Departure Arts

Gaby Cotter is a Boston-based Panamanian singer, songwriter, and educator. Her work mixes the different colors of Latin-American sounds with jazz, blues, pop, and R&B.

Saxophonist/composer Jonathan Suazo and his trio will present a fresh mix of Jazz Standards and Latin Classics combined with original compositions from Suazo’s formal debut album release "RICANO" which draws inspiration from the traditional rhythms of his Puerto Rican / Dominican roots. https://www.jonathansuazo.net

Chloe Swindler is a Boston-based trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, and songwriter who thrives on finding the sweet spots of blurred genre lines. From soulful originals to jazz standards to classical arrangements, Chloe's live music set is a showcase of a variety of musical styles paired with her own original music. 

Chloe Swindler is a Boston-based trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, and songwriter who thrives on finding the sweet spots of blurred genre lines. From soulful originals to jazz standards to classical arrangements, Chloe's live music set is a showcase of a variety of musical styles paired with her own original music. 

Gaby Cotter is a Boston-based Panamanian singer, songwriter, and educator. Her work mixes the different colors of Latin-American sounds with jazz, blues, pop, and R&B.

4 dear friends play a mix of original music and folk songs we like. We sing harmonies, play acoustic instruments and want YOU to dance and sing along with us.

Raised with devotion for music, Gregory George Groover Jr is a twenty-nine year old tenor saxophonist and educator from Roxbury, Massachusetts. His love and pursuit of music directed him to the Boston Arts Academy where he graduated in 2011 as both the Elma Lewis Graduate with distinction and the Louis Armstrong Jazz award. His effort...

Good music, poetry, beats, and vibes for the summer as saxophonist, poet, and producer Tim Hall collaborates with an array of talented friends in the Commons this summer.  Tim Hall is an award winning musician, performance poet, and producer from Detroit, MI, while honoring Boston as his current home. His poetry draws inspiration from his...

Good music, poetry, beats, and vibes for the summer as saxophonist, poet, and producer Tim Hall collaborates with an array of talented friends in the Commons this summer.  Tim Hall is an award winning musician, performance poet, and producer from Detroit, MI, while honoring Boston as his current home. His poetry draws inspiration from his...

Raised with devotion for music, Gregory George Groover Jr is a twenty-nine year old tenor saxophonist and educator from Roxbury, Massachusetts. His love and pursuit of music directed him to the Boston Arts Academy where he graduated in 2011 as both the Elma Lewis Graduate with distinction and the Louis Armstrong Jazz award. His effort...

Boston-based multi-award-winning guitarist, singer, composer, and producer Albino Mbie, originally from Mozambique, shares his own original music.