Blues After Dark, Mike Williams Band, Alizon, and Toni Lynn Washington to perform
WGBH 89.7 FM's Brendan Hogan to host the show
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BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2003 — Congress declared it The Year of the Blues, and Berklee would like to invite you to celebrate with them. Faculty and special guest artists will have their mojo workin' on October 16 for this second concert of Song's Nothing Conservatory About It Concert Series, launched by Song™, Delta Air Lines' new low-fare subsidiary, and Berklee College of Music. This series debuts in October and continues through the spring of 2004.
Adding to the festivities: a pair of roundtrip air tickets from Song will be drawn for one lucky concertgoer at the show.
The concert will take place in the historic Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston at 8:15 p.m. For ticket information call (617) 747-2261. Season tickets to the entire eight-concert series are $100 for general admission, $150 for preferred seating; individual tickets for this show are $10 ($15 preferred seating); seniors $7.50 ($11.25 preferred seating).
"Baby, Please Don't Go" is directed by Berklee professor Robert Doezema and will proudly present the Mike Williams Band, Alizon, Blues After Dark, and the Toni Lynn Washington Band. Come hear original work in the tradition as well as songs made famous by blues legends, including Albert King, Ray Charles and B.B. King. Alizon Lissance, Dennis Montgomery III, and Toni Lynn Washington will perform vocals. Rounding out the sound will be Berklee faculty and guest artists on guitar, tenor saxophone, bass drums, piano and B3 organ.
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Dennis Montgomery III
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Doezema commented, "Berklee College of Music has been a mecca for great blues players for many years. Faculty perform regularly both locally and around the world. I'm thrilled to bring to the stage some of Berklee's best blues groups along with Boston's leading blues musicians in one great show to celebrate the 'Year of the Blues.'"
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Song's Nothing Conservatory About It
This unique concert series will pair masters of contemporary music, such as Pat Metheny and Michel Camilo, with the musical giants of tomorrow, students with the skills and star power to hold their own with the best of them. The surprise of discovering a freshly minted talent, playing alongside a living legend, will make the Song's Nothing Conservatory About It concert series an intriguing new entry on the Boston cultural scene.
The series also will feature the formidable talents of the Berklee faculty, not only the world's most accomplished contemporary music educators, but outstanding performers in their own right.
Season tickets to the eight-concert series are $100 for general admission, $150 for preferred seating ($75 and $112.50 for seniors). Individual tickets may be purchased to all shows, except the Pat Metheny concert on April 30. Admission to the Metheny show is available to season ticket holders only. Season ticket packages may be purchased online or at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office and are on sale now. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale two weeks prior to the performance. For more information on the entire series, please visit Song's Nothing Conservatory About It Concert Series on the web.
About Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing 70 plus countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today and tomorrow.
Song is an innovative low-fare service, which will provide non-stop flights between the Northeast and key Florida leisure destinations, plus Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Juan, with over 142 daily flights on 36 Boeing 757 aircraft. All Song flights are operated by Delta Airlines. Song airline tickets can be purchased by visiting: www.flysong.com
The series' media sponsor is WGBH-FM 89.7.
For more information, or JPGs, members of the media may contact
Emily Singer
Office of Public Information
Berklee College of Music
esinger@berklee.edu
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