10/22/2026
Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 PM
100 Miles at Monkfish: Greg Hopkins & The Cryogenic Renaissance Orchestra
Featuring trumpeter, composer, and arranger Greg Hopkins, this nine-piece ensemble celebrates the legacy of Miles Davis’s Birth of the Cool while exploring the music of McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Hopkins himself.
“Miles at 100, Greg at 80”
Inspired by three groundbreaking jazz nonets, the Cryogenic Renaissance Orchestra brings together music from Miles Davis’s legendary 1949–50 Birth of the Cool sessions, McCoy Tyner’s Tender Moments, and Herbie Hancock’s The Prisoner—alongside an exciting collection of original compositions by Hopkins.
The repertoire includes Moondreams, Israel, and Boplicity, as well as Duke Ellington’s Such Sweet Thunder, Tyner’s Mode for John, and Hopkins’s ambitious seven-part theme-and-variations composition, The Lost Bagatelles of the Mushroom Empire.
Hopkins, longtime Professor of Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music, was a soloist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Band from 1972 to 1974. The ensemble brings together an exceptional lineup of Boston-area jazz talent.
As Boston Globe writer Bob Blumenthal put it:
“Greg Hopkins, the inspired trumpeter/composer is one of Boston’s unappreciated jazz treasures.”
Personnel
Greg Hopkins — Trumpet, flugelhorn, compositions & arrangements
Shannon LeClaire — Alto saxophone, flute & clarinet
Ben Whiting — Baritone saxophone & bass clarinet
Shelagh Abate — French horn
Pete Fanelli — Trombone
Zack Grass — Tuba
Chris Neville — Piano
Jesse Williams — Bass
Yoron Israel — Drums
Tickets: $20
Get Tickets on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100-miles-at-monkfish-tickets-2000524798525
The Mad Monkfish
524 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
617-441-2116
