Camp Blodgett Summer Concerts

Come join us for a Friday evening in June and a Sunday evening in July! Enjoy live music, kids activities, great company, a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan, and support a terrific camp for the kids! All proceeds from ticket sales support Camp Blodgett's annual Campership Campaign to ensure all children, regardless of income, have access to the benefits of summer camp. To learn more click here.

Concert Dates: June 21 & July 7

Gates at 6:00pm • Music at 6:30pm
Loeks Retreat Center Deck - June 21 • Happy Valley Stage - July 7

$15 Early Bird Tickets (Now through May 10)

$20 Single Ticket

$35 Two Tickets

$60 Four Tickets
Kids 14 + under are FREE

Friday, June 21, 2024 • West Michigan Jazz Society Presents: Sam Gucwa

The West Michigan Jazz Society Presents: Sam Gucwa
Sam Gucwa— saxophone
Charlotte Best— bass
Forrester Day— piano
Chris Corey— drums

Sam Gucwa is a saxophonist and woodwind doubler known for her bold bandleading and inventive solos across genres. Beginning her professional career after moving to Denver in 2020, Gucwa played as a big band saxophonist with the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra (Colorado) and the Dean Bushnell Orchestra (Colorado) on every reed part. She performed in trombonist Stafford Hunter’s Young Lions residency series, and currently plays reed 2 in MSU’s Be-bop Spartans Jazz Orchestra I as well as bari in Jazz Orchestra II.

Beyond the jazz tradition, Gucwa has performed with the Boulder Philharmonic on baritone saxophone and recorded as PureArtistMusic’s studio woodwind while living in Denver. She’s been featured as a guest artist for Brian Vander Ark, bandleader of the Verve Pipe and proud Michigan native. She arranged and coordinated live instrumentation for indie rock band Bleak Mystique and helped them win the University of Denver’s Battle of the Bands.

Gucwa now performs mainly in Michigan while she completes her Bachelor of Music degree at Michigan State University. She plays reed 2 with Rodney Whitaker’s Gathering Orchestra and regularly performs with bass trombonist Chris Glassman. She is currently studying under tenor saxophonist Walter Blanding. Her debut album is set to release in early 2024.

https://www.samgucwasax.com/

Sunday, July 7, 2024 • MOLLY

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Molly is an award-winning singer, song-writer, and performing musician with a history of many projects and collaborations based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. As she grows as an artist, she writes to explore the truths and constructed realities of what it means to be alive as a black woman in America by navigating old and new territories through sound and space. Her unique past and desire for a sense of absolute freedom not only inform her emotive style of singing but also narrate her thought-provoking lyrics, making for a moody, eclectic, colorful, and soulful mixture of profound sound.

On stage, she is joined by her husband and multi-instrumentalist Scott Schultz, concocting a mix of joyful and contemplative music drawn as much from the real world as their varied record collection.

Molly will soon be releasing her deeply personal debut LP. She currently has her debut EP and video for lead single ‘Shine’ available everywhere and recently released a video for her song ‘Don’t Be Surprised’ on YouTube & Bandcamp.

Keywords: soul, indie, pop, r&b, singer-songwriter, analog, funk, lyrical

https://youtu.be/ObaAuHSmCGo?si=XSHMbAciDBBcjI3z

2024 Camp Blodgett Summer Concerts

A Benefit Concert Series For the Kids!