February 7 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 19 February 20 Berklee Performance Center Concerts SPRING 1991 A TRIBUTE TO ART BLAKEY AND DEXTER GORDON—As part of Berklee’s 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 electronic wind synthesis into the rhythm of Central and South America 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. FEATURING RAY ANDERSON— Culminating a two-day major residency, renowned trombonist Ray Anderson will be assisted by faculty trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson in a Brass Department presentation of contemporary jazz for small band and large trombone ensemble. HERE AND NOW/YUMIKONIAN ORCHESTRA —Keyboardist/ composer/arranger Choong Wan Hahn opens this concert with original acoustic jazz and electric contemporary music for small ensembles with special guest faculty trumpeter Jerry Cecco. Then, a 12-piece orchestra directed by pianist/composer/arranger Yumiko Murakami will perform original contemporary jazz with special guests faculty saxophonists George Garzone and Bob Zung. THE BERKLEE STRING DEPARTMENT PRESENTS MARIMOLIN —The String Department presents faculty violinist Sharan Leventhal and marimbist Nancy Zeltsman, a highlyacclaimed new music duo known as Marimolin. They will perform compositions written especially for them by Gunther Schuller, Simon Bainbridge, Robert Aldridge, and Andrew Frank. Also featured will be a world pre- micre composition by Berklee alumnus Wolfgang Muthspiel with Wolfgang and his brother Christian joining Marimolin on guitar and trombone respectively. Steven Cornelius will be another guest on Indian tabla drums.