Phil Grenadier Quartet

We're pleased to announce that trumpeter Phil Grenadier will be presenting his quartet on our stage this Thursday night. Just last month, Grenadier released Shimmer (Fresh Sound), his latest album as a leader, which features a set of classic standards re-explored in an intimate trio setting. Grenadier says of the recording:

This recording is something I have wanted to do for a long while—a spontaneous session with long time friends playing some of our favorite standards done in a single take with absolutely no overdubs or fixes. What you hear is what you get. We are striving to rise above the songs into a realm where we are ourselves yet coming together as one. Our codas to each song are a synthesis and distillation of the material, our personalities and the moment. 

In addition to his own projects such as his Boston-based trio, Grenadier has continued to collaborate with a number of artists, including Boston-based saxophone Jerry Bergonzi; Grenadier has appeared on two of Bergonzi's recent albums, including 2013's By Any Other Name (Savant), which features a set of contrafact compositions (or, as the album's subtitle puts it, "Tunes Based On Other Tunes").https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcg9AbqIxgkThis Thursday, Grenadier will be joined by another Grenadier—his brother Larry, the bassist—as well as two Bills: Bill McHenry on saxophone and Bill Stewart on drums. Read more about the trumpeter on his website and on the San Jose Mercury News, which has a fascinating profile of Grenadier from 2008 that discusses his career and relationship to his musical family.The Phil Grenadier Quartet plays The Jazz Gallery on Thursday, February 6th, at 9 and 11 p.m. The group features Phil Grenadier on trumpet, Bill McHenry on saxophone, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Bill Stewart on drums. First set is $15 general admission ($10 for members). Second Set is $10 general admission ($5 for members). Purchase tickets here.