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City of Philadelphia Announces Jazz Appreciation Month April 2011
As part of a yearly national event sponsored by the Smithosonian Institute, Philadelphia will make April, 2011 Jazz Appreciation Month in the City of Brotherly Love. Standing on the northwest corner of the Dilworth Plaza, the city's Chief Cultural Officer, Gary P. Steuer, announced the event to the press. Plying their trade in still wintry cold ...
Stasis and Change
On Saturday, April 9, Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound will perform with Steve Coleman at Montgomery County Community College. Funded by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project, this collaboration with Coleman is the second part of Zankel’s project, “The Wizards of the Saxophone Meet the Warriors ...
Tina Fabrique Commands the House and Captures the Audience in Ella
By Howard Shapiro, Inquirer Theater Critic They called Ella Fitzgerald the First Lady of Song, and was she ever. She became the queen of scat singing in mid-career, reinventing her musical persona as the big-band sound was fading, and by the end she'd made her mark as both an exciting jazz vocalist and a master singer ...
Odean Pope Benefit at the Philadelphia Clef Club March 21, 2011
It has often been noted that the community of jazz musicians is as close and caring as an extended family. Indeed, in Philadelphia, modern jazz received a major thrust in the 1950s-60s when pioneers like John Coltrane, the Heath Brothers, McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson, James Moody, and a small army of others would get together in ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Sherry Wilson Butler and her Tribute to Nina Simone at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on April 14th
Jazz Bridge is proud to present Sherry Wilson Butler and her heartfelt tribute to Nina Simone at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on Thursday April 14th. With her will be pianist Barry Sames, bassist Steve Beskrone, and drummer Anwar Marshall. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 A ...
Interview | Wally Shoup
On Wednesday, March 23, Ars Nova Workshop presents a trio performance by saxophonist Wally Shoup, violinist/electronicist C. Spencer Yeh, and percussionist Ben Hall at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. Shoup, who is also a visual artist and writer, has worked with many leading experimental musicians, including LaDonna Smith, Evan Parker, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Nels Cline, Reuben Radding, and ...
Jackie Ryan with The Larry McKenna Quartet at Chris Jazz Cafe on April 1 & 2, 2011
Vocalist, Jackie Ryan will be performing at Chris Jazz Cafe with The Larry McKenna Quartet. Ryan's CD, Doozy was #1 on the Jazz Week radio charts for the Fall and early Winter of 2009. Jackie Ryan—vocals Larry McKenna—saxophone Tom Lawton— piano Lee Smith—bass Dan Monaghan—drums April 1 & ...
Odean Pope Benefit Concert at Clef Club on March 21
On Monday, March 21, at the Clef Club, jazz luminaries will unite for a benefit concert to celebrate Philadelphia saxophonist and composer Odean Pope. This all-star event will help raise funds for Pope, who has struggled with Bipolar Disorder for three decades. We hope you will be able to join us for this very special night ...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Rediscovers Idyllic Past
Since their earliest recordings, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has maintained a respect and a reverence for their past. The centuries-old story of their homeland—sometimes joyous, sometimes troubled, but always rich and exhilarating—has been at the very foundation of this vocal group since its very beginning. Ladysmith's international image was boosted after their best-selling collaboration with Paul Simon ...
Jazz Singer and Six-Time Grammy Nominee Nnenna Freelon Makes Her Annenberg Center Debut
“Freelon makes each song such a personal statement that they all seem fresh and new..." USA Today (Philadelphia)—Herbie Hancock calls her “a wonderful song stylist," Melba Moore says that “she's a reincarnation of Ella Fitzgerald," and Aretha Franklin proclaims “if you're looking for good entertainment and very hip music, be sure to check out Nnenna Freelon." ...
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