Riley Mulherkar Quartet, Hudson Jazz Festival Mainstage Performance

Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Chris Pattishall, piano
Barry Stephenson, bass
Chris Icasiano, drums

“Riley is “über hip, modern yet timeless…one of the best debut records to come out in a long, long time.” – Downbeat

Riley Mulherkar is on the brink of stardom. Just this year, the young trumpeter has been recognized as a one of Downbeat magazine’s “25 for The Future”; his debut album ranked as one of the 20 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far) by the Boston Globe, and he’s in demand by some of the best in the business, including Wynton Marsalis, Anna Deavere Smith, and Alan Cumming. With a hybrid sound that pays tribute to the oldest jazz traditions with 1960s jazz funk grooves and a style that is “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music), catch Mulherkar’s intimate Hudson Jazz Festival debut before he goes stratospheric.

View the full 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival lineup here.