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Sounds of Liberation

Active since: 1970

Sounds Of Liberation was a band – and a social movement – formed in 1970 out of the Germantown & Mt Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia. The band consisted of seven members: Khan Jamal (vibraphone), Byard Lancaster (alto saxophone), Billy Mills (bass), Dwight James (drums), Monnette Sudler (guitar), Omar Hill (percussion), William Brister (percussionist, aka Rashid Salim).

Philadelphia Orchestra

Dan McCain

Simon Crosby-Arreaza

Simón Crosby-Arreaza was born in Long Island, New York in 1996. A child of two medical students from Colombia, Simón spent his childhood in New Jersey, in a home that fostered a love for intellectual heritage and the arts. Learning flute at the age of 7, Simón began to study the music of Bach and Mozart under his father’s encouragement. At 13 he picked up the saxophone and shortly after, began to study with saxophone teachers at the Jazz House Kids program in New Jersey, namely Bruce Williams of the World Saxophone Quartet and RH Factor, and Julius Tolentino, alumnus of the Illinois Jaquet and Duke Ellington bands

Kendrah Butler-Waters

Kendrah E. Butler has lived and breathed music ever since she could remember. She studied at Settlement Music School in Germantown, PA for 11 years with classical world renowned pianist Charles Pettaway. Kendrah studied jazz piano at the Mount Airy Cultural Center under the direction of saxophonist Anthony “Tony” Williams. At Mount Airy, she would intensely study jazz piano with greats such as Don Wilson, Kenny Gates, and for 5 years with the late great jazz pianist Eddie Green through a Roam and Haas Scholarship at Settlement Music School. Through her experiences in classical and jazz, Kendrah would premier on TV’s CN8 with the group, “The Best Yet Jazz Quintet”, cut a demo CD with Gamble and Huff records, perform around the tri-state area, and work with the late Grover Washington all before the age of 17

Pat Brennan Quartet

Born: December, 1994

A group of interesting, and talented people coming together to make the something strange and weird. Based in Philadelphia, PA. Assembled by Band leader Pat Brennan, the group clashes improvisation with electric sound, and the high energy tradition of jazz.

Brendan McGeehan

Rosalie Swana

Nathaniel Hawk

Brian Morris