Arsenal Arts
John Baboian and his quartet will play a Jazzy Christmas concert at the Arsenal Center for the Arts as part of the 2015-16 Jazz @ The Arsenal series.
JAZZ @ The Arsenal returns this October for another fantastic season of live music at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown.
Arsenal Arts sent out the following information:
Fred Lipsius, original saxophonist, arranger and conductor with Blood, Sweat & Tears (1967-71), and his quartet will open this season’s series on Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Arsenal Center’s Black Box Theater. Lipsius has performed with jazz greats Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Eddie Gomez, Al Foster, George Mraz, Larry Willis, Randy Brecker, Rodney Jones, plus a number of prominent Berklee College of Music faculty. He has written music for and performed on over 30 CDs as both a leader and sideman. Fred is currently an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, where he’s been teaching full-time since 1984.
The series continues on Nov. 16 with the Kris Adams Quintet. Kris began singing on stage in a touring children’s theater as a young teenager and had her first professional gigs at the age of 19 in Connecticut, singing in a latin-jazz band of which the late saxophonist Tom Chapin was a member. Her recently released third album entitled “Longing” (Jazzbird Records) is in collaboration with trumpeter/arranger, Greg Hopkins. Kris currently teaches at Berklee and is author of the book “Sing Your Way Through Theory” (Hal Leonard).
The final date of 2015 will be a holiday themed concert of A Jazzy Christmas with The John Baboian Quintet. Jazz at the Arsenal’s Artistic Director, John Baboian, brings his quartet into the Arsenal for a concert of music inspired by the Season. Guitarist/ Composer, John Baboian, has been on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for 35 years. He has been organizing the Jazz at the Arsenal series since its inception 8 years ago. This concert will feature unique compositions and arrangements of standard holiday fare.
Upcoming dates in the Jazz @ the Arsenal series:
- Oct. 12, 2015 – Fred Lipsius Quartet
- Nov. 16, 2015 – Kris Adams Quintet
- Dec. 21, 2015 – A Jazzy Christmas with The John Baboian Quartet
- Jan. 18, 2016 – Jeff Ramsey & George Russell Jr.: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Feb. 15, 2016 – The Patrice Williamson Group “Taking Love Easy”: Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass
- April 4, 2016 – Mark Shilansky and Fugue Mill
For more information about any of the 2015-2016 performers, visit arsenalarts.org/music.
Performances are held in the intimate Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts located at 321 Arsenal St. in Watertown. Free parking is available and the venue is handicapped accessible. Tickets are $20; $18 for members; $15 for students, plus fees. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 617-923-8487 or visit http://www.arsenalarts.org. Jazz @ The Arsenal is brought to you by Tufts Health Plan.