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sic Sfct ON found clioicss 'A 77 vj7 La la 4 4 bobby McFERRiN and Yo-Yo Ma collaborate in improvising, and in helping benefit the worthy cause of the Boston Philharmonic, in a concert in Symphony Hall Sunday evening at 7:30. Ma also plays the Dvorak Cello Concerto under the direction of Benjamin Zander, as well as the local premiere of Morawetz's "Memorial to Martin Luther King." McFerrin will take to the podium to conduct the Scherzo from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. david hoose and the Cantata Singers present a characteristic and wide-ranging program of virtuoso choral music by Bach, Schuetz and Schoenberg tonight in Jordan Hall at 8. RICHARD DYER The power trio from Texas invades the Centrum treat her right, a prime local club favorite, continues to keep the faith despite getting stiff-armed by their last record label. The band's swamp blues and country-rock fusion doesn't fit neatly into today's segmented radio formats, but makes for a churning night in the clubs.

Singers David Champagne and Mark Sandman still complement each other with cultivated cool, while Billy Conway plays a stripped-down cocktail drum and harmonica whiz Jim Fitting (a special favorite of Bonnie Raitt) ties it all together. The band deserved better on its last album, "Tied to the Tracks," but radio just couldn't break out of its demographic shackles to give it a proper shake. Treat Her Right don't play out as often these days -various members have splintered into side bands but they're headlining Nightstage tonight. STEVE MORSE By Steve Morse GLOBE STAFF LANDOVER, Md. That little ol' band from Texas, ZZ Top, still takes the prize for circus entertainment.

They once toured with a longhorn steer, bison, buzzards and rattlesnakes on stage, supported by a traveling veterinarian. These days, their stage set is not out of the prairie, but it's no less curious. The raucous, furry-bearded power trio brought a mock-junkyard stage complete with crane, crusher and squashed automobiles to the Washington area's Capital Center on Monday. And they'll unveil it again at the Worcester Centrum tomorrow and Sunday. "We're not using our old cheap tricks.

We have all new cheap tricks," singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons said backstage at the Cap Center. "And boy, did it cost us some money." "But it's easier to carry around than the steer and the other animals," said bassist-furry freak brother Dusty Hill, laughing out loud in a sparse locker room where drummer Frank Beard (the only one without a beard) also pulled up a chair. ZZ TOP, Page 42 From left, Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill. 4 From Amelia to Ariadne Janet lucky 7th I By Anthony Tommasini SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE SPORTSCASTERS ARE ALWAYS talking about a go-to guy, the player who is called upon when the game is on the line. Joe Lc-vano has become that kind of reliable force in the jazz world: When a powerful, individual voice is needed on tenor or soprano saxophone, Lovano is the guy they go to.

His recent work with Charlie Haden, Tom Harrell, Paul Motian and John Scofield has gotten everyone's attention and given Lovano the opportunity to do more work with his own Wind Ensemble, a unique band that blends his own horns with a front line that includes Tjm Hagans' trumpet, Gary Valente's trom-bpne and Judi Silverman's voice. Lovano and company will be at Ryle's Wednesday and Thursday, for two shows each night when it comes to jazz enfanta terribles, nobody has an edge on Christopher Holly-day, the alto sax whiz who knew every Charlie Parker solo by heart at age 14. No longer the Massachusetts native is still as his two albums on RCANovus hve proven to the wider world. Hollyday continues his three-day run at the Regatta- bar tonight and tomorrow. BOB BLUMENTHAL Propelled by her new video, Janet Jackson continues her romp through the pop charts by peeling off yet another successful single from her "Rhythm Nation 1814" album.

Her "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" single, which is No. 1 for the second week, has prompted a feeding frenzy of sorts. The new single is pushing the 2-year-old album into afterburner sales the former CHARTS, Page 43 Not many singers not many people, for that matter have a year like the one soprano Deborah Voigt had in 1990. In June, the 30-year-old singer from Southern California won the Gold Medal in the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the first American vocalist to win the gold in 24 years. In November, Voigt was the last-minute replacement for an ailing Susan Dunn in a production of Verdi's "Un Ballo in Mas-chera" at the San Francisco Opera.

Her performance of Amelia garnered star-is-borh reviews from the critics and prompted the Metropolitan Opera, to cast her as Amelia in their popular concert opera series in the parks last June. As if that weren't enough, last spring Voigt got married. "I married my high school sweetheart," the cheerful singer says. "We had known each other for 13 years. It took us that long to VOIGT, Page 42 GLOBE PHOTO MILBERT ORLANDO BROWN Soprano Deborah Volgt is golden.

BOSTON'S HOT 25 ALBUMS I last mi WEEK ARTIST IMS mm 1 THE NnMIE CWJJEWIK MADONNA TO THE EXTREME 2 3 3 2 MARIAH CAREY MARIAH CAREY Drummer TerrI Lyne Carrington will receive a musical achievement award. 4 7 HI YOUR BABY TONIGHT I WHITNEY HOUSTON King concert tribute: tradition with a twist 5 5 RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS PAUL SIMON 5- 6 4 PLEASE HAMMER OONT HURT tM M.C. HAMMER 7 14 SOME PEOPLTS LIVES BETTE MIDLER Washington and Betty Carter, bass 8 8 WILSON PHIUJPS WILSON PHILLIPS By Bob Blumenthal SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE 9 A-l MMET lACKSOWS RHYTHM NATION 114 II JANET JACKSON 10 6 SERIOUS PHIL COLLINS 11 9 LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE VOL 1 GEORGE MICHAEL 19 1ft THE SIMPSONS SUM THE BLUES li HI THE SIMPSONS 1315 THE FUTURE GUY Mm 10 SHAKING THE TREE 1 COLDER MEATS iO PETER GABRIEL iKmVi RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL JANE'S ADDICTION IS WE ARE IN LOVE HARRY CONNICK, JR. Iff li will be addressed in addition to the mainstream. Not that jazz in its most essential form could possibly be ignored when Hampton is the featured performer.

The 82-year-old marvel is a natural choice for an event of this type, given his historic role in integrating live stage performance with the Benny Goodman Quartet Hampton had already begun his career as a drummer when Louis Armstrong suggested that he play a set of vibes on a 1930 record date. He went on to become the seminal voice on the instrument. While making history with Goodman between 1936 and 1940, he also launched a series of classic combo recordings that featured the greatest stars of the swing era as well as Hampton's own vibes, drums, vocals and patented two-finger piano playing. In 1940, he founded his own big band, one of jazz's most venerable orchestral institutions. The list of alumni who first gained wide recognition with Hampton (including tenor player Illinois Jacquet, vocalists Dinah 17 CONCERT CARRERAS-DOMINGO-PAVAROTTI ist Charles Mingus, guitarist Wes Montgomery, trumpeter Clifford Brown and arranger Quincy Jones) suggests that the vibist is as reliable a star-maker as any in jazz.

Given hia insistence upon keeping his fans entertained, and his willingness to incorporate new styles into his own presentation, Hampton should feel quite comfortable with the young musicians who will be sharing the bill. The combo, put together specially for the concert, includes vocalist Dianne Reeves, saxophonist Gerald Albright, keyboardist Patrice Rushen; bassist Keith Jones and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. This group's emphasis on the commercial and the electric underscores a tension that young improvisers like Carrington frequently face. "With more straight-ahead jazz," explains the drummer, "I find myself generally playing for a limited audience, with musicians who are AWARDS, Page 43 One of the most welcome fea-tpxes of the city's concert tributes to IJr. Martin Luther King the latent of which takes place at the Berklee Performance Center at 8:30 tonight, is their inclusion of both international giants and those with lo-dal connections.

The 1991 event, which features tionel Hampton and his orchestra, also will include the presentation of ihusical achievement awards to drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, Herb Reed of the Platters, tap (Jancer Jimmy Slyde, producer Maurice Starr, and multitalented musician Stan Strickland. What makes this year's concert different is a new balance in the grogram between classic and contemporary black music. Traditional jazz verities have always been honored (Cab Calloway, the Count Ba-sie Band and Tony Bennett were jireviously featured); but this year, fee pop-fusion end of the spectrum 1824 fNXS 19 HEART SHAPED WORLD CHRIS ISAAK RALPH TRESVANT RALPH TRESVANT 91 A 00 VOL 3 TRAVELING WILBURYS 40 RED HOT A BLUE mm VARIOUS ARTISTS VI 41 SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER JUL THE BLACK CROWES 2 J2 FMMAN ACOUSTICAl JAM 9C 41 LED ZEPEUN LED ZEPPELIN mdtcattw fait climber CompiM by Billboard Migjujr.