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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
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Join us for the Fall 2021 PCC Master Class Series featuring Bernard Purdie
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.
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Join us for the Fall 2021 PCC Master Class Series featuring Michele Rosewoman
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. REGISTER NOW! https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lxwy64HaS0qcaMQ0OJrx6Q
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Join us for the Fall 2021 PCC Master Class Series featuring Oliver Lake
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.
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
This evening at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, and in this installment of the “Jazz Cultural Voices” concert series saxophonist Donald Harrison, joins Kevin Diehl and the Ashe All Stars celebrating these musical traditions and their
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
Support our Rising Stars Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts presents the PCC Annual Students and Alumni Frosty Winter Recital Sunday, December 18,2022 Time : 3:00PM Donation $15.00 Seniors /Children free
During his kaleidoscopic quarter-century as a professional jazz musician, pianist Orrin Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who pushes the envelope in all directions. Never supported by a major label, Evans has ascended to top-of-the-pyramid stature
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
Masterclass by the Connie Han Trio: An exploration in using the jazz language for effective interactions in a small group setting.
Pianist and Steinway Artist Connie Han has tackled the pantheon of jazz with her own fiery contemporary style, managing to shake up a staid jazz scene with her meteoric rise and compelling musical voice. TICKETS: $35
Finding A Voice Through Jazz Composition
Despite growing up in a family culture that valued deference and "real jobs, Chinese-American pianist/composer Helen Sung had secret dreams of becoming a concert pianist. Then an unexpected encounter with iazz during undergraduate classical studies began dismantling her world, jump-starting a journey of self-discovery. Helen went on to graduate from the Thelonious Monk Institute (now renamed the Herbie Hancock Institute) of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory, where bass legend and Artistic Director Ron Carter required her and her fellow classmates to regularly write original music, saying, "If you want to find your own voice, write your own music." Today, in addition to a busy performance career, Sung is also a commissioned, award- winning composer/arranger. For this masterclass, she will share her artistic journey and development as seen through the lens of musical composition.
Helen Sung is an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, and a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow. A native of Houston, Texas, and graduate of its High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), she eschewed her classical piano upbringing after a jazz epiphany during undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Helen went on to become part of the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute (now the Herbie Hancock Institute) at the New England Conservatory of Music. TICKETS: $35
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances Bobby Watson's Master Class and Concert will not take place on Friday, June 16th (Master Class) or Saturday, June 17th (Concert). If you purchased a ticket, you are welcome to
Kirk Whalum is one of the world's most successful saxophonists and the genius behind many of the world's best-loved sax solos from Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross to Quincy Jones, Larry Carlton and Al Jarreau to name just a few.
It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records, For You, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date; others include his eclectic, and much lauded, Gospel According to Jazz series, (Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4). $45
