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PNC Arts Alive Jazz Cultural Voices Series and The Philadelphia Clef Club are proud to present an elegant afternoon of jazz with a very special Music Legends Matinee, a tribute to three of the most enduring voices in American music:
Victor North - Jazz Cultural Voices The PNC Arts Alive Jazz Cultural Voices Series is proud to present renowned tenor saxophonist Victor North to the Philadelphia Clef Club. North has been a staple on the Philadelphia Jazz Scene for 30
Qin Qian-Erhu - Chinese New Year celebration - Jazz Cultural Voices
Vertical Current - Jazz Cultural Voices PNC Arts Alive Jazz Cultural Voices Series is excited to raise the roof with Philly-based Vertical Current.Founded in 2019 by trumpeter Christopher Michael Stevens, Vertical Current blends soul, jazz, and gospel with undeniable energy
Ilya Lushtak - Jazz Cultural Voices
A Black & White Holiday Swing
An Elegant Evening to Remember Celebrating Togetherness and Community
Celebrate the season in classic style as the Clef Club Radiance Community Big Band illuminates our stage in crisp white dinner jackets for a night of unforgettable holiday magic.
Donald Harrison, Jr. Donald Harrison, Jr. (born June 23, 1960, New Orleans) is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and cultural steward whose artistry stretches across jazz, funk, classical, and Afro-New Orleans traditions. A disciple of New Orleans’ deep musical lineage, Harrison
What if John Coltrane played with the Temptations? Get ready for an electrifying collision of two powerful musical worlds—spiritual, exploratory jazz and polished, soulful Motown harmonies. The Love Supreme Weekend: Warren Oree & the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble – Matinee:
Adam Faulk Quintet featuring Nasir Dickinson: Echoing the Soul of Trane Originally from the Greater Boston area, Adam Faulk is a jazz pianist, writer, and producer whose musical journey began at the age of five with classical violin lessons.
The Love Supreme Weekend: Dahi Divine’s Tribute to John Coltrane For over two decades, Dahi Divine has been at the forefront of musical innovation—blurring genre lines through his masterful saxophone playing, dynamic compositions, and boundary-pushing production. A native of
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary Director: John Scheinfeld Runtime: 1hr 39min Join us for a free viewing of the celebrated 2016 documentary Chasing Trane, a powerful, definitive portrait of legendary saxophonist John Coltrane, set against the social, political, and
Jazz is a unique, interactive musical art form. Masterful jazz performances rarely just happen. They are the result of improvisational talent, practice, and carefully honed skills developed through education through the Clef Prep Jazz Music Education Program.
Warren Oree started the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble in 1979 and has been touring the world and performing with the group at jazz festivals in Europe, the Caribbean and South America ever since. His command and demand of his upright acoustic bass mesmerizes audiences, unaccustomed to hearing the wide, colorful array of sounds that he can extract - from frenetically bowing and knocking on the base, to delicately lifting it through the air in an ecstatic dance of digital delay.
Alexander Claffy is a jazz bassist, composer and arranger based in New York. He has played with artists including Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Harold Mabern, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Christian Scott and Joey Alexander. In addition to an album of standards, he has released a series of genre-defying compositions with his band simply known as Claffy.
Nicholas Payton is an NEA Jazz Master who is a Grammy Award-winning musician and a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, arranger, and social activist.
Under the musical direction of Dr. Jay Fluellan (CAPA Director) the evening will feature a dynamic mix of original compositions by Larry Price (Clef Club) and Dr. Fluellan, alogside deep-cut jazz standards.
Frank Butrey graduated from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Guitar Performance and Studio Teaching. He studied classical guitar under the expert tutelage of Dimitri Erdely. Frank studied jazz improvisation, composition and arranging with Basil Ronzitti, Ed Flanagan and Steve Giordano.
Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté's second album called, En Motion, was released on Ropeadope Records on January 27, 2023. The album features the core lineup of Sam Barsh (also the album’s producer), Eric Harland, Kaveh Rastegar, David Gilmore and Rachel Eckroth & guests include James Francies, Ben Wendel, Victor Provost, Sasha Berliner and Badia Farha. Added featured performers on the album are Mumu Fresh, Kardinal Offishall and Chuck D.
Multi GRAMMY® Award nominee Nnenna Freelon is known worldwide as a compelling and captivating live performer. Recently, Nnenna starred in the critically acclaimed show Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles - no stranger to the music of the master singer - she toured with Ray Charles, as well as many other great jazz artists including Ellis Marsalis, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Take 6, and others.
Composer-pianist VIJAY IYER has released two dozen albums, including seven on ECM Records, and has collaborated with Amiri Baraka, Wadada Leo Smith, Carrie Mae Weems, Teju Cole, Tyshawn Sorey, Pamela Z, Henry Threadgill, Jennifer Koh, Matt Haimovitz, Brentano Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and many other artists across disciplines.
Jeff Knoettner has performed widely, including with his own group (jeffjazz trio). He’s played at festivals nationwide, including at Delaware’s own renowned Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, where he’s played with bands that opened for performers like Buddy Guy, B.B. King, BWB, and Grammy- and Emmy- winner Arturo Sandoval. And for over 25, years, he’s been pianist for The Cartoon Christmas Trio, whose holiday tunes pack the house in scores of venues.
The incredibly versatile Saunders Sermons is a two-time Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/trombonist who has toured the world with some of the most acclaimed artists in the industry including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jay-Z, P Diddy, Maxwell, and Roy Hargrove to name a few.
Join The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble as the open the holiday season and relive our favorite Motown tunes like Get Ready, Can’t Help Myself, Tracks of My Tears and more that make us dance, laugh, and enjoy life to the fullest.
October 3, 2024 7:30PM
Steve Turre - Jazz Cultural Voices Concert Series
$35
One of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre, has consistently won both the Readers’ and Critics’ polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells). Turre was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area where he absorbed daily doses of mariachi, blues and jazz. While attending Sacramento State University, he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band, which began his career-long involvement with that genre.
June 15, 2024 – 7:30 pm
Danilo Perez Trio featuring John Patitucci and Adam Cruz
$45
As a solo artist and as a collaborator with jazz giants from Dizzy Gillespie to Wayne Shorter, for over three decades Grammy-Award Winning Panamanian Pianist-Composer Danilo Pérez has been lauded as one of the most creative forces in contemporary music. With Jazz as the anchoring foundation, Pérez’s Global Jazz music is a blend of Panamanian roots, Latin American folk music, West African rhythms, European impressionism – promoting music as a borderless and multidimensional bridge between all people. Since 1993 Pérez has released twelve albums which have earned him critical acclaim, and numerous accolades around the world. He is a recipient of the United States Fellowship 2018, and the 2009 Smithsonian Legacy Award.
June 8th @7:30PM
George Cables - Jazz Cultural Voices Concert Series
$45
George Cables has emerged as a major voice in modern jazz. He is currently performing and recording as a soloist, with trio and larger ensembles, and as a clinician in college jazz programs. In addition to composing and arranging for his own albums, George Cables has contributed to recordings by Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson and many others. He is noted for his fresh Interpretations of classic compositions and for his innovative style of writing.
June 3, 2024 7:30PM
Jazzmeia Horn - Jazz Cultural Voices Concert Series
$45
““Horn is among the most exciting young vocalists in jazz, with a proud traditionalism that keeps her tightly linked to the sound of classic figures like Nancy Wilson and Betty Carter, but a vivacity of spirit and conviction that places her firmly in the present.”
— The New York Times
May 18, 2024 – 7:30 pm
Steve Green's Return of the Griot’s Groove: The Power of the Drum
$35
The program takes a musical journey through the origin of African American Music while reflecting on the historical and cultural experiences that birthed the creation of this great art form. The Music, dance and poetry that would rise from the ashes of oppression to captivate and change the entire world. Return of the Griots Groove is American History. Return of the Griots Groove is our history.