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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
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
To purchase tickets click HERE 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
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
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
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. The title comes from the 1939 Billie Holiday song. Strange
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
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
Two Sets 8pm and 10pm! To purchase tickets click here or call 215-893-9912 for more information. 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
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.
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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,
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
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
