FORQ at Café 939

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Dates:	Wed from 9/10/14 - 9/10/14
Hours:	8:00pm-11:00pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Music & Concerts

Fresh off the release of their eponymous debut album, the New York/Dallas quartet FORQ is embarking on their first-ever international tour.

Made up of Lost Tribe founder Adam Rogers on guitar (Brecker Brothers, Chris Potter, Norah Jones, Paul Simon), Rudder founder Henry Hey on keyboards (Jeff “Tain” Watts, David Bowie, Empire of the Sun), Snarky Puppy founder and Grammy Award-winner Michael League on bass (Kirk Franklin, Wayne Krantz/Ari Hoenig Quartet, Lalah Hathaway), and Jason “JT” Thomas on drums (Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor, Marcus Miller, D’Angelo), FORQ is an all-star ensemble of sorts, but with the spirit and cohesiveness of a garage band.

Though based in New York City, the group retains a subtle Texas accent, where League and Thomas established a fast friendship and musical rapport through almost two years of weekly gigs in legendary keyboardist Bernard Wright’s trio.

Upon moving to the East Coast, League teamed up with Hey and Rogers (who are East Village neighbors, by coincidence) to form a group rooted deeply in that distinctly Southern groove, but with both the fire and inventiveness that NYC is known for.

Hey and Rogers contribute all but one of the tracks on FORQ’s debut album, a mixture of fierce, playful, and soulful material.

It’s the Texas-meets-Manhattan cocktail that has a created a sound rich in both musical intelligence and undeniable pocket.

FORQ’s double-disc CD/DVD (which features full-length, in-studio video of each track) will be released on GroundUP Music in September 2014.

COST

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$18

WEBSITE

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www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=9370f147d9eaf92539195501f6ab1ff5

LOCATION

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939 Boylston St., Boston, MA, 02215 map