Berklee Per formance Center Concerts

 

SPRING 1991

february 7 A TRIBUTE TO ART BLAKEY AND DEXTER GORDON —As

Iebruary 11

Fcbruary 12

part of Berklees Black History Month activities, faculty saxophonist
Bill Pierce presents a tribute to two late jazz masters, Art Blakey and
Dexter Gordon. Special guest drummer Alan Dawson will be joined
by faculty members Andy McGhee, Bill Thompson, and Bob Zung,
saxophones; Ken Cervenka and Jeff Stout, trumpets; Tony Lada, trom-
bone; and John Ramsay, drums; as well as some talented student
instrumentalists performing the music of Blakey's Jazz Messengers
and Dexter Gordon compositions in a variety of settings.

FELTSATRONICS: THE LATIN SET—Faculty member

Randy Felts, playing synthophone (MIDI sax ) will take the experi-
mental textures of clectronic wind synthesis into the rhythm of
Central and South Amcerica for an evening of original Latin jazz
compositions. Featured artists will include faculty members Ken Taft
and Bob Stanton. guitars, Berklee alumnus Steven Barbosa, percus-
sion, and Scott Amendola, drums.

MARLENA SHAW — As part of Berklee's Black History Month activ-
ities, vocalist Marlena Shaw, who has performed with Count Basie

and Sammy Davis, Jr.. among others, presents a varied evening of songs
in jazz, soul, pop, rock, and rhythm and blues styles assisted by faculty
bassist Richard Evans and a faculty rhythm section.