CITY OF BOSTON + MASSACHUSETTS

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
THOMAS M. MENINO

April 29, 1995

Dear Friends of Herb Pomeroy:

As Mayor of Boston, it is my pleasure to join with you in
honoring Herb Pomeroy, a major musical treasure of our city,
state and region for more than four decades. It says a lot
about someone when more than a thousand of his friends turn out
for a party in his honor.

Berklee College, celebrating its 50th anniversary this
year, is the first college in the world to offer studies in
jazz and popular music, and is recognized as one of the finest
institutions for music education. Herb Pomeroy has been a
cornerstone of the school since 1955, and has helped to shape
the character and direction of Berklee throughout the years.

Herb has also maintained a vibrant career beyond the
classroom as a performer and bandleader, from early engagements
at the legendary High Hat club in the South End playing with
Charlie Parker, and tours with the bands of Lionel Hampton and
Stan Kenton, to work with his own large and small groups,
playing throughout New England.

My congratulations to Professor Pomeroy, for all his many
musical accomplishments, for the students whose lives and
careers he has touched, and for the chance, now, to get back to
playing the trumpet full-time. We will all look forward to
hearing him around town even more frequently in the years to
come.

Sincere

o

Thomas M. Menino
Mayor of Boston

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