Jazz Concert: The Christine Fawson Quartet
Arts Wayland in association with
First Parish in Wayland presents
The Christine Fawson Quartet
Sunday, April 12th at 3 pm
at First Parish in Wayland
225 Boston Post Road, Wayland MA
Tickets for the concert are $20.
Free for students when accompanied by a paying adult.
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The esteemed Arts Wayland Berklee Faculty Jazz Series, under the Direction of Neil Olmstead, Berklee College Professor, continues with The Christine Fawson Quartet.
Trumpeter and vocalist Christine Fawson, a former Berklee College of Music faculty member for fourteen years, has built an acclaimed international career as a solo artist, educator, and recording musician. Known for her warm vocal style and expressive trumpet playing, she brings a distinctive musical voice shaped by decades of performance and collaboration. Her recent recording It Could Happen to You highlights her artistry through sophisticated arrangements and inventive interpretations of jazz standards.
Fawson is joined by an exceptional trio of distinguished musicians. Pianist Russell Hoffmann, Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music, is widely recognized for his work as a performer, composer, and arranger across jazz and contemporary styles. Bassist Marshall Wood brings a remarkable legacy that includes performances with many of jazz’s most celebrated artists and years as Tony Bennett’s touring and recording bassist. Drummer Casey Scheuerell, a highly respected performer and Berklee professor, has enjoyed an extensive international career spanning jazz, fusion, and studio performance.
Together, the quartet presents an engaging program of jazz classics and inspired improvisation performed by artists whose collective experience represents the highest level of contemporary jazz performance.
Christine Fawson, a well-known trumpet player and vocalist, will be accompanied by piano, bass, and drums.
Christine has enjoyed a career as a musician and solo artist for more than twenty years.
She was on the faculty at Berklee College of Music from 2003-2017 as professor of Brass, Ear Training, Harmony, Voice, Performance Studies, and Ensemble. She has performed on recordings and has led master classes at several schools. Christine has lectured and performed at the International Association of Jazz Educators and Jazz Educators Network conferences. In 2025, she was Guest Conductor for the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Big Band at Symphony Hall in Boston.
A Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Finalist in 2017 and 2019, Downbeat magazine described Christine as “…a distinctive performer with compelling dynamism.” Jack Bowers of All About Jazz touts her presence as “…a performer who must be seen, as well as heard, to be suitably appreciated.”
Russell Hoffmann is currently Associate Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music.
Marshall Wood has enjoyed an extensive career playing with many of the jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Marian McPartland, Anita O’Day, Joe Williams, Clark Terry and more.
He was Tony Bennett’s recording and touring bassist from May 2009 until his death. He appeared in all the major jazz festivals in North America, Europe and Asia and on many major network television shows.
He recorded two Grammy-winning records with Tony Bennett.
Professor Casey Scheuerell is a highly regarded drummer who has played with Gino Vannelli, Chaka Khan, Jean-Luc Ponty, Robben Ford and many others and enjoyed a successful studio career in Los Angeles.
He is the author of numerous articles on drums and percussion and the book Berklee Jazz Drums.