The Jazz Bridge “Jazz at the Library,” Third Thursday Concert Series presents saxophonist Bootsie Barnes at the Willingboro Library—220 Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township—on Thursday, December 18. Tickets are $10, $5 for students One show starts at 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337.
Robert “Bootsie” Barnes embodies the spirit and the tradition—past, present and future—of everything that was and is Philadelphia jazz. There likely isn’t a jazz giant who this multi-award-winning tenor saxophonist has not played with. He’s toured the world with the likes of Philly Joe Jones, Mickey Roker, Shirley Scott, Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt, Jimmy Smith, Al Grey, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jimmy Smith, Milt Buckner and dozens of others. “He plays tenor saxophone with self-assured flair and gorgeous depth in a classic style,” said Jazz Times. Bootsie Barnes. Truly an original. And a legend.
Jazz Bridge, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to assisting Greater Philadelphia Metro area jazz and blues musicians and vocalists in times of crisis, sponsors these neighborhood concerts throughout the region to keep the sound of Philadelphia alive.
Robert “Bootsie” Barnes embodies the spirit and the tradition—past, present and future—of everything that was and is Philadelphia jazz. There likely isn’t a jazz giant who this multi-award-winning tenor saxophonist has not played with. He’s toured the world with the likes of Philly Joe Jones, Mickey Roker, Shirley Scott, Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt, Jimmy Smith, Al Grey, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jimmy Smith, Milt Buckner and dozens of others. “He plays tenor saxophone with self-assured flair and gorgeous depth in a classic style,” said Jazz Times. Bootsie Barnes. Truly an original. And a legend.
Jazz Bridge, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to assisting Greater Philadelphia Metro area jazz and blues musicians and vocalists in times of crisis, sponsors these neighborhood concerts throughout the region to keep the sound of Philadelphia alive.
