The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts

Film Series: Mo' Better Blues
2017-04-05 18:00 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Mo’ Better Blues is a 1990 musical drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also directed.[1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the Branford Marsalis quartet and Terence Blanchard on trumpet.

“The "For Women"Vocal BootCamp
2017-03-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Established and moderated by Veteran Master Vocalist, Sherry Wilson Butler this workshop is designed FOR YOUR VOCAL ADVANCEMENT! This is the launch of the 3rd ongoing series of the VOCAL BOOT CAMPS FOR WOMEN! YOU asked for it, so we’re back with Original “Just for Her-Vocal Boot Camp.” This Women’s History Month session will offer specialized Vocal short cuts & techniques to advance your vocal talent and ability. You will gain updated industry trends and information. Meet one on one with professional media relations expert to get some insight about how to market yourself successfully. Learn a TEAM approach in LEADING & RELATING to the band. DISCUSS how to access the industry as a newbie! Take part in networking opportunities & exchange ideas contact with other topnotch VOCALISTS!
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH PANELISTS:
KIMBERLY ROBERTS, Media Specialist- Arts & Entertainer Reporter- Philadelphia Tribune, Vocalist, scriptwriter, and Author
MONNETTE SUDLER, Professional Jazz Guitarist, Composer, Vocalist, Poet-Founder of the Guitar Summit
ARNETTA JOHNSON-Trumpter, Speaker, Composer, Bandleader-Currently touring with Beyonce’
SHERRY WILSON BUTLER, Founder of Original Women’s Vocal Boot Camp, Moderator, Vocal Coaching Professional, Performing & Recording Vocal Artist
Limited Seating- Please RSVP in Advance
Contact: 267-408-4332 or (215) 893-9912

Suzzette Ortiz Latin Jazz Ensemble
2017-03-17 19:30 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Featuring: Suzzette Ortiz including Madison Rast – bass, John Katz-saxophone/flute, Juan “Cuco” Castellanos – percussion, and Rene Ginett –vocals.
The Philadelphia Clef Club is proud to present Latin Jazz pianist Suzzette Ortiz including musicians Madison Rast -bass, Jon Katz –saxophone/flute, Juan “Cuco” Castellanos – percussion, and Rene Ginett- vocals.
This debut concert will be part of the Women’s History Month Jazz series, which will include Ella Gahnt, vocalist. Ortiz has been a luminary in Philadelphia’s Latin Music scene for the better part of two decades. She performed with the seminal female Latin-jazz group Ellas, and even garnered four Latin Grammy nominations with Philadelphia salsa group Orquesta La Paz.

Ortiz , hailing from Bayamon, Puerto Rico is a gifted pianist, singer, arranger and composer. She directed the Treble Choir, Men/Barbershop, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Show Choir and co-directed the International Award Winning Concert Choir. Under her direction the choirs won first and second place in Italy, Prague, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Poland, Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee, New York and Orlando, Florida.

“Lets Dance” Workshop
2017-03-16 18:00 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Featuring: Melissa Talley-Palmer
Melissa Talley-Palmer, a two time Leeway Foundation grantee winner and social dance advocate will present “Let’s Dance,” a workshop consisting of Bop and Cha Cha and line dance instruction focused on preserving the history and culture of dance in our communities. The dance instruction will include music made popular on the social dance scenes from the 1950’s until today.
The workshops are intergenerational and open to the public. Families are encouraged to bring their children, grandchildren and significant others. No partner required. Through this workshop we will continue to pass along the history of dance in our communities.
RSVP at talleypalmer@gmail.com.

Jazz Dance Master Class
2017-03-15 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Featuring: Carla Washington
Carla Washington, dance educator, choreographer and recipient of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Long-Term Dance Residency grant award will present a dance workshop. Washington is an advocate for the arts in public schools, has made a life long journey of working with students in the arts.
Jazz Dance is a form of dance that showcases a dancer’s individual style and originality. Jazz dance develops alongside jazz music. The steps and essential styles of this dance originated from dances of African brought to the Americas as slaves. Over time a clearly define jazz genre emerged, changing from street dancing to a theatrical dance performed on stages.
Jazz Dance, a dance form that is matched to the rhythm and techniques of jazz music, developed by African Americans in the early part of the 20th century. Jazz dance style emphasized isolations, rapid directional changes, angled placement and long knee slides.

Workshop: Bandleading Techniques for Singers
2017-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Ella Gahnt Moderator and Aaron Graves – piano
Vocalists from beginners through seasoned professionals will acquire skills in this 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 by Jazz pianist extraordinaire Aaron Graves and directed by Gahnt, singers will gain skills including:

how to communicate with a band
how to count off more effectively to different music styles
helpful cues and signals to use in directing a band, and
how to translate your vision for a song to the band.

Please bring sheet music or a chord chart, or prepare to sing a “head tune” – It’ll be very helpful if you know the key of the song you are singing ahead of time.

Monday Night Jam Series
2017-02-27 19:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Youth Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble
2017-02-27 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
The members of the Philadelphia Clef Club Youth Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble will perform at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, for Black History Month sponsored by The Mann Center of Performing Arts, on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 5:00PM-8:00PM. The African American Museum in Philadelphia is the first institution built by a major United States city to house and interprets the life and work of African Americans.
The Youth Ambassadors Jazz Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble is open to all instrumentalists taking private lessons at the Philadelphia Clef Club. Students experience the rewards of creating in a small setting and performing throughout the Philadelphia area.

Monday Night Jam Series
2017-02-20 19:00 - 23:30, 2017-02-13 19:30 - 23:30, 2017-02-06 19:30 - 23:30 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Open Mic all musicians/vocalists welcomed. Admission is payable at the door in cash only.

Youth Jazz Ambassadors Big Band
2017-02-19 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | South Kitchen & Jazz Parlor, 600 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Members of the Philadelphia Clef Club Youth Jazz Ambassadors Big Band will perform under the direction of Mark Johnson and Bobby Zankel at “SOUTH” on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 3:00PM and 6:00PM. Entirely student-founded, the Ambassador Big Band’s mission is to rejuvenate the Philadelphia jazz big band scene. The band features the most talented young musicians in the area and will perform regularly throughout the year at the Philadelphia Clef Club, and various venues around the city. Location: “SOUTH” 600 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA (on the corner of N. Broad & Mt. Vernon Street).

Kenny Barron Trio
2017-02-18 19:30 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. The Los Angeles Times named him “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly calls him “The most lyrical piano player of our time.”
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Youth Jazz Ambassador Big Band
2017-02-18 13:00 (America/New_York)
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts is pleased to announce that the Youth Jazz Ambassador Big Band will perform at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (MAFJ) on Saturday, February 18th. The Festival, which is held in Rockville, Maryland, takes place on February 16th-19th, 2017, at the Rockville Hilton Hotel. The festival draws over 4,000 enthusiasts from across the eastern seaboard. The Mid-Atlantic Festival was created in 1992 in honor of Elmore “Fish” Middleton, a Washington, DC jazz radio programmer, whose commitment to promoting jazz music and supporting emerging jazz music and supporting emerging jazz artists became the guiding principle behind the festival.
Produced by the Jazz Academy of Music, which hosts a burgeoning annual jazz camp for aspiring high school jazz musicians, the MAJF makes an indelible commitment to jazz education. The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival will build upon the legacy of Elmore “Fish” Middleton in presenting the region’s finest talents and visiting masters in unique “festival” programs and configurations, Next Generation jazz artists, and student ensembles.
For information on the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, call (301) 563-9330.

Lower Merion High School, Black History Assembly Performance
2017-02-15 08:45 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
“Roots of American Music” – in school program. (Students only)

The Young Gentlemen Youth Male Engagement Project
2017-02-10 09:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Admission Free: (Seating limited)
Recognition ceremony for boys in grades 4th through 7th grades for their accomplishments in performing arts and academic achievement. Video documentary will be included in program.

Papo Vazquez, Master Class
2017-01-20 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Papo Vazquez will conduct a master class for middle and high school students. Trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez is 40 year anniversary into a career spanning jazz, Latin, Afro-Caribbean and classical music and recordings.
Ticket: Free to School groups

PCC Jazz Awards : 5th Annual Jazz Awards and 50th Clef Club Anniversary Celebration
2016-11-12 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Philadelphia 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.”
The 2016 Living Legends are Mickey Roker and Gerald Veasley and the Distinguished Honorees are Charon Battles and Bob Perkins.
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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PCC Jazz Awards : Music Educator’s Roundtable, Discussion & Afternoon Jam Session
2016-11-12 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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.

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.
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE
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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Pat Martino
2016-09-24 19:30 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC
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.
For more information, please call (215) 893-9912
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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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.
