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Jazz Bridge Presents @ Philadelphia City Hall, Wednesday April 11th!

March 20, 2012

To celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month and to strengthen City Hall's role as a cultural center, the city of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy will present Jazz Bridge on Wednesday, April 11th from 5:30-6:30 p.m as part of the City Hall Presents! initiative. Appearing will be saxophonist Umar Raheem, pianist Jim Holton, ...

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ANW Celebrates Jazz Month in April

March 17, 2012

Ars Nova Workshop is celebrating National Jazz Appreciation Month this April with four special jazz concerts by Ballister, Endangered Blood, Steve Lehman Trio and Steve Coleman & Five Elements. Since 2001, the Smithsonian Institution has facilitated Jazz Month events across the country, and last year Mayor Nutter announced that the jazz community in Philadelphia, the city ...

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Famed Indian Tabla Player and Composer Zakir Hussain Performs at the Annenberg Center

March 16, 2012

Philadelphia, PA: He has been called “a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor, devoted to exuberant play," by the New York Times. Considered a national treasure of his native India, Zakir Hussain's renowned percussion skills have made him an international phenomenon. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, Hussain's music is described as “intoxicating ...

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Jerry Topinka Quartet in Media, PA on Wednesday, April 18th!

March 15, 2012

Appearing at Jazz in Media! for National Jazz Appreciation Month at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 145 W. Rose Tree Road in Media, PA (19063) on Wednesday April 18th will be guitarist Jerry Topinka and his quartet. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: 610-745-3011. Free refreshments and free on-site parking. Jazz Bridge, ...

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Sharon Sable with E. Shawn Qaissaunee in Kennett Square on Wed. April 4th!

March 15, 2012

Appearing on Wednesday, April 4th at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA (19348) to celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month will be singer Sharon Sable with the E. Shawn Qaissaunee Quartet. Showtime: 7:30 pm. One show. Tickets: $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: Call 484-732-8295. Sharon Sable is “drawing crowds and sending them ...

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Jazz Bridge presents trumpeter Josh Lawrence in Society Hill on Thursday, April 19th!

March 15, 2012

Appearing at Jazz at the Playhouse to celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month will be trumpeter Josh Lawrence and his band at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street in Philadelphia (19147) on April 19th. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. For info: 215-517-8337 or 856-858-8914. Parking is right across the ...

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Jazz Bridge presents Rob Swanson & Terra Soul Project @ Cheltenham Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 4th!

March 15, 2012

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham PA (19012) on Wednesday, April 4th 2012 to celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month will be bassist Rob Swanson and The Terra Soul Project. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337. Free parking onsite. This Jazz Bridge ...

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St. Patty’s Day Special: Jazz on the West Side in Doylestown (PA) on March 17

March 14, 2012

Looking for a little luck of the Irish, 12 award-winning high school jazz bands will compete in Jazz on the West Side at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown Saturday, March 17, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Come for one, two or more. Each band entertains for about 15 minutes. Food available throughout the night! ...

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Terell Stafford Quintet: Philadelphia, PA, February 25, 2012

by Victor L. Schermer
March 13, 2012

Terell Stafford QuintetJazz Up Close Celebrates Lee MorganPerelman TheaterThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 25, 2012This concert was one in a highly successful series which has been curated, coordinated, and choreographed by Danilo Perez for nearly a decade, so far in the 2011-12 season honoring ...

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Matthew Shipp Trio Record Release Celebration at Philadelphia Art Alliance on March 9

March 6, 2012

Friday, March 9, 8pm MATTHEW SHIPP TRIO Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass; Whit Dickey, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street, $15 Please join Ars Nova Workshop for the Philadelphia debut of the Matthew Shipp Trio. Following 2011's spectacular The Art Of The Improviser LP, tonight Shipp's Trio celebrates the ...