Berklee Performance Center Concerts



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February 11 - Reverence Gospel Ensemble Reunion Concert - A reunion of The
Reverence Gospel Ensemble—one of the largest vocal ensembles at the college, has
been planned as part of the college’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. Past student
directors, Lisa Harrigan, David Chandler, Tim Owens, Lori Roberts, and of course
Dennis Montgomery III, will be in Boston for the reunion, and students will be
returning to the college from all over the country. The years of existence of the
choir will be split into different groups. Members who were in the choir from 1981
to 1984 will perform; 1984 to 1988; 1989 to 1992; 1992 to 1996; followed by a mass
choir participation by all the members present at the reunion.

Tickets for this event are $7.00 for the general public. Berklee students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID. are limited to one free ticket until the day of the show; $1.00 on
the day of the show as available.

February 12 - Jazz Vocal Series - Faculty vocalist/pianist Maggi Scott presents
performances by vocal students singing jazz standards accompanied by a faculty
trio.

February 13 - A Special Valentine’s Show/Tribute to Danny Gatton - Music
Synthesis dpeartment faculty member vocalist/guitaritst Kai Turnbull presents
original pop and funk compositions and arrangements performed by his 7-piece
group. Then faculty guitarists Mike Ihde and Bob Stanton present a tribute to the
late guitar legend, Danny Gatton. They will recreate the set of blues, country, jazz
and Latin tunes that Gatton played at the Berklee Performance Center during the
William Leavitt Memorial Scholarship Concert.

February 15 - Kris Adams Quintet with Special Guest Harvie Swartz - Faculty
vocalist Kris Adams presents a program of jazz compositions by Cole Porter, Fats
Waller, Van Huesen-Burke, Billy Holiday, Bill Evans, and A. C. Jobim as well as
originals by Rob Levit and Bevan Manson. Special guest bassist Harvie Swartz will
be joined by faculty saxophonist Greg Badolato, Bevan Manson, piano and Jack
Diefendorf, drums.

February 20 - Jonathan Butler - As part of Berklee's Balck Music Celebration,
Guitarist/Vocalist Jonathan Butler and bassist Bagito Kumalo will be joined by a
student vocalists, horn section and rhythm in a performance of original contempo-
rary pop, soul and jazz.

February 21 Blues Azteca/Illusions - Original jazz compositions by group members
Alejandro Mercado, Antonio Gandia and leader Beto Hale will be performed by the
Beto Hale Group with special guests Kim Bock, saxophones, Eunice Echegarary,
voice and faculty member Jon Hazilla, drums. Then guitarist Antohny Fesmire and
his quartet present orignal contemporary jazz-rock music with featured soloists
Fesmire, Takehiko Murikami, keyboards, Hiroyuuki Hanada, bass and Chris
Yeoman, drums.

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