Berklee Performance Center Concerts

 

October 7 - Good Time Basses - Faculty members Jim
Stinnett and Mirek Kocandrle present original contemporary
jazz, pop and rock performed by small and large ensembles
and featuring faculty members Dave Howard, guitar, Richard
Grudzinsky, keyboards, Dennis Montgomery, keyboards and
Greg Badolato, saxophones.

October 9 - Hamburg Revisited: John Lennon’s 56th! -
Under the direction of Songwriting Department faculty mem-
ber, guitarist John Stevens, The Blue Meanies—with Corin
Ashley, Rick Cohen and Ken Hickey—will celebrate John
Lennon’s 56th birthday with this performance of songs from all
periods of the Beatles career using the Hamburg style set-up of
two guitars, bass and drums.

October 10 - Koven’s Surf Music Spectacular/Points of
Hue - Koven Smith presents new contemporary compositions
for big band that make reference to Weather Report, John
Zorn, Jawbox and the Jackson Five. In the second half Mark
Lopes presents contemporary jazz originals and compositions
by Dave Holland and Ornette Coleman for his quintet.

October 15 - “Us”/On the Tee - Vibraphonist/composer Oli
Bott presents his jazz-suite for big band entitled “Us”. Then
pianist Yoohchan Kwak presents jazz standards by Rodgers &
Hart, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer and Frank Loesser for his
trio.

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