Blue Note Quintet to Perform at Groton Hill Music Center
GROTON: The Concert Hall at Groton Hill welcomes the Blue Note Quintet on February 21 at 8pm as part of the 2024 North American Tour in celebration of Blue Note Records' 85th Anniversary. Tickets are $41-$61 plus fees at grotonhill.org/tickets, or by calling the Box Office at (978) 486-9524. Groton Hill Music Center is located 122 Old Ayer Road. Parking is free.
The Blue Note Quintet—an all-star collective comprised of Blue Note recording artists pianist and musical director Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, and drummer Kendrick Scott, as well as bassist Matt Brewer—will embark on an extensive North American tour next month in celebration of Blue Note’s 85th Anniversary. The 35-date tour kicks off January 18 and brings the band across the entirety of the U.S. with shows in Detroit (Majestic Theater, Jan. 19), Los Angeles (Lodge Room, Feb. 4), Chicago (Symphony Center, Feb. 16), New York (Symphony Space, Feb. 23), and more.
“Blue Note has been such a wonderful home for the community, for incredible musicians, for creativity, for all these years,” says Clayton. “You can’t help but think about all those masters, all those heroes that you’ve grown up listening to. To get a chance to pay tribute and try to carry some of that essence forward is truly just an honor.”
Blue Note Recordswas founded on January 6, 1939 when a German-Jewish immigrant and passionate Jazz fan named Alfred Lion produced his first recording session in New York City. The label has gone on to represent The Finest In Jazz, tracing the entire history of the music from Hot Jazz, Boogie Woogie, and Swing, through Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde, and Fusion, and—after being relaunched by Bruce Lundvall in 1984—has remained the leading label dedicated to documenting today’s vibrant and creatively thriving Jazz scene under the leadership of current President Don Was, who took the helm in 2012.
Groton Hill Music Center is the region’s premier nonprofit destination for music education, performance, and community engagement. Set on a stunning 126,000 square foot landscape, its two world-class performance spaces – the 300-seat Meadow Hall and the 1000-seat grand Concert Hall – host musical luminaries in multiple genres, as well as the organization’s own professional symphony orchestra, the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. Groton Hill’s warm, welcoming environment encourages students and visitors to make meaningful connections through vibrant music experiences designed to educate, energize, and enrich our communities.