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October 11
October 12
October 16
October 17
October 18
October 23
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.
October 12
October 16
October 17
October 18
October 23
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.
