaliyah Edwards will compete in the Tokyo Olympics for the Canadian women's basketball team. She joins a talented squad of Husky alums in basketball, soccer, field hockey, and more

Huskies Heading to Tokyo for Summer Games Will Represent Six Nations

UConn will be represented by 16 athletes at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics

July 23, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Alumni Athletics

A Virginia mansion burned by the British during the Revolutionary War provides the setting of Professor James Coltrain's "Blackhaven."

DMD Professor’s ‘Blackhaven’ Game Lets Players Unravel Mysteries of the Past

A historically-themed video game that explores themes of contemporary relevance

July 14, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

UConn Voices

A photograph from the exhibition showing a closeup of a smiling woman's face in black and white.

Benton Museum Provides Look at Joe Standart’s ‘Immigrant Eyes’ Project

An intimate insight into the lives of immigrants to Connecticut

July 12, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

A new exhibit at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry demonstrates the medium's ability to address complex social issues.

Ballard Museum Exhibition Examines ‘Puppetry’s Racial Reckoning’

A new exhibit inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and national conversation about racism

June 30, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

UConn Voices

The UConn baseball team, seen here during a game against Seton Hall, will play in the NCAA tournament.

Huskies Baseball Opens NCAA Tournament Against Michigan

The Huskies won both the regular season and Big East tournament in the same season for the first time

June 4, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Athletics

A UConn student and a recent grad are developing a mobile app that will use music to help reduce stress

Clinton Global Initiative Selects Student Proposal to Develop Music Therapy App for Stress Management

'The Clinton Global Initiative encourages projects with a commitment to action and not just wishful thinking'

June 1, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Alumni

Roccoberton working with Hua Hua Zhang '00 MFA, a puppeteer he met during his trip in China who he recruited to UConn's Puppet Arts program.

UNIMA Cites Roccoberton as ‘Chancellor of Puppetry Education’ for Global Influence

From China to Storrs, recognizing the international scope of Roccoberton's influence

May 26, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Tash Archibald ’21 SFA, whose concentration in art was in illustration/animation, designed a calendar themed assemblage as her senior project. She used party hats, snowflakes and a portrait she drew of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to illustrate January. Assemblage Design by Tash Archibald.

Moving BFA Exhibit Online Illustrates Post-Graduate Life for Art Majors

'If you missed this deadline, you wouldn't be in this catalog. There were more real-world consequences'

May 19, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

20th Class of Humanities Institute Fellows Pursue Wide Range of Scholarship

This year’s class of fellows includes two visiting residential fellows, four dissertation scholars, and nine UConn faculty fellows

April 29, 2021 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

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