The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts

Berklee Clef Club Concert
2018-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Berklee Clef Club Concert
Free Event
Featuring:
Musicians from the Berklee College of Music with an opening performance by students from the Philadelphia Clef Club of
Jazz and Performing Arts.

Bluegrass, Bernstein, and the Blues ( Adam Vidiksis World premier)
2018-05-20 14:30 | Kimmel Center – Perelman Theatre, 300 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, United States
Philadelphia’s love affair with Jazz spans over a century and the Clef Club of Jazz is very much at the center of the city’s rich musical history. In collaboration with the Chamber Orchestra, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of many Philadelphia Jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane. Adam Vidiksis, COP’s first Steven R. Gerber Composer-in-Residence creates a unique collaboration with jazz and classical musicians. If this concert couldn’t be more packed with the best and brightest, Mark O’Connor, internationally renowned Bluegrass violinist will present his own Old Brass.
For tickets and more information, please visit: chamberorchestra.org

intersect9: Technical Ecstasy
2018-05-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Melodies have transcended genre and traveled through time….like the melody of a 16th century secular love song that J.S. Bach transformed into a somber hymn of worship, Tom Glazer used as a call for brotherhood and peace, Dave Brubeck spiced up with a swinging rhythm section, and Paul Simon used as a tribute to the forgotten soldiers of Vietnam; Or the melody of an 18th century French love song sung with versions by Joan Baez to Placido Domingo and Berlioz to Elvis; Or the melody Frederic Chopin called his most beautiful and went on to be transformed into numerous songs from multiple genres of music. We’ll be diving deep into these and many other timeless melodies and exploring how they grow and thrive through improvisation and re-imagination.

Performing works and arrangements of works by:
J.S. Bach
Hans Leo Hassler
Frederic Chopin
Dave Brubeck
Andrew Lipke
Elvis Presley
Paul Simon
Jo Stafford
Peter Rowen
Jerome Kern

Dirk Brossé, Music Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Andrew Lipke, Singer-Songwriter
Rodney Marsalis, COP Principal Trumpet
Adam Vidiksis, Electric Trap (COP/ACF Steven R. Gerber Composer-in-Residence)
Isaac Stanford, Pedal Steel
Louis Taylor, Saxophonist
Phil D’Agostino, Bassist
Chris Giraldi, Drums
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Miguel Zenon Quartet
2018-05-12 19:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
May 11, 2018 Master Class | Invitational Only
May 12, 2018 Concert | 1 show – 2 Sets (To Purchase tickets click HERE)
Miguel Zenon – alto sax
Luis Perdomo – piano
Hans Glawischnig – bass
Henry Cole – drums
Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a composer and as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between Latin American Folkloric Music and Jazz.

Kindred Presents featuring Roy Ayers and Les Nubians
2018-04-30 18:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Les Nubians is a French musical duo composed of sisters Helen and Celia Faussart from Paris, France. Contemporary R & B Music of Africa, Neo soul.

Film: Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (matinee)
2018-04-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Film: Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
2018-04-25 18:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Community Big Band Open Rehearsal
2018-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Suzette Ortiz & Latin Jazz Ensemble
2018-04-21 19:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Special performance with students from AMLA and the
Philadelphia Clef Club. To purchase tickets click HERE.
Suzzette Ortiz, a passionate pianist, composer, choral conductor, and educator has been serving her communities with the gift of music from her humble beginnings in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to her many recent successes as a Pennsauken, New Jersey resident. She earned an undergraduate degree in piano performance at the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico and has studied piano with Cesar “Pupi” Pedroso (of the world famous Cuban group, Los Van Van) and Elio Villafranca, Orlando Fiol, Sumi Tonooka, and the late Philadelphia jazz phenom, Jimmy Amadie.
As a performer Suzzette has shared the stage with artists such as, Tito Puente, Nestor Torres, Eddie Palmieri, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Compay Segundo. Suzzette has also performed in such venues as the Philadelphia Clef Club, the Kimmel Center, The Mann Music Center, Baby Grand Concert Hall, the original Zanzibar Blue Jazz Club, and El Flamingo Night club in Manhattan, NYC.

Saturday Jazz Education Day Open House
2018-04-21 09:30 - 14:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Clef Club Lab Band
2018-04-19 19:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Film: I Call Him Morgan
2018-04-18 18:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.

Film: Keep on, Keepin on
2018-04-11 18:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
A documentary that follows jazz legend Clark Terry over four years to document the mentorship between Terry and 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin as the young man prepares to compete in an elite, international competition.

Kindred Presents featuring Christopher Williams, Joe Little of the Rude Boys, Jeff Bradshaw
2018-04-09 18:00 - 22:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
An intimate conversation and performance series hosted by Kindred The Family Soul. Christopher Williams is an American R & B singer and actor.

Film: Standing in the shadows of Motown
2018-04-04 19:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of The Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that Berry Gordy handpicked in 1959. They recorded and performed on Motowns’ recordings from 1959 …

Roots of Music Show
2018-04-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Trinity Center for Urban Life at Trinity Memorial Church, 2212 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
A performance with the Philadelphia Clef Club Faculty Ensemble.

Kindred Presents featuring Yahzarah, Sy Smith and Hill st Soul
2018-04-02 18:00 - 22:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Sy Smith is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and music producer.
Yahzarah is a Ghanaian American singer and music producer.
Hil St. Soul is a R & B group that originated the United Kingdom, comprised of singer-songwriter comprised of signer-Hilary Mwelwa and producer Victor Redwood Sawyer.

Arturo O ‘Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
2018-03-17 19:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Master Class March 16,2018 | Invitation only
Concert March 17 ,2018 | 1 show – 2 Sets (To Purchase tickets click HERE)

Featuring: Arturo O’Farrill, piano
Ivan Renta, saxophone
James Seeley, trumpet
Rafi Malkiel, trombone
Vince Cherico, drums
Carlos Maldonado, percussion
Keisel Jimenez, percussion
Carlo DeRosa, bass
Fred Miller, Arturo’s manager

Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte.
In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the performance, education, and preservation of Afro-Latin music.
In December 2010, Arturo traveled with the original Chico O’Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra to Cuba, returning his father’s musicians to his homeland. He continues to travel to Cuba regularly as an informal Cultural Ambassador, working with Cuban musicians, dancers, and students, bringing local musicians from Cuba to the US and American musicians to Cuba. Currently, Arturo is the Director of Jazz Studies at CUNY’s Brooklyn College.
Arturo’s well-reviewed and highly praised “Afro-Latin Jazz Suite” from the album CUBA: The Conversation Continues (Motéma) took the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.

Improvisionaries : Season Long Exploration of the Art of Improvisation
2018-01-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
January 20, 2018, 4:00–5:30 pm
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts
736 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
215-893-9912 | info@clefclubofjazz.org | clefclubofjazz.org/events
Join the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, in partnership with the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, as they celebrate this landmark season with a variety of programs exploring the art of improvisation spanning the 17th through 21st centuries. It will illuminate the immensely varied and colorful musical trajectory which supplied an essential framework for the birth of jazz, as well as the myriad links between jazz and classical music. The season will culminate with the premiere of a new work by Chamber Orchestra’s Steven R. Gerber, Composer-in-Residence; Adam Vidiksis; and featuring musicians from the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz.

Watch Night for Racial Justice - An Evening of Jazz at the Cathedral
2017-12-31 16:00 | Philadelphia Episcopal Church, 19 S. 38th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
Time : 4:00 PM Music set
Prayer Service : 7:00 PM
Cost: Donation
Devonne Gardner , vocalist
Ruth Naomi Floyd , vocalist
Lourin Plant, vocalist
Jay Fluellen , piano
Kimpedro Rodriguez, drums
Clef Club Student Ensemble -Lovett Hines, director

PCC Student Recital
2017-12-23 13:00 - 16:00 | PA
The Young Cats Are Back!
The Clef Club will be hosting a recital to feature our students’ progress! Come join us to celebrate our students, new and old!
Participants must wear formal attire. These cats must arrive at 9AM!

To purchase tickets please click HERE.

Celebration!!! Bobby Zankel & J. Michael Harrison
2017-12-09 19:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Celebrating!!!!!! J. Michael Harrison 20 Years of The Bridge & the CD Release Bobby Zankel Wonderful Sound 6. To purchase tickets click HERE.
Featuring:
Bobby Zankel – Alto
Muhammad Ali – Drums
Dave Burrell – Piano
Diane Monroe – Violin
William Parker – Bass
Steve Swell – Trombone
Odean Pope- Special Guest – Tenor
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and the Performing Arts and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound are are proud to present a “Celebration”, honoring J Michael Harrison on his 20th year of broadcasting “The Bridge” on WRTI and the CD release of “Bobby Zankel and the Wonderful Sound 6”.
The band includes the brilliant pianist Dave Burrell whose vast recording experience includes Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, Archie Shepp, Jimmy Garrison, and David Murray. The drummer is Philadelphian, Muhammad Ali(brother of Rashied) who has worked with John Coltrane, Albert Ayler , Frank Wright and David Ware. The bassist will New Yorkʼs leading cutting edge musician William Parker who has performed with Cecil Taylor, The Art Ensemble, Bill Dixon, Milford Graves, and Anthony Braxton. Trombonist Steve Swell includes Buddy Rich, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Peter Brotzman.
Philadelphian Diane Monroe is the leading performer of the modern violin and has worked with Max Roach . Our special guest will BNY Living Legend -master-Odean Pope.
What the critics say:
“This excellent album was recorded live in Philadelphia during January of 2017 with an all-star band consisting of Bobby Zankel on alto saxophone, Muhammad Ali on drums, Dave Burrell on piano, Steve Swell on trombone, Diane Monroe on violin, and the dedicatee, William Parker, on bass. They create torrid, swaggering free jazz, smilier in scope and scale to the scalding music made by Albert Ayler’s mid 1960’s group. The group plays one four-part suite entitled “Celebrating William Parker at 65” that makes for a tremendously exciting album, taking the humanistic and joyous swing of Parker’s own music and conjuring up a wide range moods with powerful solos and very impressive ensemble playing. Parker is extraordinary throughout, blending his voice with the other musicians whether bowing or plucking the bass. The intensity of the music is heightened by the dramatic interplay of the musicians, with some brilliant solo spots emerging like the swooping and swaying violin and epic bowed bass features which are exchanged during the third part of the suite. Zankel is a very lively saxophonist, and his unfettered and emotional solos during parts one and four of the suite are highlights of the set. The music may be one continuous improvisation, but there is an overarching structure that builds a real sense of tension and develops through the malleable intensity of the rhythm section. It is the spontaneity of the music that is one of its most heart warming features because the musicians interact with each other individually and as a group whole in real time, creating music that is in constant motion, using gradations in volume and texture to explore all of the musical possibilities that this setting allows. The music flows like a deep and powerful river, filled with eddys and currents of melody and rhythm. The music has a deep-seated spirituality, but not something that is dogmatic, rather a sense of inclusiveness that is a balm in these troubled times.”
– Review courtesy of Tim Niland and jazzandblues.blogspot.com

Holiday in The Park " A Very Philly Christmas"
2017-12-02 10:30 - 15:45 | Lemon Hill Mansion, Sedgeley & Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Five decked out 18th century mansions, Historic Strawberry Mansion, Cedar Grove, Laurel Hill, Lemon Hill and Woodford open their doors for the holiday treats and peformances.
Cost: $8 per mansion or $35 for all 5
10:30AM – 11:45AM Daud El Bakara Duo
12:00PM – 2:00PM Sam Reed Band
2:15PM – 3:45PM Clef Club Ensembles

2017 Jazz Awards - feat. Tia Fuller's Angelic Warrior Quartet - VIP Blue Carpet Reception, Dinner, and Show
2017-11-10 18:00 - 22:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts
2017 Jazz Awards – 5Oth Anniversary Celebration
Friday night only – Tia Fuller’s Angelic Warrior Quartet – VIP Blue Carpet Reception, Dinner, and Show.
Featuring:
Tia Fuller – Alto and Soprano Sax
Shamie Royston – Piano
Mimi Jones – Bass
Mark Whitfield Jr. – Drums
“Reclaiming the Golden Era of Jazz: Preparing a Greater Futuristic Global Jazz Collective”
Friday & Saturday, November 10th, 2017
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & performing Arts
To purchase tickets please click HERE.

The Clef Club Jazz Awards recognizes Philadelphia musicians and performing artists through a nomination and selection process made available to the general public. Each year, the public is invited to nominate the musicians(s) it feels “best represent the ideal musicians who have made significant contributions to the legacy of jazz in the city of Philadelphia.”

2017 Jazz Awards Weekend
2017-11-10 - 2017-11-11 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts
2017 Jazz Awards – 5Oth Anniversary Celebration
“Reclaiming the Golden Era of Jazz: Preparing a Greater Futuristic Global Jazz Collective”
Friday & Saturday, November 10th – 11th, 2017
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & performing Arts
To purchase tickets please click HERE.

The Clef Club Jazz Awards recognizes Philadelphia musicians and performing artists through a nomination and selection process made available to the general public. Each year, the public is invited to nominate the musicians(s) it feels “best represent the ideal musicians who have made significant contributions to the legacy of jazz in the city of Philadelphia.”

Sherry Butler Vocal Workshop
2017-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Sherry Butler Vocal Workshop, October 30, 2017, 6:00-8:00 PM

Monday Night Jam
2017-09-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Join Us! Every Monday a weekly Jam session is open to the public. The Philadelphia Clef Club carries on the legacy of traditional jams that were for young musicians to hone their talent and have the opportunity to perform with seasoned musicians. Open mic all musicians, vocalists, poets welcomed.
Ticket price: $5.00

Jazz Bridge & Councilman Curtis Jones present “Jazz In the Park”
2017-09-22 11:30 - 13:30 | Triangle Park, 5425 Upland Way, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Jazz Bridge & Councilman Curtis Jones present “Jazz In the Park”, featuring pianist Micah Graves, 8 year old bassist Spencer Chambers and violinist Maxwell Chambers

Tenor Madness: Featuring Sam Reed
2017-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Free Admission / But you must RSVP
Tenor Madness is a musical ensemble formed through the instigation of the Philadelphia Jazz project for a Pop Up concert at the Reading Terminal Market in 2014. Since then the ensemble has performed several times including at last year’s Coltrane At 90 Celebration. The group has been led by veteran saxophonist and bandleader, Sam Reed and has featured a who’s’ who of Philadelphia area saxophonists, including Charles Cunningham, Tim Price, Elliott Levin, Carl Grubbs, Korey Riker, Yesseh Ali, Michael Pedicin, Larry McKenna, Gilberto Cruz, Pete Chavez, and Julian Pressley. The name Tenor Madness is a tribute to the 1956 Sonny Rollins recording of the same name that is most notable as being the only known recording featuring both saxophone giants, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.

Monday Night Jam Session
2017-09-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
