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Berklee Performance Center Concerts
February 26 - Bass Department Student Concert - Under the direction of depart-
ment Chair Rich Appleman, bass students present their own groups performing a
variety of styles including rock, fusion and jazz in duo, trio, quartet and larger
ensemble settings.
February 27 - Fever/Have You Met My Mistress? - Funk compositions by Chaka
Kahn, Tina Turner, Earth Wind & Fire and Prince, arranged by drummer David
Spreng, will be performed by his large ensemble. In the second half, vocalist Eric
Steigen offers a program of original pop and rhythm & blues compositions per-
formed by his 13-piece ensemble.
February 28 -Write of Spring - The Jazz Composition Department faculty present
original compositions and arrangements in a variety of instrumental settings by
Jackson Schultz, Scott Free, Dick Lowell, Bill Scism and Jeff Freidman performed by
an all-star faculty ensemble.
February 29 - Ebony Voices of Jazz - As part of Berklee’s Black Music Celebration,
faculty member Dennis Montgomery III presents student vocalists in a tribute to the
Ebony voices of the past and present including Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella
Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter, Anita Baker, Diane Reeves
and others.
March 4 - Terri Lyne Carrington & Lalah Hathaway: Celebrating Women in
Music - Sponsored by the College Diversity Committee under the direction of
faculty vocalist/pianist Maggi Scott, this concert celebrates to talents of some of
Berklee's most illustrious alumni. In the first half, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington
leads a trio with fellow alum Danilo Perez on piano. At intermission, 50th anniver-
sary Medallions will be awarded to Lalah Hathaway and alum Wannetta Jackson;
Ms. Carrington will receive an Award of Achievement. The second half will open
with a selection by vocalist Wannetta Jackson and faculty pianist Frank Wilkins.
Then vocalist Lalah Hathaway, with alums David Delhomme, piano and Carrington
on drums, will perform jazz, and r&b compositions.
March 5 - Piano Department Student Concert Student pianists Jeffrey Bhasker,
Takashi Kudo and Alex Lacamoire lead their small ensembles in jazz and contempo-
rary original compositions.
March 6 - Piano Department Faculty Concert - The Piano Week faculty concert
presents Robert Christopherson leading his trio, with Gregg Holt, bass and facvulty
member John Ramsey, drums. Then Makoto Takenaka and his quartet perform
originals and standards in a variety of styles and themes.
The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.
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Berklee Performance Center Concerts
February 26 - Bass Department Student Concert - Under the direction of depart-
ment Chair Rich Appleman, bass students present their own groups performing a
variety of styles including rock, fusion and jazz in duo, trio, quartet and larger
ensemble settings.
February 27 - Fever/Have You Met My Mistress? - Funk compositions by Chaka
Kahn, Tina Turner, Earth Wind & Fire and Prince, arranged by drummer David
Spreng, will be performed by his large ensemble. In the second half, vocalist Eric
Steigen offers a program of original pop and rhythm & blues compositions per-
formed by his 13-piece ensemble.
February 28 -Write of Spring - The Jazz Composition Department faculty present
original compositions and arrangements in a variety of instrumental settings by
Jackson Schultz, Scott Free, Dick Lowell, Bill Scism and Jeff Freidman performed by
an all-star faculty ensemble.
February 29 - Ebony Voices of Jazz - As part of Berklee’s Black Music Celebration,
faculty member Dennis Montgomery III presents student vocalists in a tribute to the
Ebony voices of the past and present including Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella
Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Betty Carter, Anita Baker, Diane Reeves
and others.
March 4 - Terri Lyne Carrington & Lalah Hathaway: Celebrating Women in
Music - Sponsored by the College Diversity Committee under the direction of
faculty vocalist/pianist Maggi Scott, this concert celebrates to talents of some of
Berklee's most illustrious alumni. In the first half, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington
leads a trio with fellow alum Danilo Perez on piano. At intermission, 50th anniver-
sary Medallions will be awarded to Lalah Hathaway and alum Wannetta Jackson;
Ms. Carrington will receive an Award of Achievement. The second half will open
with a selection by vocalist Wannetta Jackson and faculty pianist Frank Wilkins.
Then vocalist Lalah Hathaway, with alums David Delhomme, piano and Carrington
on drums, will perform jazz, and r&b compositions.
March 5 - Piano Department Student Concert Student pianists Jeffrey Bhasker,
Takashi Kudo and Alex Lacamoire lead their small ensembles in jazz and contempo-
rary original compositions.
March 6 - Piano Department Faculty Concert - The Piano Week faculty concert
presents Robert Christopherson leading his trio, with Gregg Holt, bass and facvulty
member John Ramsey, drums. Then Makoto Takenaka and his quartet perform
originals and standards in a variety of styles and themes.
The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.
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