The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts

PCC Jazz Awards : VIP Admittance to Friday and Saturday Events, Blue Carpet Reception, Dinner, and Show
2016-11-11 18:00 - 21:30 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
We are so excited to invite you to our biggest celebration of the year, The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts 5th Annual “Clef Club Jazz Awards: A Special 50th Anniversary” celebration. The 2-Day festivities kicks-off on Friday, November 11 @ 6pm with a VIP Blue Carpet Reception, Dinner, and Show.
Saturday, November 12 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm guests can take part in a Round Table discussion addressing “The Educational Fortitude & Artistic Progression of Jazz: An Intergenerational Concept,” This event will pay homage to tri-state area music educators who have demonstrated continued professionalism, and unyielding dedication as an educator to their individual art form and/or their students. It will offer lively discussion, celebrity guest appearances, award presentations, a jam session, and light refreshments.
Saturday, November 12 @ 8:00 pm The 2015 Clef Club Jazz people’s choice awards will be presented to eleven musicians. Jazz Awards Program, Presentation, Special Performances and Crystal Cafe Dinner buffet.
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The Clef Club Jazz Awards recognize 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.

Members and Partners Reception
2016-10-28 16:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Please join us as the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts presents the 5 Year Strategic Plan hosted by Ken Scott, President, Nelson Parrish, Treasurer and Lovett Hines, Artistic Director.

Ella Gahnt, jazz vocalist workshop
2016-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Philadelphia Clef Club Workshop Series: Bandleading Techniques Singers. Vocalists from beginners through seasoned professionals will acquire skills in the hands-on workshop led by Philadelphia’s Ella Gahnt, jazz vocalist. Gahnt will lead a workshop inspired by the teaching approach of Jazz great Barry Harris. Accompanied.

Andew Gouche Clinic
2016-09-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Pat Martino
2016-09-24 19:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Pat began playing professionally in 1961. He has performed with a wide variety of artists including Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Richard Groove Holmes, John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Chick Corea, Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Stanley Clark, Eric Kloss, Trudy Pitts, Willis Jackson, Lloyd Price, Woody Herman, Chuck Israels, Charles Earland, Barry Miles and Joe Pesci. Since 1967, Pat has been touring as a leader.
He has been a Recording Artist for Vanguard, Prestige, Warner Brothers, Muse, Columbia, King, Paddlewheel, Evidence, Sony, 32 Jazz, High Note, Milestone, Polydor, Concord, Fantasy, House of Blues, Mythos, Mainstream, Cobblestone, Atlantic and, most currently, Blue Note Records.
Pat has given Guitar and Music Therapy Seminars, Clinics and Master Classes throughout the world, at locations including North Texas State University, G.I.T., Berklee College (Boston and Perugia, Italy), Duquesne University, Teatro Rasi (Ravenna, Italy), LeCentre Culturel (D’Athis Mons, France), University of Washington School of Music, Skidmore College, Musicians Institute, National Guitar Workshop, New York University, Pennsylvania University, Stanford University, The University of Missouri, Roosevelt University (Chicago), Patti Summers Jazz Club (Seattle), Music Tech College (St. Paul), The New School (New York City), Southern Illinois University, The Conservatory of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Cork Festival (Cork, Ireland), Washington University (St. Louis, MO), Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Musictech College (St. Paul, MN), Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at NYU (New York, NY), Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (Hartford, CT), and the University of Maryland.
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Musicians Mingle
2016-09-21 19:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts announces that it will host the first ever “Musicians Mingle” on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. The purpose of this event is to create a forum where members of Philadelphia’s musicians community will be able to gather in a social setting in order to network, exchange ideas as well as to create potential collaborations with each other and obtain information about potential employment and grant opportunities. The event itself will be free, but modest contributions will be accepted and attendees will be given the opportunity to become a member of the Philadelphia Clef Club. This event will help the Philadelphia Clef Club to continue to serve the Philadelphia musician community. This event will commence at 7:30 pm. For further information call (215) 893-9912.

Jazz on the Avenue of the Arts
2016-07-25 20:00 - 2016-07-28 01:30
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts in conjunction with the Brandywine Workshop and Archives will be presenting a series of FREE evening outdoor and indoor concerts during the Democratic National Convention, July 25–27, 2016.
Titled “Jazz on the Avenue, The Lawn Party,” these concerts will spotlight both the talented veterans as well as the up-and-coming artists who comprise the Philadelphia Jazz Community. The concerts will be presented in two parts: all evening performances will take place outdoors on the Brandywine Plaza, an outdoor space, beginning at 8:00 PM and running through 12:00 midnight. The second phase, “Jazz in The Blue Note Hall” will run from 12:00 AM to 1:30 AM.
In case of rain all performances will take place in The Blue Note Hall. So come and celebrate democracy with the Clef Club and catch some fine music.
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Location of Events:
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts
736–38 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
The “Jazz on the Avenue, The Lawn Party” will be located next door at 728 S. Broad Street on the Brandywine Plaza, an outdoor space.
Dates/Times
Monday, July 25, 2016
8:00 PM—12:00 AM: Jazz on the Avenue (Brandywine Plaza)
12:00 AM—1:30 AM: Jazz inside the Blue Note Hall
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
8:00 PM—12:00 PM: Jazz on the Avenue (Brandywine Plaza)
12:00 AM—1:30 AM: Jazz inside the Blue Note Hall
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
8:00 PM—12:00 PM: Jazz on the Avenue (Brandywine Plaza)
12:00 AM—1:30 AM: Jazz inside the Blue Note Hall

Sonny Fortune
2016-07-23 19:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Saxophonist, flutist, and multi-reed player Sonny Fortune is a progressive musician with a harmonically aggressive style who came to prominence as a member of trumpeter Miles Davis’ fusion groups of the ’70s. Born in Philadelphia in 1939,Fortune attended the Wurlitzer and Granoff music schools and performed with local R&B bands in his teens. Influenced early on by such players as Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane, Fortune was 18 before he decided to pursue a career in music exclusively. In 1967 he moved to New York City and quickly found work with several name artists, including drummer Elvin Jones and percussionist Mongo Santamaria, with whom he would play for two years.
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Bobby Zankel with special guest alto Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw
2016-06-03 20:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Bobby Zankel & The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound,
Warriors of the Wonderful Sound and the Philadelphia Clef Club are proud to present
guest artist alto Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, the winner of the Rising Star alto Saxophone
category in the 2014 Downbeat Critics Polls. The concert is a collaboration
between the Philadelphia Clef Club, “Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the
Wonderful Sound.”

Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound was founded in 2001 to support,
Promote, and encourage composing, performing, recording, interdisciplinary collaborations
and educational activities devoted to 21st Century Jazz. We have worked for 15 years
creating a world class jazz large ensemble and presenting master musicians from
around the world “in residence’ as composers, conductors and soloists. Bobby Zankel
is an Artist in Residence at The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts.
In addition to serving as guest artist, Jaleel Shaw will conduct a master class for
middle and high school music majors and the Youth Ambassador Jazz Ensemble.

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Clef Club Youth Big Band
2016-05-22 16:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Jamaaladeen Tacuma and friends
2016-04-30 19:00 - 23:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Admission is payable at the door in cash only, $25 for adults and $15 for students with I.D.
Internationally renowned bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma is pleased to present The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival for the second year in a row, a celebration of creative, progressive improvised music.
This year, Festival founder Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s curatorial focus is on cross-generational musical exchange. Tacuma has identified fiery young artists to pair with seasoned figures of improvised creative music.
2016 brings to the stage national and international musicians who have a strong connection to
Philadelphia. These include composer, multi-instrumentalist John Zorn (NYC), composer guitarist Elliot Sharp (Berlin/NYC) , composer bassist Henry Grimes (NYC) , composer saxophonist James Brandon Lewis (NYC) Philadelphia based performers include composer saxophonist Odean Pope, composer saxophonist Bobby Zankel, bassist Richard Hill, trumpeter Heru Shabaka-Ra Quartet, drummer Jim Hamilton Trio, guitarist Charlie Ellerbe, composer pianist Dave Burrell, pianist Raymond King, pianist Farid Barron , guitarist Jeff Monjack, drummer Julius Masri , drummer Justin Faulkner.
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival is supported by Creative Philadelphia, the Wyncote Foundation, WRTI Jazz Bridge with J. Michael Harrison, The Balance of Life Initiative, WKDU’s Perry McCoRer, Philadelphia Producers Guild, Aguilar Amplification, KP-Vintage, Ahmad & Zaffarese LLC, La Bella Strings.

Film Series: Keep On Keeping On
2016-04-27 18:00
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.

Papo Vazquez and the Pirates
2016-04-23 20:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Two Sets 8pm and 10pm!
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NEA Master and Grammy® Award nominee, Angel R. “Papo” Vázquez is a jazz trombonist with his own style, arranger, composer, and he is one of the key figures of Latin music. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Papo grew up in a Puerto Rican-influenced environment in Philadelphia and in Puerto Rico. While still a teenager, he moved to New York City, performing in groups such as Conjunto Libre, in the band of Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri and Willie Colón. Celebrating a career that now spans over four decades, in the jazz world, Papo has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Ray Charles, Slide Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie.
Papo Vázquez– Trombone
Andy Farber – Sax
Rick Germanson – Piano
Ariel Robles – Bass
Joel Mateo – Drums
Carlos Maldonado – Perc.
Gabriel Lugo – Perc.

Film Series: Around Midnight with Dexter Gordon
2016-04-20 18:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
In the 1950s, Dale Turner (Dexter Gordon), a gifted black saxophonist with a drinking problem, leaves behind New York and his estranged family and relocates to Paris. There he plays for a progressive, jazz-loving audience without being judged by his race, and ages quietly in peace. Not intending to turn away from his vices, Dale nonetheless becomes the project of a French fan (François Cluzet) who tries to help him fight his alcoholism, ultimately inspiring both Dale and his music.

Film Series: The Golden Miles (Columbia Avenue Jazz)
2016-04-13 18:00
A documentary of Columbia Avenue and the musicians and jazz clubs of the musicians and jazz clubs of North Philadelphia of the 40’s-60’s

Film Series: Strange Fruit
2016-04-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Strange Fruit is a 2004 film written and directed by Kyle Schickner and produced by FenceSitter Films. It stars Kent Faulcon as William Boyals and Berlinda Tolbert as Emma Ayers.[1] The title comes from the 1939 Billie Holiday song. Strange Fruit explore the origins and legacy of Billie Holiday’s haunting classic. One of the most influential protest songs ever written.
This event is free and open to the public.

A benefit celebrating the legends: Marian Anderson & Mahalia Jackson
2016-03-27 17:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The National MAHS & Museum cordially invites you to join us for a Powerful Evening of Music & Majesty as we pay tribute to two of the most Dynamic, Unique & Talented Voices Historically of the 20th Century. Celebrate in the Memory of The Great Marian Anderson & Mahalia Jackson as the Classics & Spirituals that these Iconic Artists made famous the world over…. Starring Lyric Soprano Miss Jillian Patricia Pirtle and Soprano Miss Regina A Smith & Master Pianist Mr. Keith Ivy.

The Victor Bailey Fundraising Benefit Event
2016-03-08 19:00 - 23:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
COME JOIN US FOR A MEMORABLE ALL STAR CONCERT AND BUFFET FEATURING
GUEST STARS:
CHUCK LOEB, POOGIE BELL, BILL EVANS, ALEX BUGNON, JEFF “TAIN” WATTS,
DEXTER WANSEL, OMAR HAKIM, JAMAALADEEN TACUMA, DARYL BURGEE,
DOUG GRIGSBY, NOBLE SOUL, ROSLYN KING AND MANY MORE!
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: BILL JOLLY
TICKETS: $40
VIP TICKETS: $50
ALL TICKETS INCLUDE CONCERT & BUFFET.
VIP INCLUDES MEET & GREET WITH
CELEBRITY PERFORMERS AFTER THE SHOW.
SPONSORED BY:
THE NAAVA FOUNDATION,
KENNY GAMBLE / PIR
and THE CLEF CLUB
thenaavafoundation.org
Dress Code: Casual Dress No Sneakers Please

Tia Fuller
2016-03-05 18:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Professional Saxophonist, Composer and Educator
When Mack Avenue recording artist, Tia Fuller picks up her sax to play, something amazing happens as the reverberations of her musical elixir fill the room. Balancing both worlds of performance and education, it is understood why this touring artist and full-time professor (at the Berklee School of Music), has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, (Magna Cum Laude) and Master’s degree in Jazz Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder (Summa Cum Laude), was selected to be a member of the all-female band touring with R&B star, Beyoncé. As part of the I AM..Sasha Fierce and Beyoncé Experience World Tour promoting the superstar’s CD’s, where Tia has played in various venues throughout the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. She is a featured soloist on the Beyoncé Experience DVD (Me, Myself and I), I AM Yours I DVD (Wynn Theatre) and also appeared on number of major television shows, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today Show, Good Morning America, BET Awards, American Music Awards and Total Request Live, and the 2010 Grammy Awards. As well as having performed as the featured soloist with Beyonce for President Obama at the White House.

Bill Doggett “100th Birthday” Celebration
2016-02-19 18:30 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Join us as we celebrate the music and legacy of Bill Doggett. Born in Philadelphia, February 16, 1916 he was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. He is best known for his compositions “Honky Tonk” and “Hippy Dippy”, and variously working with the Ink Spots, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Jordan.

A Benefit for George Manney
2016-01-31 14:00 - 17:00 | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame in partnership with the Philadelphia Clef Club Presents: A Benefit for George Manney featuring: George Pettignano, Steve Kurtz, Philadelphia Fire and Police Pipe and Drum, Bobby Rydell, Clef Club Big Band, Nik Everett, The Soul Survivors, Marty Watt, The Orlons w/Soul Survivor Band, The Tymes, Ready Steady Now Show w/Winkle and Bobby Michaels, Danny and The Juniors…and many more!
