Belmont, Massachusetts
Guitarist/Composer/Educator, John Baboian, has been on the faculty at Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1980 (43 years and counting!). Before beginning his teaching career at Berklee, he received a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Berklee (1977) and later a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from New England Conservatory (1985).
John is the author of the Berklee Online course called: Solo Guitar: Performance, Arranging & Accompaniment. The course has been in the program since 2018 and has helped many students to advance their solo guitar playing. That course lays the groundwork for this particular clinic.
Although best known for his work in the jazz & swing idioms, John has performed in the Classical, Blues, Rock, R&B, Latin and World music genres. His performances include concerts, clubs, recordings, radio and television throughout the United States and Canada, as well as performances and clinics in Japan, Central & South Americas, Europe, South Africa, and the former Soviet Union including his ancestral home, Armenia.
His compositions and arrangements have been heard on television shows “Walker, Texas Ranger”, UPN’s “Seven Days”, ABC’s “All My Children”, HBO’s “The Soprano’s”, and others.
He has accompanied headliners Frankie Avalon, Sergio Franchi, Connie Francis, Tom Jones, Ben Vereen and many others, and has shared the stage with Jazz greats Gary Burton, Alan Dawson, Joe Lovano, Bob Moses, Herb Pomeroy, Esperanza Spalding, Leni Stern, Warren Vache and many others.
John has been a featured performer on over 30 recordings in a variety of musical styles. Recordings include performances with “The Boston Big Band”, “The World Leaders”, “The Black Sea Salsa Band”, and a host of vocalists from the New England area. Under his own leadership, John has released The “Be-Bop” Guitars & More! (2000) and “Freshly Painted Blues” (2007), featuring his all-faculty guitar ensemble from Berklee called The “Be-Bop” Guitars. He recently returned from South Africa where his band played at the Cape Town Jazz Festival.
His picture is included in the recently published book: “Faces Of Jazz” which features prominent New England Jazz artists.
John is a voting member of The Recording Academy (Grammy’s), an active member of the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP), a winner of many ASCAPLUS writing awards, and a “Network with an Expert” consultant to the Jazz Education Network (JEN) as well as a “Charter Member” of the organization.
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Solo Guitar: Performance, Arranging and Accompaniment
Saturday, January 6, 2024
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST