Jazz Philadelphia
Don’t miss out on grants for jazz tours and musician residencies By Olivia Hughart The COVID-19 pandemic has left an unprecedented amount of work for us to heal and recover as a jazz community. We are consistently looking for more…
Hometown Heroes
Hometown Heroes started as a way to virtually celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (VJAM) in April 2020, and we hope that all of you enjoyed celebrating some of Philadelphia’s dynamic musicians. We want to honor the musicians and artists who have…
Announcing New Programs!
In addition to Jazz Appreciation Month 2021 and the launch of our new website in early May, we are also pleased to announce two new programs that are in development: Want more information?
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Hometown Hero: Papo Vázquez
by Shaun Brady | Photo Courtesy of the Artist In Puerto Rico, where trombonist/bandleader Papo Vázquez spent a significant portion of his childhood, there’s a Christmas tradition called the Parranda. A combination of Christmas caroling and Carnival parade, the festivities…
Hometown Hero: Tony Miceli
By A.D. Amorosi | Photo courtesy of the artist Tony Miceli is one of those characters who, if they didn’t exist, he would have had to create: a musician as deeply into big rock as he is intimate jazz, a…
