Thurs. July 26

 One of the reasons you live around Boston - we hope, it's certainly one of ours - is for the diversity and range in the arts and entertainment areas. If you had the time and money, you could do something satisfying in that regard just about every night of the week. And, so we bring you something you probably haven't heard of, but might just want to hear: The Acid Reggae Xperience, an experimental reggae/dub/neo-soul band led by Matt Jenson, pianist, composer, arranger, and Berklee assistant professor. His group plays the Berklee Performance Center Thursday July 26 at 8:15. The Acid Reggae Xperience plays hard-hitting, down-tempo reggae, funk and neo-soul arrangements of popular tunes by Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller, and Eddie Palmieri, and originals, many with socio-political messages.couched in an expansive, spiritually motivating multi-media artistic vibration. The concept is continuous music and sound for the entire length of the concert. In a merging of live and electronic music, the repertoire is glued together with trippy electronic loops and textures generated from laptop computers. "The whole concert is about creating a mysterious feeling throughout the hall," says Jensen. "We achieve this with lots of creative visual effects and imagery that is designed to support and augment the meaning of each."

The massive, 13-piece group features outstanding members of the Berklee community and friends, including faculty members Wayne Naus (trumpet), Sean Skeete (drums), Daryl Lowery (tenor saxophone), and Danny Morris (bass); students Nori Kikuta (guitar), Blaine Brown (vocals), Jennifer Hirsh (vocals), and Joy Daniels (vocals); alumnus David Jimenez (guitar); staff member Mike Carerra (laptop effects, sound scapes, and visuals); Angel Subero (trombone), and timbale great Jose Claussell (percussion).

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