Berklee Performance Center Concerts



Berklee Concerts - Summer 1998
Berklee Performance Center

July 22 - Boo Day Dee On - Original fusion harmonies and melodies with funk
grooves composed by faculty bassist Joe Santerre will be performed by his
quartet featuring faculty saxophonist Dino Govoni, keyboardist Ross Ramsay
and drummer Paul Quattrochi.

July 23 - Adriana Balic - Five Week Summer Performance Program faculty
member, vocalist and keyboardist , Adriana Balic presents pop-rock originals
for her seven piece group.

July 28 - The Back Bay Brass Jazz Orchestra - Big band jazz originals in
swing, Latin, and contemporary styles will be presented by faculty trombonist/
composer/arranger Ben Elkins conducting the 19 piece Back Bay Brass Jazz
orchestra. Featuring arrangements and compositions by Ellington, Brookmeyer,
McConnell, Holman, Florence and faculty composers Richard Lowell and Ben
Elkins, the band will be joined by very special guest trombonist Jeff Hoyer of
the United States Air Force.

July 30 - Bobby Lee Rodgers & the Herd - Faculty guitarist Bobby Lee
Rodgers leads his quartet in a funky blend of acoustic rock with a bluegrass
twist with songs from their upcoming CD, Apple Pie, to be released in the fall.

August 3 - The Berklee Rainbow Band - Faculty composer/arranger/trombon-
ist Phil Wilson leads the Berklee Rainbow Band in an evening of jazz.

David Friend Recital Hall

July 29 - 7:30 p.m. - Bob Pilkington - Five Week Performance Program faculty
members perform original jazz and standards led by faculty trombonist Bob
Pilkington.

August 3 - 1:00 p.m. - John Laporta - A concert with renowned clarinetist
Professor Emeritus John LaPorta assisted by Assistant Chair of the Guitar
Department Rick Peckham and Percussion Department Professor Joe Hunt and
Bass Department faculty Jim Stinnett.

August 3 - 7:30 p.m. - David Frank - Faculty Pianist David Frank presents jazz
originals for solo piano.

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