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ODEAN POPE’S SAXOPHONE CHOIR An abundance of musical pleasure awaits you as jazz giant Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir featuring Pharaoh Sanders and James Carter, commands the Clef Club stage, on April 24 and 25, 2020.  The Saxophone Choir is formatted

An evening celebrating the musical ties of 3 cities: Philadelphia – Havana – New York
The 1980 landmark album Ya Yo Me Cure by Jerry Gonzalez identified the future of Latin Jazz. It re-contextualized Latin Jazz blending the best aspects of Afro Cuban rumba and Jazz through the lens of New York’s Central Park rumberos.

This evening at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, and in this installment of their Jazz Cultural Voices series Trombonist Steve Turre, joins Sonic Liberation Front and artists drawn from 2 generations celebrating this music and its impact on the current day.

Mr. Turre and all of the 14 artists assembled have performed or recorded with some of the iconic names in jazz, latin, and folkloric music. The evening will unfold as in permutations of the assembled artists to form something akin to a variety show.

PNC Arts Alive presents Jazz Cultural Voices.  The Philadelphia Clef of Jazz & Performing Arts has received this very prestigious grant award.  Just over 30 organizations in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region were selected for bold thinking around increasing arts access and engagement and Jazz Cultural Voices was one.

“Through PNC Arts Alive, we continue to help invigorate local arts organizations while bringing new and exciting programs to our community,” said Joe Meterchick, PNC regional president for Philadelphia, Delaware and Southern New Jersey.  “The creativity and collaboration demonstrated by the local arts community is evident in the programs that will be introduced, while enabling new visitors and residents alike to experience a diverse range of exhibits and performances.”

For more information on PNC Arts Alive and the grant recipients visit www.PNCARTSALIVE.com

Sumi Tonooka will share jewels from three of her historical teachers. This Master Class is in three parts, essentially three mini lectures, discussing her work as a composer, pianist, focusing on essential lessons that she learned while studying with three great jazz musician composers, Bernard Peiffer, Dennis Sandole and MaryLou Wiillams. 

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. 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.

PNC Arts Alive presents Jazz Cultural Voices.  The Philadelphia Clef of Jazz & Performing Arts has received this very prestigious grant award.  Just over 30 organizations in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region were selected for bold thinking around increasing arts access and engagement and Jazz Cultural Voices was one.

Postponed (New date to be announced)

Joey DeFrancesco is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. He has released more than 30 albums, including recordings with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith. The Philadelphia Clef of Jazz & Performing Arts has received this very prestigious grant award.  Just over

The Nabate Isles Master Class is an educational project of the Philadelphia Clef Club, under the initiative PNC Arts Alive, “Jazz Cultural Voices” performance series.  

Tia Fuller is a saxophonist, composer, and educator, and a member of the all-female band touring with Beyoncé. Fuller is currently a faculty member in the ensembles department at Berklee College of Music. 

The Philadelphia Clef of Jazz & Performing Arts has received this very prestigious grant award. Just over 30 organizations in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region were selected for bold thinking around increasing arts access and engagement and “Jazz Cultural Voices” was one.

PNC Arts Alive presents “Jazz Cultural Voices” concert series. The Philadelphia Clef of Jazz & Performing Arts has received this very prestigious grant award. Just over 30 organizations in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region were selected for bold thinking around increasing arts access and engagement and “Jazz Cultural Voices” was one.

“Through PNC Arts Alive, we continue to help invigorate local arts organizations while bringing new and exciting programs to our community,” said Joe Meterchick, PNC regional president for Philadelphia, Delaware and Southern New Jersey. “The creativity and collaboration demonstrated by the local arts community is evident in the programs that will be introduced, while enabling new visitors and residents alike to experience a diverse range of exhibits and performances.”

For more information on PNC Arts Alive and the grant recipients visit www.PNCARTSALIVE.com

Reggie Workman is one of the premier bassists in jazz, performing in mainstream jazz as well as in the avant-garde scene, and a member of two of jazz’s most important groups: the John Coltrane Quartet and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. He

The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts (PCC) mission is to “celebrate and preserve the legacy of jazz through accessible education for the Greater Philadelphia region, and to support the evolving art form through talent development, programming, and public performance.”

In consideration of the safety of our staff, performers and patrons, the Community Big Band concert scheduled Saturday January 15, 2022 has been postponed until further notice. The Philadelphia Clef of Jazz & Performing Arts has been relatively unscathed by

An Intergenerational Tribute to Harriet Tubman The Power of One: An Intergenerational Tribute to Harriet Tubman The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts will celebrate Harriet Tubman life with a multi-interdisciplinary, intergenerational performance based on the concept of

Gloria Galante, Harpist, Professor, and Humanitarian has thirty recordings and compositions.  Gloria is the Principal Harpist of the Moog Endorsed Group the Divine Hand Ensemble.  Founder of the Wells School of Music Harp Program at West Chester University, PA.  Director of the WCU Harp

Johnathan Blake and Pentad featuring Immanuel Wilkins, Steve Nelson, David Virelles, Ben Street Johnathan Blake's debut release on Blue Note Records signals shifting tides for a career that’s yet to crest. The drummer, composer, and progressive bandleader continually refines and renews

The Sun Ra Arkestra, under the longtime leadership of founding saxophonist Marshall Allen, is as vital and cheekily unpredictable as ever. Blending jazz and blues with electronic and extraterrestrial influences, these true pioneers of Afrofuturism carry on the inimitable vision and spirit of their enigmatic founder—composer, pianist, bandleader, poet, and cosmic

Ruth Naomi Floyd is a vocalist, composer and educator.  She leads her own multi-faceted ensemble and her discography consists primarily of original compositions.   Served as Director of Jazz Studies at Cairn University, Langhorne, Pennsylvania and is an Artist in

Gerald Veasley/Carol Riddick  Gerald Veasley  Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer and educator. He has recorded and/or performed with many of the world’s top performers

As a Grammy Award winning musician Tidd has recorded and produced a number of records for multiplatinum artists such as, The Roots, Macy Gray, Zap Mama, Lady Gaga, The Black-Eyed Peas, Fergie, Pink, Jill Scott, Ursula Rucker, as well as

Honoring Joey DeFrancesco A celebration of Life & Music 

A special event celebrating the incomparably talented jazz musician Joey DeFrancesco, in which friends and former band members celebrate the life, music, and legacy of the five-time Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, innovator, producer, and radio personality.   

Proceeds from this event will go towards The Philadelphia Clef Club Summer Jazz Camp 

Lineup includes:

Terell  Stafford- Trumpet 

Orrin Evans - Piano 

Lucas Brown - Organ & Guitar 

Anwar Marshall - Drums 

Jerry Weldon -Saxophone  

Temple University Jazz Band  

Doors at 6pm.  

Performance at 7pm 

Seated bar service available