Tribute To Herb Pomeroy

The cool dude with the smudge of chin whiskers standing over Duke Ellington is Herb Pomeroy, the Gloucester-born jazz trumpeter and teacher who passed away last August. (The picture was taken in 1957, I'm told, when Berklee was at 184 Newbury, now Charlie's Eating and Drinking Saloon.) Pomeroy played with giants like Charlie Parker and Duke, ran his own bands, played the Newport Jazz Fest and many other famous stages, and oh yeah, taught at Berklee for four decades. On April 1, Berklee Remembers Herb Pomeroy with a tribute concert at the Berklee Performance Center, featuring Joe Lovano, Hal Galper, Jack Walrath, and Greg Hopkins and the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra.  Lovano, Galper and Walrath were members of Pomeroy's student groups, and some of his outside bandstand colleagues like Phil Wilson and John Repucci will also perform. Tix are $10 ($5 for seniors) and the proceeds benefit the Herb Pomeroy Scholarship Fund. Details: 617-747-2261 or www.berkleebpc.com.

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[Doodle Bean]

That "smudge od chin whiskers" is now called a soul patch, daddy-o! Back then, I do believe they called it an 'imperial'.

[Doodle Bean]

D'oh! 'of'