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Worldwide Celebration Of Dexter Gordon's 90th Birthday In Philadelphia: "Round Midnight" Film Event March 24th

March 24, 2013

5:00 pm As part of the Dexter Gordon worldwide 90th birthday celebration, “Dexter @ 90,” International House, Philadelphia, PA (37th and Chestnut Street) will present an uncut screening of the iconic jazz film Round Midnight with an in-person appearance by Dexter Gordon’s widow, Maxine, an active jazz scholar and director of the Dexter Gordon Foundation. Maxine ...

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Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba Perform At The Painted Bride, April 13, 2013

March 22, 2013

Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba celebrate the ensemble's 30th anniversary, and the successful funding of its debut CD via a Kickstarter campaign, with a performance at The Painted Bride in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Over the past three decades, under Rosewoman's direction, New Yor-Uba's repertoire has deepened and evolved. New Yor-Uba premiered at Joseph ...

Article: Live Review

Jim Holton: Philadelphia, PA, March 7, 2013

by Wade Luquet
March 22, 2013

Jim HoltonTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAMarch 7, 2013It's not often that one would want to cover a senior recital, but the rules change when the senior music student is fifty-two year old Philadelphia piano great Jim Holton. Holton took a thirty-year break from his studies at Temple University's famed jazz program to play ...

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Time Travel Pifa Pop Up Parade Takes Over Philadelphia Today!

March 22, 2013

TIME TRAVEL POP UP PARADE To celebrate the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts and its 2013 theme of Time Travel, PIFA Characters will take over Philadelphia on Friday, March 22nd. Prepare to travel through decades in the blink of an eye... a historical Pop Up PIFA Parade will take you through time, and some of ...

Article: Live From Philadelphia

February 2013: Chris Potter Quartet

by RJ Johnson
March 14, 2013

Chris Potter QuartetChris' Jazz CaféPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 22, 2013Although no longer considered the essential destination for working jazz groups that it once was, Philadelphia is still visited by high-level talent from New York that occasionally ventures south to perform in the city's one consistent jazz venue. Despite the current ...

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Denise Montana In Cheltenham PA, on Wed. April 3rd!

March 12, 2013

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts — 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is singer Denise Montana. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. There isn’t much this double platinum-selling recording artist has not done in the ...

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Drummer Eddie Jones In Kennett Square PA On Wed. April 3rd!

March 12, 2013

Appearing at Kennett Flash — 102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square, PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is drummer Eddie Jones. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. Eddie Jones has performed nationally and internationally since the late '70s with a diverse group of name ...

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Living Legend, Hugh Masekela Takes the Annenberg Center Stage This April

March 8, 2013

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts closes out its 12/13 African Root series with a performance by Grammy award-winning trumpeter Hugh Masekela. “One of the most thrilling live performers around” (Rolling Stone), Masekela is known for his traditional South African jazz inspired sound and his outspoken political voice. This performancewill take place on Sunday, April ...

Article: From Far and Wide

The Harlem Renaissance and American Music

by Mike Oppenheim
March 3, 2013

The Harlem Renaissance and the “New Negro"One of the most significant intellectual and artistic trends of twentieth century American history, the Harlem Renaissance impacted art, literature, and music in a manner that forever altered the American cultural landscape. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement in the 1920s through which African-American writers, artists, musicians, and thinkers sought ...

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Drummer Alan Nelson @ Arch St. Friends Phila. Thursday March 21st!

March 1, 2013

Jazz Bridge in Old City Philadelphia! presents drummer Alan Nelson at Arch Street Friends Meeting House — 4th and Arch Street in Philadelphia — on Thursday, March 21st. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. It’s for good reason that Alan Nelson is often ...