Plaza Jazz, part of the 2012 Berklee Summer in the City Concert Series presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, continues with a free concert by Berklee's Alex Baboian on July 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library.
Alex Baboian is a guitarist, teacher, and composer from Boston, Massachusetts. While primarily a jazz guitarist, he keeps a busy schedule performing, recording, and teaching in several styles in and out of Boston.
He has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Isabella Stuart Gardener Museum, and Boston Symphony Hall, in groups ranging in size from solo guitar to big band. Festival appearances include the Washington D.C. Jazz Festival, the Louisville Jazz Educators conference, and the Boston Beantown Jazz Festival. He has been awarded the Berklee College of Music Guitar Department Acheivemet Award in both 2011 and 2012. In 2010 Alex spent time living, studying, and performing abroad in Japan and South Korea. Alex has had the privilege to study with wonderful teachers such as Hal Crook, Phil Wilson, Jamey Haddad, Dave Tronzo, and Jon Damian.
