David Friend Recital Hall Concerts April 21 - 1:00 pm - Blue Note Era Music/Music of Wayne Shorter Ensemble - Faculty member David Santoro presents his student ensemble performing jazz from the Blue Note recordings of the 1950's and ‘60s followed by the music of Wayne Shorter. April 21 - 2:30 pm - Scholarship Ensemble - Faculty member David Santoro presents his student ensemble performing straight ahead jazz. April 21 - 4:00 pm — Contemporary Christian Ensemble — Faculty member Nancy Morris presents the Contemporary Christian Ensemble in performance. April 21 - 7:30 pm - Invitation — Faculty member Walter Beasley presents his ensem- ble performing classic and contemporary rhythm and blues by Smokey Robinson, Anita Baker, Eryka Badu, Lauren Hill and others. April 22 — 1:00 pm - ECM Ensemble — Faculty member Bruno Raberg presents Berklee's ECM ensemble performing compo- sitions by Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland and Kenny Barron from the ECM recording com- pany. April 22 - 2:30 pm - Advanced Small Band Ensemble - Ensemble department faculty member John Pierce presents this ensemble in performance. This student ensemble will be performing jazz and Latin jazz, including music composed by John Scofield, Paquito D'Rivera, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, Pat Metheny and David "Fathead" Newman. April 22 - 4:00 pm - The Music of Jimi Hendrix-Student ensemble performance led by faculty member Kenwood Dennard. April 22 — 7:30 pm - Jetro Dasilva - Faculty member Jetro Dasilva presents his student ensemble in performance. April 25 - 4:00-pm - The Berklee Joni Berklee College 1140 Boylston Street of Music www.berklee.edu N i S ¢ S vid 33 ek D Mitchell Ensemble — Faculty guitarist Abby L Aronson Zocher directs this ensemble playing - as their own arrangements of Ms. Mitchell’s 3 music for rhythm sections, violin, cello, guitar i and vocals. 42 April 25 — 7:30 pm - Blazing Fingers — The Berklee Country Music Ensemble under the & direction of faculty guitarist Mike lhde, per- forms top country hits as well as instrumen- & tals in classic country, western swing, and rockabilly styles. An exciting and entertain- ing evening of Hot Country and Blazing Instrumentals performed by Berklee's best Pickers and Singers. April 26 — 1:00 pm — Contemporary Middle Eastern Ensemble — Student ensemble per- forming music from the Middle East under the direction of faculty member Craig Mcrae. ” April 26 — 2:30 pm - The Music of James Brown Ensemble - Under the direction of fac- ulty member Kenwood Dennard, this ensem-"~ ble features the groundbreaking and epoch- making music of James Brown. This concert will include student-generated arrangements and improvisations on several of Mr. Brown's most influential compositions. 3 % 2 April 26 — 4:00 pm - Latin Jazz Ensemble — Student ensemble under the direction of fac-~ ulty bassist Oscar Stagnaro performs Latin jazz. April 27 — 1:00 pm - Advanced SmallBand = =~ = Ensemble - Post Bop and contemporary jazz compositions by John Coltrane, Dave Liebman Mike Brecker and Freddie Hubbard will be performed by this six piece ensemble ~ directed by Ed Tomassi. £ April 27 — 2:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz - Faculty member Fernando Brandao leads this student = ensemble performing jazz from Brazil includ- ing compositions by Caetano Veloso, Milton - Nascimento and Brandao. Boston, MA 02215-3693 2