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Berklee Performance Center Concerts
SPRING 1991

A TRIBUTE TO ART BLAKEY AND DEXTER GORDON—As
part of Berklee’s Black History Month activities, faculty saxophonist
Bill Pierce presents a tribute to two late jazz masters, Art Blakey and
Dexter Gordon. Special guest drummer Alan Dawson will be joined
by faculty members Andy McGhee, Bill Thompson, and Bob Zung,
saxophones; Ken Cervenka and Jeff Stout, trumpets; Tony Lada, trom-
bone; and John Ramsay, drums; as well as some talented student
instrumentalists performing the music of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers
and Dexter Gordon compositions in a variety of settings.

FELTSATRONICS: THE LATIN SET—Faculty member

Randy Felts, playing synthophone (MIDI sax ) will take the experi-
mental textures of electronic wind synthesis into the rhythm of
Central and South America for an evening of original Latin jazz
compositions. Featured artists will include faculty members Ken Taft
and Bob Stanton, guitars, Berklee alumnus Steven Barbosa, percus-
sion, and Scott Amendola, drums.

MARLENA SHAW —As part of Berklee’s Black History Month activ-
ities, vocalist Marlena Shaw, who has performed with Count Basie

and Sammy Davis, Jr., among others, presents a varied evening of songs
in jazz, soul, pop, rock, and rhythm and blues styles assisted by faculty
bassist Richard Evans and a faculty rhythm section.

FEATURING RAY ANDERSON— Culminating a two-day major
residency, renowned trombonist Ray Anderson will be assisted

by faculty trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson in a Brass
Department presentation of contemporary jazz for small band and
large trombone ensemble.

HERE AND NOW/YUMIKONIAN ORCHESTRA —Keyboardist/
composer/arranger Choong Wan Hahn opens this concert with
original acoustic jazz and electric contemporary music for small
ensembles with special guest faculty trumpeter Jerry Cecco. Then,
a 12-piece orchestra directed by pianist/composer/arranger
Yumiko Murakami will perform original contemporary jazz with
special guests faculty saxophonists George Garzone and Bob Zung.

THE BERKLEE STRING DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
MARIMOLIN —The String Department presents faculty violinist
Sharan Leventhal and marimbist Nancy Zeltsman, a highlyacclaimed
new music duo known as Marimolin. They will perform compositions
written especially for them by Gunther Schuller, Simon Bainbridge,
Robert Aldridge, and Andrew Frank. Also featured will be a world pre-
micre composition by Berklee alumnus Wolfgang Muthspiel with
Wolfgang and his brother Christian joining Marimolin on guitar and
trombone respectively. Steven Cornelius will be another guest on
Indian tabla drums.