The Arts Center at Duck Creek presents a summer benefit concert featuring jazz vocalist and composer Georgia Heers, performing live with her quartet on the grounds of Duck Creek in Springs on Thursday, July 9, from 6 to 8 PM. The evening will include a first look at material from her highly anticipated debut album.
Heers is among the most compelling young voices to emerge from the New York jazz scene. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School, she made her Broadway debut before the age of 25 in George Clooney’s landmark 2025 production of “Good Night, and Good Luck” — the first live play ever broadcast on CNN — and has since been performing at the top jazz venues in New York City as she prepares to release her first record.
She will be joined by a quartet of New York musicians: Jason Clotter on bass, who has shared stages at Carnegie Hall, the Blue Note, and Ronnie Scott’s with artists including Samara Joy who performed at Duck Creek in 2021 before she won a Grammy for best vocal album in 2023; Jimmy MacBride on drums, a Juilliard graduate named one of DownBeat Magazine’s “25 for the Future,” whose credits include Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, and Wynton Marsalis; and Will Hill on piano, a Detroit-born YoungArts Foundation honoree who has performed at the Kennedy Center and Blue Note Tokyo alongside Christian McBride.
The outdoor concert will be accompanied by local fare from Montauk Pearl Oysters, Balsam Farms, Springs Brewery, East Hampton Wines & Spirits, and Sagaponack Distillery — all included with admission.
This benefit directly supports The Arts Center at Duck Creek’s free, radically accessible, and ambitious interdisciplinary arts programming at Historic Duck Creek Farm. For the many music lovers who have attended Duck Creek’s free concerts over the years — from emerging artists to future Grammy winners — this evening offers a meaningful opportunity to give back and help ensure that extraordinary artistic experiences remain free and accessible to all.
Tickets begin at $125, including a special Duckling rate for guests under 30. Visit artscenteratduckcreek-bloom.kindful.com/e/2026-benefit-concert.