ane; &t " n “ 2’ - w e « Berklee Performance Center Concerts - > \\" Ors e February 13 Steel Band Music Comes Alive -This concert, under the direction of Ensemble Department Chair Orville Wright, will feature original compositions and special arrangements for steelband of contemporary music. Chantal Esdelle, a first year piano student at Berklee College who was the 1992 National Solo Champion at the biannual Steelband Competition in Trinidad was also be featured. Other panists on the concert will be Ron Reid, P. J. Adamson, and Orville Wright. February 15 JeJune-Music of Steve Reich, Bulgaria & John Zorn - Percussionist Jamie Moore presents music from disparate genres. With vibist Matt Moran he will ~ explore minimalism in a vibraphone duet performance of Steve Reich’s Piano Phase. Next the sax, guitar, drums trio “Conjuntion Junction” will be joined by cello to play some traditional folk melodies from Buglaria. Then the JeJune Music Coalition steps into the avant-garde coming together for a genre sh.m[ermg, presentation fo Cobra | by John Zorn. February 16 Men in Black - Faculty member Richard Evans and student vocalist Robin Spears present an evening featuring the music of the Isley Brothers, the Commodores, the Gap Band and Parliment-Funkadelic. February 21 Ofer Ganor Trio/Big Music - Guitarist Ofer Ganor presents a concert of jazz guitar trio in the tradition of the piano trios of Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal performing original arrangements of standards. Int he second half drummer Andrew Sanesi and his quintet perform jazz by John Abercrombie, Mark Johnson and Peter Nylander. ‘February 22 Write of Spring The Jazz Composition Department’s annual spring concert will debut new compositions by faculty composers Scott Free, Jeff Friedman, James Kachulis, Dick Lowell, Jackson Schultz and Bill Scism. Instrumentation ranges from small ensemble to extended big band with featured soloists including faculty members Greg Badolato, sax, Matt Marvuglio, flute, Greg Hopkins, trumpet, Phil Wilson, trombone, Bob Patton, saxes, Bruce Thomas, keyboards and Joe Hunt, drums. February 23 The Real Swing Thing-A Tribute to the Great Swing Era Big Bands with Roy Hargrove : Music from the big band libraries of Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones, Ray “Noble, Duke Ellington, will be offered by a band under the direction of Performance Studies Chair Jackie Beard and student arranger, Kendrick Oliver. Guest performers and featured soloists include alumnus Roy Hargrove, faculty members Billy Pierce, Andy McGhee, Jackie Beard, Richard Evans, as well as students John Lamkin 1T and Teodross Avery with arrangements by Kendrick Oliver, and faculty members Richard Evans, Ted Pease, and Hal Crook. The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.