Upcoming Events
May 17th, 2024 - 5:30pm | Wedding Cocktail Hour
We will perform cocktail hour music for a wedding in Boston, MA
July 10, 2024 - 7:00pm | Community Concert @ Medford Public Library
We reprise our “Around the World” program, featuring Charles Shadle’s Choctaw Animals, as well as works by J.S. Bach, Bozza, Pedro Iturralde, and Gavin Whitlock. More info soon.
August 18, 2024 - 1:00pm | Community Family Fun Day in Hudson, MA
Performing at the Hudson Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s Community Family Fun Day.
August 23, 2024 - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony
Perform for a Wedding Ceremony in Newport, RI.
January 20th, 2024 - 7:00pm | Free Concert Series in So. Lancaster, MA
We will perform a program of exciting classical and contemporary works for saxophone quartet at the College Church Free Concert Series in Lancaster, MA (337 Main St, South Lancaster, MA 01523).
January 5, 2024 - 1:00pm | Waltham Senior Center
We performed a timeless program of swing, classical music, and more at the Waltham Senior Center.
December 9, 2023 | Holiday Party in Jamaica Plain, MA
We performed a set of holiday music for a private party in JP.
September 21st, 2023 - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony
We will perform ceremony and cocktail hour music for a wedding in Portland, ME.
August 19th, 2023 - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony
We will perform ceremony and cocktail hour music for a wedding in Beverly, MA.
August 16th, 2023 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Hood Park
We will perform as part of a summer concert series in Hood Park, Boston, MA.
August 15th, 2023 - 7:30-8:30pm | Community Concert at Waterstone of Lexington
We will perform a program of swing, classical, and more for the residents at Waterstone of Lexington.
August 15th, 2023 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Kendall Square
We will perform as part of a summer concert series in Kendall Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA.
July 21st, 2023 - 12:30pm | Boston Public Library
We performed as part of Boston Public Library’s Concerts in the Courtyard series.
July 11th, 2023 - 7:00pm | Oak Square Common (430 Faneuil St, Brighton)
We performed as part of the Boston Parks Neighborhood Concert Series.
June 28th, 2023 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Hood Park
We performed as part of a summer concert series in Hood Park, Boston, MA.
May 30th, 2023 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Kendall Square
We performed as part of a summer concert series in Kendall Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA.
April 21st, 2023 - 1:00pm | Waltham Senior Center
We performed a timeless program of swing, classical music, and more at the Waltham Senior Center.
April 15th, 2023 - 7:00pm | Free Concert Series in So. Lancaster, MA
We performed a program of exciting contemporary works for saxophone quartet at the College Church Free Concert Series in Lancaster, MA (337 Main St, South Lancaster, MA 01523). More info here.
March 10th, 2023 | Dan VanHassel Faculty Concert
We performed Schizoid Devices at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. More info here.
2022
December 17, 2022 | Holiday Party in Jamaica Plain, MA
We will played a set of holiday music for a private party in JP.
September 28th, 2022 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Hood Park
Performed as part of a summer concert series in Charlestown, MA.
September 10th, 2022 | Wedding in Lincoln, MA (Private Event)
We provided pre-ceremony and ceremony music for a wedding at the DeCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA.
August 25th, 2022 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Kendall Square
Performed as part of a summer concert series in Kendall Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA.
August 24th, 2022 - 7:30pm | Private Event in West Roxbury, MA
Performed for a backyard birthday party in West Roxbury, MA.
August 18th, 2022 - 4-8pm | Thursdays on the Lawn at Loring Greenough House
We’re performed for the Loring Greenough House’s annual summer concert series, Thursdays on the Lawn. Join us for an evening of fun, including a beer garden and food trucks!
August 14th, 2022 - 10am-1pm | Sunday Morning Series at Mill No. 5
A duo from JPSQ performed for the Sunday Morning Series at Mill No. 5 in Lowell, MA.
August 11th, 2022 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Kendall Square
Performed as part of a summer concert series in Kendall Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA.
August 9th, 2022 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Kendall Square
Performed as part of a summer concert series in Kendall Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA.
June 29, 2022 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at Hood Park
Performed as part of a summer concert series in Charlestown, MA.
June 18th, 2022 | Wedding in Newport, RI (Private Event)
We provided background music from out extensive gig book for a cocktail hour and wedding ceremony in Newport, RI.
June 1, 2022 - 12-1:30pm | Lunchtime Concert Series at University Park
Performed as part of a summer concert series in Cambridge, MA.
May 22, 2022 - 12-2:20pm | PEM Prize Festival at Peabody Essex Museum
We were featured performers at the first annual Peabody Essex Prize Festival in Salem, MA.
May 21, 2022 - 7-11pm | PEM Prize Gala at Peabody Essex Museum
We were featured performers at the first annual Peabody Essex Prize Gala in Salem, MA.
December 12, 2021 | Holiday Party in Jamaica Plain, MA
We will played a set of holiday music for a private party in JP.
September 26, 2021 | Wedding in Amherst, MA (Private Event)
We provided background music from out extensive gig book for a cocktail hour and wedding ceremony in Amherst, MA.
August 22, 2021 | JP Porchfest
We performed some of our jazz, Latin, and classical favorites from 12:30-1:30pm at 38 Greenough Ave in Jamaica Plain!
August 21, 2021 | Wedding in Newton, MA (Private Event)
We provided background music from our extensive gig book for a cocktail hour and wedding ceremony in Newton, MA.
August 20, 2021 | Ice Cream Social @ Loring-Greenough (Private Event)
We provided background music from our extensive gig book for a private event at the Loring-Greenough House in Jamaica Plain.
July 21, 2021 | Franklin Park Golf Course Series
We performed some of our jazz, Latin, and classical favorites from 6:00-7:15pm on the Patio at Franklin Park Golf Course.
July 15, 2021 | Emerald Necklace Summer Concert Series
We performed some of our jazz, Latin, and classical favorites from 6:00-7:15pm at Charlesgate Park.
April 24, 2021 | Digital Environments
For our spring virtual performance, we present works for saxophone and electronics that explores our worlds through a digital filter. Featuring a premiere by Ian Wiese, works by Ian Dicke, Jonathan Nangle, and a collaborative work for saxophone quartet and the MIT Laptop Ensemble, directed by Ian Hattwick, which will explore climate change and adaptations in New England. Facebook Event.
November 12, 2020 | Boston New Music Festival
JP Sax Quartet performs in a virtual concert featuring solos, duos, and the quartets that embraces the messiness of social distancing and reflects on how we experience solitude. Livestream Here
POSTPONED: May 30, 2020 | Wedding @ OceanCliff Hotel (Newport, RI)
JPSQ will provide music for a wedding pre-ceremony reception, ceremony, and cocktail hour at the beautiful OceanCliff Hotel.
May 9, 2020 | Classical Favorites @ Standish Village
Original and adapted classical works for saxophone quartet by Romero, Debussy, Bozza, and Bach.
POSTPONED: May 2, 2020 | JPSQ with MIT Gamelan Galak Tika
We will perform Evan Ziporyn’s Kekembangan, alongside MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika. 3:00pm at the Stata Amphitheater. More info here.
POSTPONED: April 29, 2020 | MIT Laptop Ensemble, feat. JPSQ
Round two: For the Laptop Ensemble’s spring concert, we’re invited again to perform our collaborative piece centered around projections of climate model data. More info here.
POSTPONED: April 18, 2020 | JP Sax Quartet Electrified
We perform an all electronics program in the Cambridge Science Festival with two world premieres by MIT students in Killian Hall, 8pm. In addition to sax quartets and solos with electronics, this concert features the newly-formed MIT Laptop Ensemble. More info coming soon.
CANCELED: March 25, 2020 | Tufts Composition Recital
Sean and David are joined by guest artists Bennett Parsons and Emily Cox in a performance of two new quartets by students of Tufts University. More info here.
February 26, 2020 | Distraction Brewing in Roslindale, MA
Two-hour set of pop favorites for a private event.
February 19, 2020 | Mardi Gras @ Concord Park
A set of early jazz, swing, and brass band music, celebrating Mardi Gras and the state of Louisiana.
February 14, 2020 | Valentine’s Day @ Standish Village
Amid champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, and light-up roses, JPSQ played a fun show of love songs for the energetic crowd at Standish Village.
January 17, 2020, 7:30pm | JPSQ @ Turtle Swamp Brewery, JP
Performing an eclectic program with works by Honstein, Albright, Marques-Barrios, and David Adams. Starting with “a beer-cloud maze of smooth tunes and toe-tapping dance rhythms”, the composers adapt, distort, or imitate raucous celebrations, groovy funkiness, and even a marching parade on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast. More Info here.
January 3, 2020, 6pm | Standish Village at Lower Mills
JPSQ rang in the New Year with a program of swing and dance band hits.
December 18, 2019, 4:30pm | Holiday Party @ Back Bay Harvard Club
Two-hour set of holiday and pop favorites for the Harvard Medical Department of Microbiology
December 13, 2019, 3:30pm | Holiday Party @ Harvard Medical
Two-hour set of holiday and pop favorites for the Harvard Medical School Department of Cell Biology
December 2, 2019, 2:30pm | Saxophone Duo @ Forestdale Park Senior Center, Malden
Andy Wilds and David Stevens performed saxophone duets in an intimate concert of Mozart, jazz selections, and a ton of Christmas and holiday tunes.
November 8, 2019, 8:30am | American Patrol in Lynnfield, MA
We look back on our American musical heritage in honor of Veterans Day. Focusing on American classics, jazz standards, and patriotic tunes, presented by Powers Music School, JPSQ will perform a morning of memorable favorites old and new at the Lynnfield Senior Center (8:30).
September 13, 2019, 8pm | JPSQ @ MIT
Join us for our 2019-20 season opener and MIT debut, where we perform works by dear friends (and family)! As part of the JPSQAfterDark series that explores the contemporary classical side of our performing lives, we explore 21st century works that tie us to Boston through our personal and aesthetic relationships. These contemporary works will be interspersed with our tonal heritage through movements of Sciarrino’s Pagine (1998). More Info here.
September 7, 2019, 11:30am | JPSQ at Porchfest Belmont
Presented by Powers Music School, JP Sax Quartet performs jazz and pop tunes from 11:30-12:00pm at 380 Concord Ave as a part of Belmont Porchfest.
July 24 | Gig book @ Brassica, JP
Performing our extensive list of pop, rock, jazz, tango, and classical tunes, 6:30-9pm.
May – September (25 dates) 2019 | JPSQ at the Boston Public Garden
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, we will be performing our extensive list of pop, rock, jazz, tango, and classical tunes.
July 13, 2019 | JP PorchFest
The Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet performs in JP PorchFest. 4-6pm at 112 Rockview St.
April 15, 2019 | Pagine at NEC
We will perform selections from Salvatore Sciarrino’s Pagine on our own Scott Chamberlin’s DMA recital, located in New England Conservatory’s Burnes Hall. More Info.
March 24, 2019 | Tachygenesis in Brookline, MA
JPSQ is the featured quartet for the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra concert at the Boston Latvian Church in Brookline, where we will perform Jacob Wall’s prize-winning quartet, Tachygenesis More Info.
December 7, 2018 | American Patrol with the JP Sax Quartet in Belmont
We look back on our American musical heritage in honor of Pearl Harbor Day. Focusing on American classics, jazz standards, and patriotic tunes, the Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet, presented by Powers Music School, will perform an afternoon of memorable favorites old and new (1:15pm) More Info.
December 1, 2018 | Christmas Busking at the Boston Public Market
‘Tis the season for saxophone! Come hear us play this Saturday at noon at the Boston Public Market.
November 30, 2018 | JPSQ Holiday Concert @ Waltham COA
Join us at 1:00pm for an afternoon of holiday favorites, along with jazz standards and some of America’s best known pop tunes. The Jamaica Plain Saxophone Quartet, presented by Powers Music School, will celebrate the season with you with selections from The Nutcracker, Charlie Brown Christmas, and new takes on old classics. More Info.
November 3, 2018 | Vaisseau Fantôme in Cambridge, MA
JPSQ is the featured quartet for the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra concert at First Church Cambridge. This concert will feature the first-prize quartet from the MSO’s Call for Scores, Vaisseau Fantôme, by MSO Composer-in-Residence Niki Harlafti. More Info.