The brainchild of world-renowned composer/saxophonist Larry Monroe and vocalist Donna McElroy, longtime fixtures of the Berklee College faculty, this series explores the interplay of two great art forms, Jazz and the American Songbook. The concerts are performed by a sextet of some of the area’s finest jazz musicians including Donna McElroy, vocals; Larry Monroe, saxophone; Russell Hoffmann, piano; John Repucci, bass; John Ramsay, drums; and Jeff Stout, trumpet. Each concert features the work of a single composer with Mr. Monroe providing background information on the songs and the composers. Get your tickets early as last year’s concerts all sold out well in advance. Performances begin at 7:30pm and are held in the intimate Black Box Theater. Tickets are $20, $18 for arsenalARTS members and students (plus ticketing fees). For tickets call 617-923-8487 or click here.
June 9, 7:30pm, Billy Strayhorn
If you are familiar with the jazz composition, "Take the A Train," then you know something about not only Duke Ellington, but also Billy Strayhorn, its composer. Strayhorn’s thirty year collaboration with Ellington was unique in the annals of songwriting. As Duke himself has said, "Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine." Beginning with Strayhorn’s incomparable ballad “Lush Life,” through such well known standards as “Satin Doll” and “Day Dream,” his legacy continues to captivate musicians and audiences alike.
For tickets call 617-923-8487 or click here.
Monday night concert series featuring Berklee College faculty & the region's finest jazz performers. Performances begin at 7:30pm and are held in the Black Box Theater. Tickets are $18, $15 for arsenalARTS members and students (plus ticketing fees). For tickets call 617-923-8487 or click here.
May 21, 7:30pm, The Be-Bop Guitars meet Maggie Scott
Led by John Baboian, features 5 guitarists from the renowned Berklee guitar faculty, plus vibes, bass, drums and trumpet. For this concert of originals and standards, the band will be joined by legendary singer/ Berklee faculty member Maggie Scott.
Baboian has performed worldwide with his band and other musicians, including a performance with the Be-Bop Guitars at the Cape Town Jazz Festival in South Africa. His most recent recording is “Freshly Painted Blues.” He has shared the stage with Frankie Avalon, Sergio Franchi, Al Martino, Ben Vereen and many other celebrated musicians, and has recorded with Black Sea Salsa Band, Boston Big Band and others. Baboian is the director of the JAZZ at the Arsenal series.
Listen: myspace.com/johnbaboian & http://www.bebopguitars.com/
For tickets call 617-923-8487 or click here.
A diverse, intimate showcase of up and coming, young talent.
June 8, 7:30pm, Red Oblivion
Red Oblivion is a rock band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, with backgrounds in a multitude of styles including classical, metal, world music, pop and electronic. Red Oblivion blends a traditional lineup with the heaviness of amplified cello in an evolving passionate collaboration.
Tickets $12 / $10 Members / $8 Students
Tickets available here or call Box Office 617-923-8487
August 24, 7:30pm, The Bynars w/ Special Guests
The Bynars do pop right — catchy melodies, hooky, jangly guitars, warm and soaring synths. These songs are for putting on repeat.
“If Weezer and The B-52’s got drunk and hooked up, their offspring would be The Bynars… Deliriously danceable rock doesn’t get any better.”
— Lonely Vagabond
“The Bynars’ [debut album] is a sparkly, spiky, adrenalized dash through a Rentals-meets-Passion Pit electro-pop dream that buzzes with Weezer-y guitars, old school new wave synth squiggles, and perky songs about weighty topics like asking your mom for money.”
— The Boston Globe
Listen to more: http://thebynars.bandcamp.com/
Tickets $12 / $10 Members / $8 Students
Tickets available here or call Box Office 617-923-8487
Boston Musical Theatre presents
Music of the Americas: South & North
June 24th, 2012 at 2:30pm
in Charles Mosesian Theater
Snap your fingers, tap your feet, hear the rhythm, feel the beat! Songs from Cuba, Brazil, Argentina & Puerto Rico, and American songs inspired by Latin rhythms - Rumba, Bolero, Beguine, Tango, and more. Four fabulous singers with piano, bass, drums, guitar, and accordion.
Buy tickets here, or call Box Office 617-923-8487
Tickets $28, $35, $45
Learn more: http://bostonmusicaltheater.org/
Berklee Mediterranean Music Institute & Spain US Culture present
Flamenco Soul Project
June 25th, 2012 at 8:00pm
in Charles Mosesian Theater
Flamenco Soul offers an up-close look at the flamenco and Latin sounds coming from Spain and the Americas. Under the artistic direction of Javier Limón (Seven-Time Latin Grammy Award Winner), Flamenco Soul presents a sample of the best flamenco in the world, risky but pure at the same time, by the hands, feet and soul of a group of young talents that set the tempo of the sound of today. The structure of this show will consist of a journey: a first glance at flamenco's oldest and most original styles; an overview of its distinct paths of evolution; finally arriving at the experimental modes of today, offering a preview to flamenco's future.
This event is part of Young Flamenco Project, an initiative of SPAIN arts & culture (www.spainculture.us) and the Berklee College of Music – Mediterranean Music Insitute to foster the musical creativity of young Spanish and Latin-American artists in the United States.
Buy tickets here, or call Box Office 617-923-8487
Tickets $25, plus fees
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