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*Pete Robbins grew up surrounded by music. He picked up a saxophone and took piano and clarinet lessons. He started playing clarinet in elementary school and played in a middle school jazz band. After he graduated from Phillips Academy and released his debut album ''Centric''in 2002 befoe he moved to New York in September 2002. Critics called him a "jazz wunderkind."
The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.


Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012.  In 1977, the church had 75 members.  In 2012, the church had 1,200 members.


*Being called the "new darling of the New York Jazz Press" made it easier to move to New York and get club dates. He played in both a jazz trio and a rock band named Tober. Tober included Adam Tober from Andover and Nathan Predette of North Andover. Robbins said, "I've always felt like I'm half rock and half jazz."
[[Image:FreeChristianChurchphotofromColumbiaUniversity.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]


[[Image:FreeChruchfromGettyCollections.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]


*He came back to Andover in 1998 to play at Phillips Academy and in 2004 to play at Palmers. By then, he was playing in 3 bands. He was also working as a music teacher.




*Other albums he has released include ''Waits and Measures'' (2006) and ''Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy'' (2008), both  named  as one of the top 10 jazz releases for that year. Later albums were ''Silent 2 Live'' (2010),  ''Live in Brooklyn'' (2011), and ''Transatlantic Quartet-Live in Basel.''
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*Jazz Player-Turned-Teacher Plays Palmers Saturday. ''Andover Townsman'' 2/19/2004,page 15.
*"Andover church unveils addition," ''Eagle Tribune'', November 19, 2001, p. 1.
*"Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," ''Andover Townsman'', November 21, 2001, p. 10.
*"Underground" ''The Townsman'', July 17,02003, page 11.
*"Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," ''Andover Townsman'', October 7, 2004, p. 1.
*"Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," ''Andover Townsman'', April 19, 2012, p. 10.
*"Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 4, 2012, p. 5.
*[https://archive.org/details/memorialbookleto00free/page/6/mode/2up Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941]


*Where His Heart Is. Jazz "Wunderkind" Robbins Returns for Hometown Performance. ''Eagle Tribune'',2/20/2004, pages 13, 15.
*Andover Native's Jazz Quartet Offering Free Show. ''Andover Townsman'' 12/29/2011, page 12.




For a complete list of Andover Churches see [http://www.mhl.org/andover/churches.htm Houses of Worship in Andover]




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The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.

Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012. In 1977, the church had 75 members. In 2012, the church had 1,200 members.

...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge
...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge


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  • "Andover church unveils addition," Eagle Tribune, November 19, 2001, p. 1.
  • "Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," Andover Townsman, November 21, 2001, p. 10.
  • "Underground" The Townsman, July 17,02003, page 11.
  • "Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," Andover Townsman, October 7, 2004, p. 1.
  • "Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," Andover Townsman, April 19, 2012, p. 10.
  • "Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," Eagle Tribune, August 4, 2012, p. 5.
  • Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941


For a complete list of Andover Churches see Houses of Worship in Andover



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