WESTBROOK – You might think that after several decades as one of Maine’s most prominent musicians, Tony Boffa would be used to the spotlight, but that’s not the case. Boffa, a Westbrook musical mainstay, doesn’t like calling attention to himself.

“It’s weird, I’ve been doing this my whole life,” he said. “But that’s just not me.”

However, Boffa will be taking center stage this week in Westbrook as he and his wife prepare to relocate to Florida in a few weeks.

In a program billed as “A Very Boffa Goodbye,” a jazz quartet led by Boffa will perform on Thursday, June 12, at the Frog & Turtle restaurant on Bridge Street from 7-9:30 p.m.

Boffa, 64, was a longtime music teacher in Westbrook, and in neighboring schools in Portland and Cape Elizabeth. For 11 years he also operated a successful private music school on Main Street in Westbrook known as the Tony Boffa School of Contemporary Music, which closed in 2008.

Since that time, Boffa has been one of the most active names in Maine music, with his name appearing on bills at least five nights a week. Boffa said Tuesday that he’ll use the move to Florida to “decompress” and most likely play some golf with his wife, Karen, who is retiring this year as the principal of Falmouth Elementary School.

However, Boffa doesn’t want fans and customers of Tony Boffa Music, his company that serves as an umbrella for related musicians, to fret over the move.

“I’ll be here when I need to be,” he said. “When I book a gig that I want to be a part of, I’ll fly back.”

Beginning in 2014, Boffa announced that he would no longer front his nine-piece Tony Boffa Band, long popular for weddings and other functions. Instead, two groups known as the Larry Williams Band and the Carmine Terracciano Band have formed under the Tony Boffa Music umbrella. Both Williams and Terracciano were members of Boffa’s band for 15 years.

A post advertising the event on the Frog & Turtle’s Facebook page says the restaurant is “honored to have one of his last shows at the pub. Tony has played the pub for the last six years and has helped us craft our music scene and has given so much to the city of Westbrook. Please help us celebrate his goodbye.”

Frog & Turtle owner James Tranchemontagne said Tuesday that he is saddened to see Boffa go, but excited for the opportunity to host a final Westbrook performance.

“To be able to see him every week, or month, people aren’t going to have that luxury anymore,” he said. “I’m blown away, and I owe him a huge debt.”

Tranchemontagne added that during his restaurant’s early years, Boffa’s performances attracted new customers to the Frog & Turtle, which resulted in a strong and loyal clientele.

“It brought so many eyes to my restaurant,” he said.

Boffa said he began playing the Frog & Turtle weekly with a trio roughly six years ago, and commends Tranchemontagne for his willingness to stay creative with the show’s set-up.

“I love playing the Frog. He’s allowed us to really play jazz there,” Boffa said, adding that they later changed formats to a jazz quartet, which plays monthly.

“We play a brand of what I call ‘polite commerical jazz,’ but it’s become kind of an interesting Thursday once a month, and I really look forward to it,” he said.

Although it’s being billed as a goodbye performance in Westbrook, Boffa isn’t so sure. When asked if he sees the possibility of a show in the future, he said, “I’m certainly not going to say no to that.”

He added that he’ll always have a strong connection to Westbrook, in part because it provided him with his first teaching job, but also due to the relationships formed while his music school thrived. At one point, he said, the school had 250 students and 17 teachers.

“I consciously chose Westbrook to do that in,” he said, referring to opening his school in the city. “We will always be connected here.”

Westbrook musician and teacher Tony Boffa will play a farewell gig at the Frog & Turtle on June 12.