Berklee Performance Center Concerts October 18 - A Night of Brazilian and Cuban Jazz - The Fernando Brandao Quartet will play Brazilian, Latin, and straight-ahead jazz, original compositions and arrangements. Then pianist Rebecca Cline directs her sextet Obbini Tumbao, performing Afro-Cuban arrangements of American and Cuban stan- dards, as well as some originals. October 20- A Tribute to Stevie Wonder - Ensemble department faculty member Dennis Montgomery Il presents a student and facul- ty tribute to Stevie Wonder as part of Ensemble week activities. October 21-Concert Jazz Orchestra — The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra director Professor Greg Hopkins leads Berklee's pre- mier student jazz orchestra to a new level in space and time, redefining the molecular structure of big band jazz. The group will debut a new repertoire of positively charged original compositions and perform quantum twists on the work of the jazz masters. Tributes to John La Porta and James Williams will feature special guests Joe Lovano, Bill Pierce and Mick Goodrick. Chamber jazz trio Tre Corda, comprised of Hopkins, Eugene Friesen, and Tim Ray, will also perform. October 26-John DeCarlo Group- Guitarist John DeCarlo presents modern improvisation- al music for quartet with saxophonist Tim McCulley, bassist Giacomo Merega and drummer Nick Falk. The Dream Concert — Vocalist Christine Vaindirlis presents jazz-funk and fusion cov- ers and originals for a large ensemble includ- ing alums pianist Hiromi Uehara and vocalist Marlon Saunders and faculty member Michael Farquharson, bass. Berklee College of Music www.berklee.edu 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215-3693 October 27-Fall Together - Fall Together '04 will be the 20th concert we've presented in this series which started in 1985. Featured composers are: Greg Hopkins, Bob Pilkington, Marc Rossi, Bruce Thomas, Phil Wilson, and Ken Pullig. Ensemble size will range from small group to big band and fea- ture an all-star cast of performers that includes students, faculty, and staff. The fea- tured piece of the evening is Ken Pullig's "Politickle Your Fancy"", a 30-minute jazz oratorio that addresses the subject matter of politics and the presidential election. It will feature special guest Rebecca Shrimpton who ‘ will be both vocalist and narrator. November 1-Winds Day - Christine Fawson & Karin Harris/Jim Snidero November 2-Ryu Nagata Quartet - Guitarist Ryu Nagata presents original contemporary jazz inspired by ECM recording label’s Brad Mehldau, Mick Goodrick and others. His quartet will feature Juan G. Galiardo, piano, Hogyu Hwang, bass and Nick Falk, drums. Songs of Peace — Saxophonist Michael Birnbryer presents songs of peace by John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Horace Silver and others performed by James Williams, Peter Stoltzman, Curtis Madigan, and Khari Lee. November 4- Contemporary Writing and Production Faculty Concert - This year’s annual Contemporary Writing and Production concert will feature original com- positions by department faculty. Music for winds, strings and rhythm section will be played by a band of Berklee faculty led by CWP Chair Matthew Nicholl. The concert will be extremely diverse, covering a wide range of styles including Latin, jazz, world, funk and R&B.