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Berklee Performance Center Concerts
March 9 Vox One/The Yuki Arimasa Trio—Ear Training Department
faculty member Yumiko Matsuoka presents the a cappella vocal group Vox One
performing original and arrangements of compositions by Rodgers and
Hammerstein, Al Jarreau, Otis Redding and others. Then, Piano Department faculty
member Yuki Arimasa leads his trio in a program of originals and jazz standards.
March 10 Changing Standards/Eclectic Improvisations—Faculty pianist
Laszlo Gardony will perform contemporary arrangements of jazz standards from his
new solo piano album, Changing Standards. In the second half, Piano Department
faculty member Tim Ray will perform a program of solo piano music and duos with
faculty member Greg Hopkins, trumpet, in jazz, Latin, and free improvisation styles.
Featured composers will include Tim Tay, Greg Hopkins, Mike Maineiri, Egberto
Gismonti, and Lyle Lovett.
March 14 Jazz Vocal Series—Voice Department faculty member Maggi Scott
presents student vocalists performing jazz standards accompanied by a faculty
rhythm section with Dave Clark, bass, and Bob Stoloff, drums.
March 15 Write of Spring—The Jazz Composition Department’s annual
spring concert will present an array of new compositions for instrumentations
ranging from quintet to full big band. Featured writers include Jazz Composition
Department faculty members Scott Free, Jeff Friedman, Dick Lowell, Bill Scism, and
Jackson Schultz as well as outstanding student writers Masaka Hamamura and Lester
Menezes.
March 16 An Evening with Robert Stanton/Norman Zocher Trio—A
program of acoustic and electric guitar music in country, blues, jazz, and classical
styles will be presented by Performance Studies Department faculty member Robert
Stanton. Many original compositions will be featured and special guests include
String Department Chair Matt Glaser and bassist Roger Kimball. In the second half,
Guitar Department faculty member Norman Zocher presents original guitar oriented
jazz compositions performed by his trio.
March 17 The Music of the Yellowjackets/The Berklee Buddy Rich
Ensemble—Ensemble Department faculty member David Weigert presents the jazz
fusion music of the Yellowjackets performed by a four-piece ensemble. In the
second half, faculty trumpeter Wayne Naus leads Berklee’s Buddy Rich Ensemble in
a program of big band jazz in the style of the late bandleader.
The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.
March 9 Vox One/The Yuki Arimasa Trio—Ear Training Department
faculty member Yumiko Matsuoka presents the a cappella vocal group Vox One
performing original and arrangements of compositions by Rodgers and
Hammerstein, Al Jarreau, Otis Redding and others. Then, Piano Department faculty
member Yuki Arimasa leads his trio in a program of originals and jazz standards.
March 10 Changing Standards/Eclectic Improvisations—Faculty pianist
Laszlo Gardony will perform contemporary arrangements of jazz standards from his
new solo piano album, Changing Standards. In the second half, Piano Department
faculty member Tim Ray will perform a program of solo piano music and duos with
faculty member Greg Hopkins, trumpet, in jazz, Latin, and free improvisation styles.
Featured composers will include Tim Tay, Greg Hopkins, Mike Maineiri, Egberto
Gismonti, and Lyle Lovett.
March 14 Jazz Vocal Series—Voice Department faculty member Maggi Scott
presents student vocalists performing jazz standards accompanied by a faculty
rhythm section with Dave Clark, bass, and Bob Stoloff, drums.
March 15 Write of Spring—The Jazz Composition Department’s annual
spring concert will present an array of new compositions for instrumentations
ranging from quintet to full big band. Featured writers include Jazz Composition
Department faculty members Scott Free, Jeff Friedman, Dick Lowell, Bill Scism, and
Jackson Schultz as well as outstanding student writers Masaka Hamamura and Lester
Menezes.
March 16 An Evening with Robert Stanton/Norman Zocher Trio—A
program of acoustic and electric guitar music in country, blues, jazz, and classical
styles will be presented by Performance Studies Department faculty member Robert
Stanton. Many original compositions will be featured and special guests include
String Department Chair Matt Glaser and bassist Roger Kimball. In the second half,
Guitar Department faculty member Norman Zocher presents original guitar oriented
jazz compositions performed by his trio.
March 17 The Music of the Yellowjackets/The Berklee Buddy Rich
Ensemble—Ensemble Department faculty member David Weigert presents the jazz
fusion music of the Yellowjackets performed by a four-piece ensemble. In the
second half, faculty trumpeter Wayne Naus leads Berklee’s Buddy Rich Ensemble in
a program of big band jazz in the style of the late bandleader.
The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.
