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Berklee Performance Center Concerts

FALL 1989

SOLO PIANO— Faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony will perform con-
temporary acoustic jazz originals from his recent album The Legend
of Tsumi.

FALL INTO SONG/AMERICAN CLASSICS— Voice Department
faculty member April Arabian presents a concert of diverse vocal
music including jazz and contemporary, popular standards and orig-
inals. A cappella arrangements will be featured along with faculty
members Bob Stoloff, Maggi Scott, Russ Hoffman and John Baboian.
In the second half, the ballads and swing tunes of American com-
posers will be performed by Voice Department faculty Maggie Scott
and a big band under the direction of Greg Hopkins, with arrange-
ments by faculty members Bob Freedman and Bud Billings.

LE JAZZ— Faculty pianist Christian Jacob will be joined by faculty
drummer Ian Froman and bassist Dan Greenspan in a concert of
traditional standards and originals. Faculty member saxophonist
Jim Odgren will join the trio for a guest appearance.

HAL CROOK QUARTET —Acoustic jazz, standards and originals,
composed and arranged by faculty trombonist Hal Crook, will be
performed by his quartet.

JOE PARRILLO ENSEMBLE/SONGS FOR MOTHER EARTH—
Faculty bassist Mirek Kocandrle presents this seven-piece group

in an evening of contemporary jazz originals. In the second half,
bassist, steel drummer, composer/arranger Ron Reid presents a pro-
gram of originals in an Afro-Caribbean fusing of calypso and jazz
rhythms performed by his 15-piece Rhythm Earth Ensemble. Fea-
tured composers include Bob Marley, Winston Bailey, Andre Tanicer
and Ralph McDonald. Popular dancer Margaret Taylor and vocalist
Alvin Roberts will also perform.

MORRIS ACEVEDO GROUP/FIRST IMPRESSIONS—Senior
guitarist Morris Acevedo leads his quartet in a program of contem-
porary acoustic jazz including compositions by Duke Ellington

and Thelonius Monk, as well as originals by Acevedo. In the second
half, senior trumpeter Steve Ertle presents his nine-piece group

First Impressions performing fusion and funk originals and featuring
tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin.