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Medfield Jazz Vocalist and Pianist Jeri Bergonzi to Headline Thursday's Concert at the Gazebo
Jeri Bergonzi - a teacher of piano, harmony, improvisation, and singing at Medfield Makes Music for 25 years - will perform on Thursday.
Medfield jazz vocalist and pianist Jeri Bergonzi will make her performance debut on Thursday as part of the MEMO Summer Concert Series.
The Jeri Bergonzi Quartet pays homage to jazz great Shirley Horne.
According to her biography, Jeri (who is married to world famous saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi) grew up singing the songs of her beloved Laura Nyro and Joni Mitchell while listening to the progressive rock bands of the1970s.
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She studied jazz improvisation with the legendary Charlie Banacos. Jeri’s repertoire spans the jazz tradition from the standards of Porter, Gershwin, and Ellington to the contemporary sounds of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner.
Jeri has taught piano, harmony, improvisation, and singing at Medfield Makes Music for 25 years.
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As a piano teacher she says, “I’m forever amazed at the uniqueness of each individual when they sit down at the piano. Personal expression is just a wondrous thing,” according to a MEMO press release.
She has also worked with her husband editing his book series “Inside Improvisation” published by Advance Music.
The free Thursday night concerts, sponsored by MEMO and its corporate underwriter Needham Bank, start at 6 p.m. at the town gazebo next to the public library. This week’s performance will be hosted by The Goddard School of Medfield.
In the event of a rain cancellation, the Medfield Public Library will host a family movie at 6 PM. Cancellation notices will be posted on MEMO's website and on Medfield TV’s website.
About MEMO
The Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization brings this series to the Gazebo each year. MEMO is the local business group promoting businesses located in or serving the Medfield Community. It networks, educates and supports its individual member businesses through monthly dinner meetings. It also believes that it should give back to the community that supports it and does so through seasonal events, of which the summer concert series is one. It offers Medfield Day in the fall (September 15 2012), holiday and Christmas activities in the winter and Medfield History Day in the spring. It also provides scholarships to graduating seniors at Medfield and Tri County Regional Vocational High Schools and purchases and hangs the flags in the business area on national holidays to honor local service personnel serving throughout the world. MEMO membership is open to all businesses located in or serving Medfield and information may be obtained on the website or from membership chair Cathleen Farrell. Current MEMO president is Brandie Morris of Electric Time.
