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City of Four

City of Four brings an original brand of modern groove-based jazz, funk, and fusion to music venues across Boston and New England. A composers collective primarily featuring original compositions, the band's current lineup since 2022 is Mike Caudill, Cat Tremblay, Eric Falter, and Steve Wilkinson. The band's latest release is Vistas (2024).

City of Four formed in 2011 in Amherst, MA where its founding members were studying music together at UMass. While based in Western MA, the group received an "Outstanding Performance" recognition from DownBeat Magazine's student music awards as a Blues/Pop/Rock group, and some of the original music in its early catalog was recognized by ASCAP and MIX Magazine. Through the years, the look and sound of City of Four has changed as different band members have brought in their unique backgrounds and writing styles to the collective, but its core principles have remained in tact. With a range of performances over the band's history from intimate jazz club dates to funk cruises on Boston Harbor, City of Four has always presented new music grounded in improvisation and group interplay.

City Of Four Announces 'New Vistas' Tour: April 24-28

Source: Mike Caudill
March 26, 2025

Boston’s original jazz fusion quartet, City of Four, embarks on its “New Vistas” tour this April, with stops in Western MA, NYC, Eastern PA, CT, and RI. The band will be performing music from its recent album Vistas (2024) alongside new compositions, reinterpretations of past repertoire, and spontaneous improvisations. City of Four’s sound has caught the attention of audiences in jazz, fusion, funk, jam band, and other musical circles. The band’s core mission is to create new instrumental music for ...
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"When the jazz, funk and progressive styles come together it can be a beautiful thing.” (Rob Duguay, Rock n'Heavy)

"Saxophonist Mike Caudill leads the quartet bounding through tangential compositions that flaunt each instrumentalist’s effortless ability." (Charley Ruddell, WBUR)

"a cornucopia of jazz melodies, bubbly passages and brassy sound with the freshness of a pitch-perfect improv sesh." (The Big Takeover)