Give an early stocking stuffer everyone on your gift list will remember with a unique experience Sunday December 14th! The 19-piece Compaq Big Band is returning to Southern New Hampshire’s great combination of hip jazz club style & vibe in a warm & rustic setting at a holiday fundraiser concert at the Andres Institute of Art (AIA) in Brookline.
This will be an amazing evening filled with seasonal favorites like you’ve never heard them before - exciting, inspirational, and just plain fun. This year we’ll have our newest ultra-talented vocalist Juliana Bautista, a rising star in both her hometown of Montreal, Quebec and in Boston - she’ll be makin’ her AIA debut!
The show runs 6:00pm-8:00pm. Admission is just $25pp. BOTH our first shows at the Andres Institute – including our ’24 Christmas Show – *SOLD OUT*, so don’t get Scrooged – advance ticket purchase is strongly encouraged at https://andresinstitute.org/live-music-series-tickets/ ! Walk-ins permitted as space allows (cash and card accepted).
All seating is General Admission – table sizes of 4-, 6-, and 8-people. Early arrival is encouraged to get best seats, and you will likely be asked to sit with unaffiliated parties unless you have enough for a whole table - bring old friends or make new ones ;) Doors open 5:00pm.
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The venue is the AIA Welcome Center located at 106 Route 13 in Brookline, with plenty of free parking on-site.
Complimentary soft drinks and beer/wine will be offered – but please make a donation ($2 and $4, respectively – cash and cards accepted). Feel free to bring your own food from home, or local restaurants. Brookline’s Finest in the same building has GREAT meals, soups, and snacks www.fromgraciestable.com, and The Alamo Texas Barbecue & Tequila Bar www.alamobarbecue.com is just across the street.
While not specifically programmed as a ‘dance’, there will be a little floor space to do so if the Christmas spirit moves.
The styles you’ll hear on December 14th run the gamut from traditional swing to very UNtraditional jazz rock, ballad, samba and jazz waltz tunes – dominated by high-energy instrumental arrangements from legendary big band arrangers such as Gordon Goodwin, Count Basie, Tom Kubis, Sammy Nestico, Dave Metzger, and John Clayton.
Juliana Bautista will be channelin’ a lot of classic seasonal arrangements crafted for the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald , and much more. She’s a Montréal-born jazz vocalist, composer, and educator known for her warm tone, multilingual versatility, and dynamic stage presence. Juliana has performed at major venues and festivals across Québec and New England, including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Boston’s Jordan Hall, and the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts. Currently based between Montréal and Boston, she is completing her undergraduate studies in Jazz Voice Performance at the New England Conservatory, where she has worked closely with acclaimed artists including Dominique Eade, Jason Moran and Sara Serpa.
In addition to performing, Juliana is an active composer and educator. Her original music draws from the Great American Songbook, Latin jazz, and contemporary influences, and she teaches private voice and piano with a focus on creativity, confidence, and technical foundation.
To get a tiny sample of what you’re in for, take a listen to the Tom Kubis Big Band performing the instrumental “Joy To The World” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Tx6lZEzNo.
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