Herb Pomeroy

 

Herb Pomeroy. a national leading figure in the field of jag. is.
Instructor of Arranging, Composition and Brass at Berklee
College of Music.

A Berklee Alumnus, Pomeroy attended Harvard University
prior to his enroliment at the College. Upon completion of his
studies he toured with Charlie Parker, Stan Kenton and Lionel
Hampton as trumpeter-arranger and recorded extensivel~ on
Capitol. Roulette and United Artists labels. Since 1955 he*as
been a member of the Berklee faculty. In addition to his work
with the College’s Recording Band he has been responsible for
the creation of several unique classes in Advanced Scoring.
He researched and organized the material for his course,
“Arranging In The Style Of Duke Ellingfon.” resulting in his
being commissioned by the Boston Balfet Company to §m-
scribe and conduct the score of Ellington’s Ballet. “The Ro of.
the Phoebe Snow.”

He was featured on the weekly series “Jazz with Herb
Pomeroy” on- WGBH—TV and has performed with Charlie
Mariano. internationally-known saxephonist and recently of
the Berklee faculty. ;

The Herb Pomeroy Jazz Orchestra is unguestionably of _of _
the nation’s most prestigious. large jazz ensembles. It boasts a
lineup of seasoned veterans whose former employers include
the likes of such jazz giants as Woody Herman. Buddy Rich.
and Tommy Dorsey. Many of the current personnel are mem-
bers of the faculty at Berklee College of Music. including. of
course. Pomeroy himself oy

Originally founded in 1955, the group \$as the only 2 ®
band invited to perform at last year's Boston Globe Jazz
Festival. and the Orchestra was featured this summer in the
Newport (N.Y.) Jazz Festival.

 

 

 

Herb Pomeroy Jazz Orchestra

Trumpets — Wes Hensel*
Everett Longstreth * *
Greg Hopkins*
Paul Fontaine* *

Saxes — Dave Chapman
Dick Johnson*
John La Porta*
Mike Monaghan

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*Current or former faculty member Jlmmy Derba

* "Berklee Alumnus

Trombones — Phil Wilson*
Gene Di Stasio
Tak Takvorian
Piano — Ray Santisi*

Bass — John Neves*

Drums — Fred Buda“®