Infinity Hall

The quintet of Geils and Beaudoin, guitar; Charlie Jennison, woodwinds; Jesse Williams, bass; and Les Harris Jr., drums, will perform a historical array of jazz, blues and swing guitar standards. Known in the music world for playing rock ’n’ roll with the award-winning J. Geils Band, Geils is a consummate jazz and blues guitarist, rendering interpretive versions of such classics as Count Basie’s “Broadway.” With Beaudoin’s signature vocal impression of well-known selections such as “Stormy Monday,” the group evokes an original rendition of guitar sounds of a bygone era.

A Washington Post review says, “Seminal jazz sounds without sounding the least bit dated” and “Each player continued to set and exceed standards with each turn at bat.” The Boston Globe described the performers as “Swing masters.”

Jazz guitarist Beaudoin is an arranger and performer who began his career performing with the Boston Jazz Ensemble. He made two award-winning recordings with the Gerry Beaudoin Trio and mandolin titan, David Grisman, and has performed more recently with the New Guitar Summit. Beaudoin is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, and is an adjunct professor of music at Quincy Community College in Quincy, MA. He also plays on a 7-string guitar, which offers a greater range and harmonic richness to the instrument’s colorful tonal palette. With over 40 recordings, Beaudoin has recorded and performed with a number of musical greats, including: Howard Alden, Scott Hamilton, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Ronnie Earl, Jay McShann, Fred Lipsius, Dave McKenna, The Woody Herman Orchestra and harmonica virtuoso, Jerry Portnoy.

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Ticket Price: $35, $45