Michael Belasco
Don Parker, guitar
Amaris Martinez-Medina, bass
Victor Cyrus-Franklin, drums
Sunday, November 30, 2025
7:30 pm
Recital Hall
Ornithology (1946)
NOVEMBER 30, 2025, 7:30 PM
Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
Don Parker, guitar
Amaris Martinez-Medina, bass
Victor Cyrus-Franklin, drums Along Came Betty (1958)
Don Parker, guitar
Amaris Martinez-Medina, bass
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (1940)
Benny Golson (1929–2024)
Jimmy Van Heusen (1913–1990)
Amaris Martinez-Medina, bass
On a Slow Boat to China (1948)
Don Parker, guitar
Amaris Martinez-Medina, bass
Victor Cyrus-Franklin, drums
Frank Loesser (1910–1969)
This recital is presented as a degree requirement for a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies.
Michael Belasco is a guitarist from Manilla, Philippines, where he started playing in high school. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies at University of the Pacific.
Heavily influenced by blues, R&B, and soul, before Pacific Belasco studied classical guitar while also performing with the Delta Jazz Ensemble and Delta Jazz Combos at San Joaquin Delta College. He has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival as well as with various musical groups in the Sacramento region and in the Bay Area. His musical influences include Wes Montgomery, B.B. King, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Stevie Wonder, and Emily Remler. He hopes to pursue a career in performing and teaching.