Berklee Performance Center Concerts

October 31 - Takana’s Sextet & Groovin'Girls/Schwing? - Pianist, composer,
arranger Takana Miyamoto leads her sextet in a program of original jazz and
fusion. In the second half drummer Antonio Sinchez presents an evening of
jazz, Latin and fusion including originals and standards with featured soloists
including Dave Barraza, saxophone, Vincent Borgeaux, and Leo Blanco, piano
and Christian Bausch, and Carlos Sanoja, bass.

November 4 - WindsDay Concert - George Coleman/Ingrid Jensen/Faculty
Brass Ensemble - The annual WindsDay event culminates in this concert
featuring legendary saxophone great George Coleman and his group, Berklee
alum trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and the Berklee Faculty Brass Ensemble, with
Greg Hopkins, director; Scott DeOgburn, Ken Pullig, Jeff Stout, Ken Cervenka,
trumpets, Tony Lada, Bob Pilkington, Tom Plsek, trombones; Marshall Seally,
Horn; Greg Fritze, tuba; Consuelo Candelaria, piano, Dave Clark, bass, Bob
Tamagni, drums.

November 6 - Stardom/Funk Disciples - Student vocalist, composer, arranger
Brian A. Glover presents original and standard Rhythm & Blues and soul music
for large ensemble. Then Astutomo Ishigaki and the “Funk Disciples” perform
Funk and Rhythm & Blues by James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway,
Larry Graham, Marvin Gaye and others.

November 12 - Vocal Summit in Concert - Voice department faculty member
Bob Stoloff presents the a capella group Vocal Summit in a program utilizing
"spontaneous improvisation" that creatively integrates music, theatre and
movement in musical styles from jazz to the classics.

November 13 - New Notes on the Staff - The Vocal Jazz Ensemble, under the
direction of faculty member Art LaPierre, opens with jazz compositions by Miles
Davis, Jerome Kern and Johhny Mercer. Then new VoiceDepartment faculty
members Did Stewart, Lisa Thorson and Donna McElroy perform accompanied
by a faculty rhythm section of Joe Mullholland, piano, Dave Clark, bass and Bob
Stoloff, drums.

November 14 - The Berklee Thelonious Monk Ensemble/Brian Lewis - Post-
Bop original compositions by Thelonious Monk performed by this Berklee
ensemble under the direction of Assistant Chair of the Guitar Department, Rick
Peckham.

November 19 - Gregg’nhemk Soundings - Under the direction of Department
Chair Jay Kennedy, compositions and arrangements by the faculty of the
Contemporary Writing and Production Department in a potpourri of styles will
be performed by a large band featuring Berklee faculty members.

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