Berklee Performance Center Concerts

 

Berklee Performance Center Concerts - Spring 1998

February 4- ’'m Me And You’re Not, Ha Ha - Faculty composer/arranger Darrell
Katz and the Jazz Composers Alliance Saxophone Quartet, Dan Bosshardt, Jeff
Hudgins, faculty member Dan Smith and Phil Scarff, will perform compositions
by Katz and Jimi Hendrix. Also appearing will be vocalist Angel Gittens and
poet Paula Tatarunis.

February 5 -Desert Flower - Faculty synthesist Kai Turnbull presents original
pop/funk compositions with special guest guitar faculty member, Jim Kelly.

February 8- Gospel Jubilee with Vanessa Bell Armstrong

A native of Detroit, singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong grew up on the gospel of
Mahalia Jackson and the soul of Aretha Franklin. Her astonishing vocal energy
and improvisational skills had critics hailing her the next Mahalia Jackson and the
new Queen of Gospel. She recorded the theme song for the NBC TV show
Amen and was a hit on Broadway in the gospel musical “Don’t’ Get God Started,
“ which toured nationally for three years. Her singles “You Bring Out the Best In
Me,” “ Pressing On” and “Something Inside So Strong” earned strong airplay on
gospel radio. She appeared in the telefilm “The Women of Brewster Place,”
which starred Oprah Winfrey and Robin Givens. She has released eight albums
between 1984 and 1993 and has been nominated for Grammy and Dove awards
while winning Soul Train and Stellar Music Awards.

In its 14-year history, the Reverence Gospel Ensemble has included more than
370 students representing countries from Israel, Japan, Greece, and several
others. They have won plaudits at the Black Music Caucus Competition in New
York on three occasions. Under the direction of Dennis Montgomery III, the
choir has performed at Dimmock Health Center's “Steppin Out” Gala at the
World Trade Center for two consecutive years, and performed at many area
churches.

:00 p.m., Berklee Performance CenterTickets for this event are $7.00 for the
general public. Berklee students, faculty, and staff with valid I.D. are limited to
one free ticket until the day of the show; $1.00 on the day of the show as
available.

February 9 - Standard Original - Faculty vocalist Lisa Thorson presents main-
stream original jazz for her quintet featuring Tim Ray, piano, faculty member
David Clark, bass, George Schuller, drums, and Cercie Miller, reeds. The reper-
toire will include compositions featuring innovative arrangements of jazz
standards and original material written by members of the quintet, featuring Ms.
Thorson’s lyrics.

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