Lisa Hilton Quartet Brings Award-Winning Jazz to New Spire Arts

FREDERICK, Md. - Feb. 13, 2024 - PRLog -- Prepare for an evening of enchanting jazz as the Lisa Hilton Quartet graces the stage at New Spire Arts in Frederick, Maryland on March 13 at 7:30 PM. The renowned American composer and jazz pianist is accompanied by her talented quartet featuring trumpeter Igmar Thomas, bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Rudy Royston.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the box office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 West Patrick Street. Discounts are available for students, children, military, and seniors.

Hilton's West Coast cool jazz music draws inspiration from classic American jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and Count Basie, as well as blues icons Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson. As a prolific composer, Hilton has recorded over two hundred tracks, collaborating with today's jazz luminaries, and her twenty-six albums consistently top the Jazz Week and other radio/streaming charts. The New Face of Jazz: An Intimate Look at Today's Living Legends and Artists of Tomorrow by Cicily Janus compares Hilton to "some of the best pianists in history," highlighting her piano style alongside jazz legends Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and Brad Mehldau. With over half a million streams on Apple Music, a million on Spotify, and three million on Pandora to date, Hilton's music has garnered widespread appreciation. Whether performing solo, with her trio, quartet, or quintet, Hilton has graced stages of all sizes, including Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Jazz, The Green Mill, The Smithsonian, Cornell University, UCLA Royce Theater, The Dorothy Chandler Theater, Pepperdine University, and many more.

A complete listing of artists and performers scheduled for the 2023-24 season can be found at https://weinbergcenter.org/

ABOUT THE WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Weinberg Center for the Arts is one of the region's premier performing arts presenters, offering film, music, dance, theater, and family-focused programming. Located in the historic Tivoli movie theater in downtown Frederick Maryland, the Weinberg Center strives to ensure that the arts remain accessible and affordable to local and regional audiences alike. Weinberg Center events are made possible with major support from the City of Frederick, the Maryland State Arts Council, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, and other corporate and individual donors.