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The Kelly Park Big Band at Rendon Hall
Courtesy of Paul S. Fingerote | Posted on May 6, 2019
Where
Rendon Hall
2040 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510.845.5373
When
Sat, May 25, 2019
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Come enjoy this high-energy, original music big band! Band Members and Instrumentation: Alto sax: Hermann Lara, Melissa Williams; Tenor sax: Bert Carelli, Brenda Thompson; Baritone sax: Michael Peloquin; Trumpet: Paul Giorsetto, John Christensen, Daniel Radhikrishna, Stephen Saxon; Trombone: Rick Brown, Charles Hamilton; Kevin Costa; Bass Trombone: Leonard Nelson; Piano: Tom Suczek; Bass: Marc Levine; Drums: Kelly Park. Bio: Led by former Berklee College of Music faculty member Kelly Park, the Kelly Park Big Band is a 16 piece jazz ensemble that features original music and original arrangements. The music is written by members of the band and they have developed their unique sound and repertoire playing as the house big band at the Sound Room in Oakland for the last 4 years. Mr. Park holds a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging from Berklee and was greatly influenced by his friendship with the late great Thad Jones, who he met while living in Denmark. The band is high energy and creative, the music challenging and inventive, one of the premier Bay Area big bands!...