Berklee Performance Center Concerts

 

April 21 Bruce Bartlett Group/Carl Verheyen Group - Faculty member Bruce
Bartlett assisted by bassist Baron Browne and others perform contemporary jazz,
funk and fusion originals. In the second half, visiting artist Carl Verheyen performs
contemporary rock and fusion originals, assisted by Guitar Department faculty
member Jon Finn and David DiCenso on drums.

April 22 Guitar Night/Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet - In this Berklee Guitar Student
Showcase Concert, six outstanding Berklee students perform instrumental music by
contemporary masters as well as original material. In the second half, visiting artist
and Berklee alum Kurt Rosenwinkel plays avant garde contemporary jazz originals.

April 24 Pve Tried Him - An evening of contemporary and traditional gospel music
performed by Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble will feature compositions by
Robert Lewis, Jimane Nelson, Thomas Whitefield, James Hall, O’landa Drapper and
ensemble director faculty member Dennis Montgomery III. Berklee's new small
gospel ensemble, Overjoyed, will also perform.

April 26 An Evening with the Berklee Rainbow Orchestra - Under the direction
of faculty compsoer/arranger/trombonist Phil Wilson jazz fusion originals will be
performed by one of Berklee’s premiere ensembles with an added string section.

April 27 Chord Scale Madness/Shaken, Not Stirred - Under the direction of Jazz
Composition department faculty member Jackson Schultz, some of the strongest
student arrangements from the “Voicings Derived from Chord Scales” course will be
performed by a large ensemble. In the second half, faculty member Brian Lewis
presents big band music in a variety of jazz styles including funk, latin-samba, latin-
salsa and swing. Included in this performance will be a premiere of Brian Lewis’
arrangement of I'll Wait and Pray featuring guest soloist Ear Training department
chair Greg Badolato.

April 28 Herb Pomeroy Tribute - Herb Pomeroy’s worldwide reputation as a jazz
performer, composer, arranger, teacher,and bandleader has brought credit and
prestige to Berklee College of Music for the past four decades. For thousands of
Berklee alumni over the years, having studied with Herb or played in one of his
ensembles made for the most indelible memories of their Berklee experience. In
honor of Herb Pomeroy, Berklee will present a tribute concert featuring Herb
leading a band of all-star student, faculty, and alumni guest artists including Joe
Zawinul, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Arif Mardin, Sadao Watanabe, Michael Gibbs, John
Abercrombie, Abe Laboriel, Sr., Tiger Okoshi, and many others.

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