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Fred Lipsius Quartet at Jazz At The Arsenal Series at The Arsenal Center for the Arts
Courtesy of John Baboian | Posted on September 21, 2015
Where
The Arsenal Center for the Arts
Jazz At The Arsenal Series
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA
Map
617-923-0100
When
Mon, October 5, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
About
Fred Lipsius was the original saxophonist, arranger and conductor with Blood, Sweat & Tears (1967-71). He also doubled on keyboards. While with the band, he won nine Gold Records plus a Grammy Award for his arrangement of “Spinning Wheel”. Fred also arranged and co-arranged, respectively, the hit singles “Hi-De-Ho” and “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy”. He brought the ‘jazz’ element to the band and the public with his arrangements and solos on sax and piano. Rock and Roll history books credit him as the first saxophonist to mix jazz and rock styles in his solos.
He 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 such as Herb Pomeroy, Alan Dawson, Ray Santisi, and Donald Brown. 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....
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