Jazz bassist and singer Thundercat will return to New York City early next year for a mid-winter marathon of performances at the Blue Note Jazz Club. The Greenwich Village jazz venue announced on Monday that Thundercat will deliver 16 total performances as part of a six-night residency beginning on Tuesday, February 12th, and running until Sunday, February 17th. The upcoming residency is the latest by a popular jam or jazz-focused artist to take place at the famous venue, following multi-night runs from both Lettuce and Robert Glasper earlier this year.
The residency will see Thundercat (real name, Stephen Bruner) playing two sets per evening starting at 8 p.m. and again at 10:30 p.m. over the first three nights (2/12-2/14). The Friday (2/15) and Saturday (2/16) shows will allow the talented bassist to stretch the evening into three performances with an additional set beginning at 12:30 a.m. on both days. The final night on Sunday (2/17) will return to the two-set format at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Thundercat has gained popularity amongst mainstream audiences over the last few years thanks to his involvement with notable Los Angeles-based musicians including Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, and Kendrick Lamar. He’s also spent time working with emerging artists like Louis Cole, in addition to sitting in with John Mayer during one of the early episodes of the Dead & Company guitarist’s ridiculous new Instagram show, Current Mood. Thundercat also notably appeared on Mac Miller‘s latest and final studio album with bass/vocal contributions to the song “What’s the Use?” from on the late rapper‘s 2018 Swimming LP. With all these famous friends of his, it will be interesting to see who Thundercat brings out to play with him during the Blue Note run, as the residency announcement also included the billing of “Special Guests To Be Announced”.
Thundercat released his own new studio album back in February 2017 with Drunk, which included guests ranging from Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins to pop hitmaker Pharrell Williams. The bassist did not announce whether he’ll be releasing any new music to go with his residency come February, but considering Thundercat is always working on some project, fans should be optimistic for something coming down the pipe in the coming year.
Tickets for the upcoming run of New York shows are on sale now and can be purchased at the Blue Note website.
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