Amos Lee Sets Performance at Infinity Hall

Infinity Hall will present singer-songwriter Amos Lee at the Warner Theatre on Wednesday, September 7 at 8 pm. This will be Lee's only CT show.

Over the course of more than a dozen years and six studio albums, Amos Lee has continued to evolve, develop, and challenge himself as a musician. He makes his biggest creative leap yet with his upcoming sixth album, Spirit, where he made his producing debut. It is the fulfillment of dreams and aspirations - musical, personal and professional - that he's had for a long time.

To begin the new project, he began assembling musicians who he felt could blend a dynamic yet organic marriage of modern rhythm with classic instrumentation. "I chose the players because I had this instinct and hunger to challenge myself and expand," says Lee, "and the foundation of this record was built when I chose the rhythm section."

After watching Mark Colenburg perform with the Robert Glasper Trio in Philadelphia, Lee realized Mark was the drummer he had been looking for. Lee and bassist Adam Blackstone (who has played alongside Jay-Z, Al Green, Justin Timberlake and more) had known each other for years but had not worked with each other. "We had never played with this kind of rhythm section before," says Lee. "And we came away from these sessions with a hybrid sound I wasn't able to find in my previous records, but which I've always gravitated to as a listener-real gospel-soul-R&B stuff."

This new energy is most apparent in a song like "Vaporize," which served as a jumping-off point for Lee's vision of the record. Driven by expansive production, elegant keys, and his unmistakable soulful delivery, the song immediately enchants and signals a bright new chapter for Lee.

His last album, Mission Bell debuted at #1 on Billboard 200, Amazon and iTunes charts and previously, Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song earned acclaim from The New York Times and more. Along the way, he has performed on late night television shows Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the Late Show with David Letterman, in addition to being musical guest for The Ellen Degeneres Show and Tavis Smiley on PBS.

To purchase tickets call the Warner Theatre Box Office at (860) 489-7180 or online at www.warnertheatre.org

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