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T.S. Monk Sextet and Mingus Big Band Pay Tribute to Iconic Jazz Masters John Coltrane and Charles Mingus at the Kimmel Center as Part of the Mellon Jazz Fridays Series February 22

T.S. Monk Sextet and Mingus Big Band Pay Tribute to Iconic Jazz Masters John Coltrane and Charles Mingus at the Kimmel Center as Part of the Mellon Jazz Fridays Series February 22

"[T.S. Monk is]...a first-rate drummer, unquenchably driving, and of the few who can keep the pulse swinging." --Variety “[Mingus Big Band] is digging into the repertoire of Charles Mingus...capturing the best parts of the Mingus legacy: the muscle, the affection for history, the willingness to take chances, the guts and soulfulness."--The New York Times T.S. Monk ...

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Gerald Veasley Performs Jazzy Christmas Celebration with His Quintet at the Kimmel Center December 11

With special guests vocalist Maysa, guitarist Chuck Loeb, pianist Bobby Lyle and saxophonist Kim Waters; background vocalists Ramona Hunter, Kenny Pitt and Zahmu Sankofa Philadelphia native, bassist and WJJZ 97.5 on-air personality Gerald Veasley performs a special Jazzy Christmas program with his quintet and special guests at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall on Tuesday, December 11, ...

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Multi-Grammy Award Winning Blind Boys of Alabama Perform Gospel Inspired Holiday Program with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Kimmel Center on December 9

Multi Grammy® Award winning Blind Boys of Alabama perform the soul-stirring holiday gospel concert “Go Tell It On the Mountain," sharing the stage with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Kimmel Center on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 8pm. A staple in the music industry for performing traditional gospel since the 1940's and 1950's, the ...

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Canadian Juno Award Winning Saxophonist Jane Bunnett Debuts at the Kimmel Center Performing Cuban-Jazz Fusion December 1

Canadian Juno Award Winning Saxophonist Jane Bunnett Debuts at the Kimmel Center Performing Cuban-Jazz Fusion December 1

Canadian Juno award winning soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett debuts with her band at the Kimmel Center, performing Cuban- jazz fusion on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 7:30pm in Perelman Theater, as part of the Mellon Jazz Up Close “Goes Global" series. Bunnett began exploring the crossroads between Cuban music and jazz in 1982, inspired by the ...

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Kimmel Center's Mellon Jazz up Close Series "Goes Global" with the Debut of Japan's Triumphant Jazz Trumpeter Tiger Okoshi and His Band November 17

Classic American jazz standards take on new meaning with the debut of Japanese trumpeter Toru “Tiger" Okoshi and his Band's performance in Perelman Theater on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 7:30pm. Okoshi first gained national exposure playing with the Gary Burton Quartet in 1978, followed by various collaborations including George Russell's Living Time Orchestra in the ...

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Count Basie Orchestra Performs with Special Guest Nnenna Freelon and Paquito D'Rivera Quintet at the Kimmel Center, September 28

Kimmel Center Presents Mellon Jazz Sponsored by The Bank of New York Mellon Timeless jazz performers, Nnenna Freelon with the Count Basie Orchestra, and the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet share the bill on the Verizon Hall stage at the Kimmel Center Friday, September 28, 2007 at 8pm in Verizon Hall to kick off the Mellon Jazz Fridays ...


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