Berklee Performance Center Concerts

SUMMER ‘86

July 16 Double Concert — EXPLORATIONS/STICK MAN — The evening's
program opens with standards and contemporary jazz originals per-
formed by Hans Jensen and his quintet with special guest, faculty sax-
ophonist Jim Odgren. In the second half, Katsu Tanaka, playing the
Chapman stick and stick synthesizer, presents an evening of techno-
jazz-rock in solo, duet and trio settings.

July 23 WINNERS — Faculty composer/arranger/percussionist
Greg McPherson and choreographer Leta Tavares present an evening
of originalmusic in a variety of styles and settings from rhythm and
blues to jazz to pop.

July 24 Double Concert — A LITTLE CONCERTO/THE ANN M GROUP —
Guitarist/composer Atsushi Shibata opens this double concert with a
program of original jazz compositions for quartet. In the second halif,
The Ann M Group, led by keyboardist/composer Ann Maartmann, will
perform original funk and fusion compositions.

July 28 Double Concert — YURI LEE BIG BAND/MY IMAGE — Composer/
arranger/keyboardist Yuri Lee presents original contemporary jazz
for big band with special guests faculty members Allan Chase, alto,
Bill Scism, trumpet, and Bob Zung, alto. In the second half of this
double concert composer/arranger Eduardo Souza leads an eight-
horn band in a program of jazz and Latin music by Ellington, Parker,
Hermeto Pascual and others.

July 29 JEFF FRIEDMAN BAND — Faculty guitarist/arranger Jeff Friedman
leads a sexlet in an evening of original compositions and arrange-
ments of jazz classics by Ellington, Monk, Mingus, Carla Bley,

Gil Evans and others.

July 30 Double Concert — DREAM OF A SUMMER NIGHT/CON LO
LATINO POR DENTRO — Bassist/composer Yoshihiko Suwa opens
this two-for-one concert with a program of straight-ahead jazz origi-
nals for quartet. In the second half, composer/arranger/bassist
Pengbian Sang directs a thirteen-piece ensemble through a program
of jazz standards arranged in a Latin style as well as original Latin jazz
fusion compositions.