Berklee Performance Center Concerts

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February 13 Steel Band Music Comes Alive -This concert, under the direction of
Ensemble Department Chair Orville Wright, will feature original compositions and
special arrangements for steelband of contemporary music. Chantal Esdelle, a first
year piano student at Berklee College who was the 1992 National Solo Champion at
the biannual Steelband Competition in Trinidad was also be featured. Other panists
on the concert will be Ron Reid, P. J. Adamson, and Orville Wright.

February 15 JeJune-Music of Steve Reich, Bulgaria & John Zorn - Percussionist
Jamie Moore presents music from disparate genres. With vibist Matt Moran he will
explore minimalism in a vibraphone duet performance of Steve Reich’s Piano Phase.
Next the sax, guitar, drums trio “Conjuntion Junction” will be joined by cello to play
some traditional folk melodies from Buglaria. Then the JeJune Music Coalition steps
into the avant-garde coming together for a genre shatttering presentation fo Cobra |
by John Zorn.

February 16 Men in Black - Faculty member Richard Evans and student vocalist
Robin Spears present an evening featuring the music of the Isley Brothers, the
Commodores, the Gap Band and Parliment-Funkadelic.

February 21 Ofer Ganor Trio/Big Music - Guitarist Ofer Ganor presents a concert
of jazz guitar trio in the tradition of the piano trios of Oscar Peterson and Ahmad
Jamal performing original arrangements of standards. Int he second half drummer
Andrew Sanesi and his quintet perform jazz by John Abercrombie, Mark Johnson
and Peter Nylander.

February 22 Write of Spring The Jazz Composition Department’s annual spring
concert will debut new compositions by faculty composers Scott Free, Jeff Friedman,
James Kachulis, Dick Lowell, Jackson Schultz and Bill Scism. Instrumentation ranges
from small ensemble to extended big band with featured soloists including faculty
members Greg Badolato, sax, Matt Marvuglio, flute, Greg Hopkins, trumpet, Phil
Wilson, trombone, Bob Patton, saxes, Bruce Thomas, keyboards and Joe Hunt,
drums.

February 23 The Real Swing Thing-A Tribute to the Great Swing Era Big Bands
with Roy Hargrove

Music from the big band libraries of Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones, Ray
Noble, Duke Ellington, will be offered by a band under the direction of Performance
Studies Chair Jackie Beard and student arranger, Kendrick Oliver. Guest performers
and featured soloists include alumnus Roy Hargrove, faculty members Billy Pierce,
Andy McGhee, Jackie Beard, Richard Evans, as well as students John Lamkin IT and
Teodross Avery with arrangements by Kendrick Oliver, and faculty members Richard

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