Jethro Tull’s front man and rock’s reigning flutist performs his classic 1972 progressive masterpiece and its freshly released sequel.

• Best known as the front man of boundary-breaking British rock group Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson is a champion flute player (known for his flamingo-like, one-legged stance while playing), who has graced the cover of Time and Rolling Stone.
• In 1972 Jethro Tull released Thick as a Brick, a concept album for which a fictitious 10-year-old poet, Gerald Bostock, “composed” the lyrics. Thick as a Brick 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? (2012), revisits the fictional character and examines his life as a 50 year old.
• In the live performance, which features multimedia videos and humorous commentary, Anderson performs the original, 45-minute Thick as a Brick and its follow-up back- to-back.
• “Thick as a Brick 2 has a definite Jethro Tull feel to it, but there’s more to it. That more is the musical genius of Ian Anderson and even more of his incredible flute…The music is magical, and the whole thing works together to create a spectacular treat for the ears, as well as the eyes.”—Carla Ives, Examiner.com

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