Raff Boyadjian and Dave Brubeck in front of Boyadjian's
"Take Five"
Raff
Boyadjian's tribute to his favorite jazz group and song, "Take Five", was
recently acquired by the Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific.
Dave Brubeck, the founder and leader of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is
considered to be one of the true giants of the jazz world. With a career
spanning more than six decades, he has been a
seminal influence on many of today's greatest jazz musicians. The song "Take
Five" is the most popular and requested jazz composition in the history of
music.
Brubeck and his wife Iola are
fans of Raff Boyadjian's art, and are very pleased that the large
oil-on-canvas painting, "Take Five", will be on permanent display at the Brubeck
Institute. The Institute, located in Stockton, California, hosts an annual
music festival
featuring the work of internationally recognized musicians and gifted
newcomers to the jazz scene.
The Brubecks have a print of
"Take Five" in their home, and call it a 'very welcoming and pleasant
sight'. Dave recently wrote to us, saying in part, "My wife and I enjoyed
looking through the portfolio and were very impressed with all the
paintings. In one of my early records, Nat Hentoff wrote the liner notes and
he quoted from a poem, which I think was called "Blue Guitar". If I remember
correctly, it goes "Things are not as they are when playing on the blue
guitar". This may not be exactly right but you could probably find the
original poem. Sorry, I can't recall the poet's name. It could be a great
caption under one of those paintings. Please tell (Raff) how much we
enjoyed viewing his work and thank you for showing us these wonderful
pieces. Yours sincerely, Dave Brubeck"
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Raff
Boyadjian's tribute to his favorite jazz group and song, "Take Five", was
recently acquired by the Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific.
Dave Brubeck, the founder and leader of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is
considered to be one of the true giants of the jazz world. With a career
spanning more than six decades, he has been a
seminal influence on many of today's greatest jazz musicians. The song "Take
Five" is the most popular and requested jazz composition in the history of
music.
featuring the work of internationally recognized musicians and gifted
newcomers to the jazz scene. 
