Performance

Illuminations Project

Steven Kirby’s Illuminations Project is richly textured, harmonically and rhythmically adventurous, lyrical, melodic jazz with evocative and exciting compositions and stellar musicianship. A mix of original compositions, and creative arrangements of standard tunes, utilizing a quintet of instrumentalists plus a virtuosic singer performing both wordless and lyrical vocals.

Lead Performer(s)

• SK

  Steven T. Kirby, Guitar/Compositions

  Associate Professor, Jazz Composition and Harmony
  Berklee College of Music
  Concord, MA

Co-Performer(s)

• AJ

  Aubrey Johnson, Vocalist

  Assistant Professor
  Berklee College of Music
  Brooklyn, NY
• CC

  Carl Clements, Saxophone

  DMA
  Professor Amherst College/ UMass Amherst
• MS

  Mark Shilansky, Piano/Keys

  Professor
  Berklee College of Music
  Somerville, MA
• MP

  Mark Poniatowski, Bass

  Professor
  Berklee College of Music
• MC

  Mike Connors, Drums

  Instructor
  Clark University