"Building Transformative Leadership through Music & the Arts"
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
Sherry Butler Vocal Workshop, October 30, 2017, 6:00-8:00 PM
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.”
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.”
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.
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
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!
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
Join the Chamber Orchestra for Improvisionaries: a season -long exploration of the art of improvisation. The Chamber Orchestra , in partnership with the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz, will celebrate this landmark season with a variety of programs exploring the art of improvisation spanning the 17 th through 21 st centuries. It will illuminate the immensely varied and colorful musical trajectory which supplied an essential framework to 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 COP’s Steven R. Gerber Composer-in Residence, Adam Vidiksis featuring players from the Clef Club.
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
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
A performance with the Philadelphia Clef Club Faculty Ensemble.
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.
An intimate conversation and performance series hosted by Kindred The Family Soul. Christopher Williams is an American R & B singer and actor.
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.
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
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
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.
1 show - 2 Sets
Miguel Zenon - alto sax
Luis Perdomo - piano
Hans Glawischnig - bass
Henry Cole - drums
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts in collaboration with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, celebrate the 100th anniversary of many Philadelphia Jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane.
The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts in collaboration with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, celebrate the 100th anniversary of many Philadelphia Jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane.
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.
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz Education Department's Student Final Recital
The Jazz Summer Camp is a two-week intensive program that provides Jazz education to Philadelphia youth. For the past twelve years the summer camp has been providing classes in: composition and arrangement, solving syncopation and other anomalies, and applied music theory
The Keystone Jazz Collective is a collaboration of Jazz artists, based in the State of Pennsylvania, coming together to bring to light the historical and contemporary contributions to Jazz music by Pennsylvanians. Pennsylvania has birthed and nurtured many composers, musicians,
