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~the day of the show as available.





Berklee P_erformance Center Concerts



January 31 Jack Pezanelli & Friends/Jazz & Blues Bargains—Jazz compositions
by Tadd Dameron, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, and James Williams will be
performed by faculty guitarist Jack Pezanelli and his ensemble, including faculty
~members Fred Lipsius, saxophone, Dave Clark, bass, and John Arcaro, piano. Then,
Guitar Department faculty member Mike Williams presents a program of blues and
jazz originals as well as compositions by T-Bone Walker and Nat Adderly performed
by his quintet, including Berklee faculty members Danny Morris, bass, and Casey
Scheurell, drums.

February 1 Katch This-Soul-Jazz/Ken Cervenka-Eddie Tomassi Quintet-Guitar

- Department Faculty member Ken Taft offers a program of blues and jazz performed
by a quintet. In the second half, faculty trumpeter Ken Cervenka and faculty
saxophonist Eddie Tomassi lead their quintet through a program of hard bop and
contemporary jazz originals and tunes by Lee Morgan and Dave Liebman.

February 5 Gospel Jubilee—A Gospel Jubilee of contemporary and traditional
music will feature five groups. Overjoyed, a small group of gospel singers made up
of members from the Reverence Gospel Ensemble in the style of Richard
Smallwood; Berklee's Reverence Gospel Ensemble; :

The eight-voice choir, Family, together for 15 years, under the direction of Frieda
Battle; Urban Harvest , a gospel Ministry from Hampton, Virginia under the
direction fo Rev. Gerard Ruff and Rev. Micael I’Altcrs()n, and the Morning Star
Mass Choir. : v

~ Tickets for this event are $7.00 for the general public. Berklee students, faculty, and
staff with valid 1.D. are limited to one free ticket until the day of the show; $1.00 on

o Felmmry 6 Flutes from Around the World—This concert is jointly sponsored by
the Woodwind Department and the Greater Boston Flute Association. The program
will feature flute playing from Brazil, Japan, Ireland, a Klezmer En.seml)lc, and a jazz

~flute ensemble with an all-star rhythm section. The featured flutists are: Fernando
Brandao, Jerry Cecco, Skip Hadley, Hiro Honshuku, Matt Marvuglio, Mia Olson,

- Abbie Rabinovitz, Wendy Rolfe, Ami Takahashi, and Jim Wallace. :



February 7 Composition Department Faculty Concert - Composition Department
faculty members Arthur Welwood, Marti Epstein, Allen LeVihes, Neil‘Le()nzlrd’ 111,

James Reyes, Michael Weinstein, James Russel Smith and Gergory Fritze present
their work performed by a variety of ensembles and soloists.

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