In 1990, with 24 Top 40 pop hits to their credit, the Four Tops were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Though they would no longer have hits on record, the group continued to be a hit in concert, touring incessantly, a towering testament to the enduring legacy of the Motown Sound they helped shape and define. Following Payton’s death in 1997, the group briefly worked as a trio until Theo Peoples, a former Temptation, was recruited to restore the group to a quartet. When Stubbs subsequently grew ill, Peoples became the lead singer and former Motown artist-producer Ronnie McNeir was enlisted to fill Payton’s spot. In 2005, when Benson died, Payton’s son Roquel replaced him.
| Event Date | 12-06-2025 7:30 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Nashua Center for the Arts |
| Categories | Music, Americana, Jazz, Jazz Concert |
| Event Date | 12-07-2025 7:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Nashua Center for the Arts |
| Categories | Music, Americana, Jazz, Jazz Concert, Holiday |
When classic Christmas songs are dipped in the sweet, luscious swing of jazz music, the results are always as warm and soothing as hot cocoa and chestnuts. Top that with a vocal performance from an artist who has perfected the art of songbook standards, and you've got all the ingredients for holiday delight.
| Event Date | 12-20-2025 8:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Tickets from $55 |
| Location | Groton Hill Music Center |
| Categories | Music, Jazz, Holiday, Jazz Concert |
A celebrated New England saxophonist, flutist, and composer, Greg Abate has an impressively diverse international career, including playing for the Ray Charles Orchestra and the Artie Shaw Orchestra. With over 24 recordings and collaborations with jazz greats like Phil Woods and Kenny Barron, Abate is a significant force in jazz, touring extensively and teaching. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2016 and recently ranked in the Downbeat Readers Poll. The quartet for this show includes Kent Hewitt on piano, Paul Del Nero on bass, and Gary Johnson on drums. The performance will feature selections from the American songbook, jazz standards, popular tunes, and Abate’s original compositions. “It will be swinging,” Abate said.
| Event Date | 12-27-2025 8:00 pm |
| Individual Price | $40 and $35 |
| Categories | Music, Jazz, Mainstream, Swing, Jazz Concert |
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. The NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony and EMMY Award nominee is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet, formed in 1986, featuring pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner.
| Event Date | 02-28-2026 8:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Tickets from $69 |
| Location | Groton Hill Music Center |
| Categories | Music, Jazz, Jazz Concert |