MISSION:
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts’ (PCC) mission is to “celebrate and preserve the legacy of jazz through accessible education for the Greater Philadelphia region, and to support the evolving art form through talent development, programming, and public performance.”
The Philadelphia Clef Club operates in four distinct lines of business: music education, performance events, a membership program and facility rentals.
Music Education Program
The Philadelphia Clef Club has a respected and successful music education program, which is commonly regarded as its most notable program offering. The Philadelphia Clef Club Music Education Program serves numerous students annually through on-site, in-school programs as well as outreach community events. Having educated thousands of students within a 25-year history on the Avenue of the Arts, the PCC has sent some of its students to Berklee College of Music and across the U.S. to perform among some of the nation’s most skilled musicians through the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Performance Events
Currently, the Philadelphia Clef Club holds six annual large-scale concerts. Some of its most recent guest artists include Kenny Barron, Kenny Garrett, Tia Fuller, Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, Miguel Zenon, Papo Vazquez, Pat Martino, Sonny Fortune,Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride.