Event Information

Marion Meadows Group

Tri-C Metro Auditorium
Start: April 19, 2024 7:30 pm
End: April 19, 2024 11:00 pm

Address:
2514-2534 E. 30th St.
Cleveland, OH – 44115

Admission Price: $$ ($25 - $75)

With very special opening act Hubb's Groove! Soprano Saxophonist & Star of Contemporary Jazz and his Group Live on Main Campus at Tri-C! Intimate Theater Space-Tickets limited with free Secure and Underground Parking. Enter Underground Garage just west of E. 30th on Woodland Ave. Beer & Wine Cash Bar with light snacks available. This Program in Association with Tri-C JazzFest. Marion started playing tenor sax in high school, and then migrated to soprano sax. He was intrigued by the styles of jazz musicians, like Stanley Turrentine, Sidney Bichet, Johnny Hodges, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Fortune, Joe Henderson, Grover Washington and many others. Meadows attended Berklee College of Music and later attended SUNY Purchase studying with Sonny Fortune, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman and Eddie Daniels. “Not long after I finished school, (drummer) Norman Connors recorded one of my songs, “Invitation” and then asked me to join his band. In 1990 Meadows submitted a solo project to Steve Backer at Novus/RCA and was signed to a recording contract, thus marking the beginning of his solo career. Meadows’ first RCA release “For Lover’s Only” was a huge success and was followed by his groundbreaking “Keep it Right There” album. He became a staple of the contemporary jazz format with his subsequent recordings and most recently “Soul Traveler”, the first installment of his Soul Trilogy which now showcases his current release, “Soul City" on the New York-based Shanachie Label. Hubb’s Groove Hubb's GrooveHubb's Groove is a mix of Soul, Jazz, R&B and a splash of Gospel. It's a smooth but yet high energy band that believes what's played from the heart, reaches the heart. The band was founded In 1996 by Robert Hubbard in Cleveland Ohio under the name "Moments Notice". In 2006 Robert changed the name to "Hubb's Groove". The band has shared the stage with Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, Earth Wind & Fire, Wayman Tisdale and Pieces of a Dream. Hubb's Groove has performed with Angela Bofill, Marcus Johnson, Alex Bugnon, Mike Phillips and Sean Jones to name a few. When the group is not on tour together, they are working with other artists such as Babyface, Toni Braxton, Gerald Albright and Pieces of a Dream. https://www.marionmeadows.com/ https://youtu.be/QQZtiImRpT0