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Berklee Performance Center Concerts

SPRING 1992

RICK PECKHAM, IAN FROMAN, DAVE CLARK, CHRIS CHEEK,
KEN CERVENKA-—Faculty guitarist Rick Peckham presents an
evening of post-bop jazz standards and originals performed by a
quintet.

A TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS—As part of Berklee’s Black History
Month celebration, faculty saxophonist Walter Beasley presents the
music of the late jazz great Miles Davis, featuring student instrumen-
talists Kimball Brown and Riley Mullins.

BASS DEPARTMENT STUDENT CONCERT—Bass Department Chair
Rich Appleman presents seven bass students performing in a variety
of musical settings, from duos to quintets, in styles ranging from
traditional jazz, fusion, funk, to Latin and rock.

PRESENTING THE MUSIC OF CARLA BLEY—]Jazz Composition
Department faculty member Jeff Friedman presents the music of Carla
Bley in his orchestrations for big band performed by a student en-
semble with guest faculty trombonist Phil Wilson and Jeff Friedman
on guitar.

PIANO DEPARTMENT CONCERT—Chair Paul Schmeling showcases
Piano Department faculty members in a variety of musical styles and
settings. Assistant Chair Stephany Tiernan and faculty member Neil
Olmstead will play “Three Quarter Tone Pieces” by Charles Ives;
Jorge Martinez leads a quintet performing original Latin music; and
Marc Rossi presents original fusion, funk, and world beat music for
sextet.

WRITE OF SPRING—The Jazz Composition Department presents
faculty compositions by Bob Pilkington, Jeff Friedman, Jackson
Schultz, Bill Scism, and Marc Rossi, and pieces by students Dan
Graham, Mercedes Rossy, Fumi Tamara, and Federico Schneider in
settings ranging from quintet to small big band under the direction of
Bob Pilkington.