Berklee Performance Center Concerts

February 21 — Trumpet Summit — Faculty saxophonist Ed Tomassi

presents Trumpet Summit perfomring bebop and post bebop arrange-

ments of Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and Clifford Brown compositions.
Featured performers include Berklee faculty trumpeters Greg Hopkins, ~
Paul Fontaine, Jeff Stout and George Zonce and saxophonists Larry

Monroe and Ed Tomassi.

February 22- African Essence-Behind the Music: - As part of this year’'s
Black History Month Music Celebration, Detrece Lavender leads a
performance troup outlining the contributions and influence of African
Culture on America’s entertainment industry. The group will use acting,
dance poetry and vocal music to illuminate the contributions of Black
people to the development of virtually all styles of Western entertain-
ment.

Directed by Detrece Lavender, with faculty advisor Donna McElroy.
Exhale: This show will showcase many of the songs featured on the
Waiting to Exhale movie soundtrack as well as exhibit the urban contem-
porary style that has made Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds one of the
leading African-American composers today. Also featured will be ten e
female vocalists and a rhythm section. Directed by Claude Kelley, with

faculty advisor Dennis Montgomery |lI.

February 26- Bass Department Student Concert - Under the direction of
Assistant Chair John Repucci, the following bass students will lead their
bands in an evening of original compositions, jazz standards, fusion, funk
_and new age music: Garth Stevenson; Ben Das; Anat Romem; Daniel
Thieme; Fernando Mainer.

February 27- From Samba to Rumba /You-Night — Pianist Rebecca Cline
presents a program of Latin Jazz, drawing on rhythms from Cuba and
Brazil. Performing modern Afro-Cuban arrangements of Ellington classics
and jazz standards, as well as original music inspired by the Brazilian
style of Eliane Elias the rhythm section will include faculty bassist Oscar,
bass and faculty guitarist Aquiles Baez. This concert promises to deliver
an exciting blend of jazz harmonies with Latin rhythmic intensity. Vocalist,
composer, arranger Jennie Laws leads a group of phenomenal musicans,
including horns, strings, vocals and rhythm section, through an original
set of soul, funk, Rhythm & Blues and Pop with jazz undertones.

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