2/28/22
Hometown Hero Anthony Tidd Featured in “Premier Guitar”
Read Jazz Philly Board Member Anthony Tidd's introductory installment in Premier Guitar, in which he considers his own path to discovering the most important role of the bass.
2/24/22
Black Musicians Unite
Musicians’ Protective Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians was chartered on January 2, 1935 by Black musicians. Local 274 was one of more than fifty Black musicians’ unions established in the American Federation of Musicians. The first Black musicians’ union Local 208 was established in Chicago in 1902. In Philadelphia, Frank Thurman "Frankie" Fairfax, orchestra leader, composer and trumpeter, became a key figure in the movement to organize a musicians' union...
2/17/22
The Explosion of Philadelphia Jazz Clubs
By the 1920's, Black urban workers sought opportunities in the music industry as an alternative to high unemployment which plagued their community. With the continuation of Black migrations from the South to the North, there was a rise in African-American urban populations. These increases resulted in a demand for Black entertainment, which meant an increase in jobs in the music field...
2/16/22
Nicholas Krolak Releases New Single!
Philadelphia Hometown Hero and jazz bassist/composer Nicholas Krolak released new song 'Mycological' on Spotify
2/16/22
Immanuel Wilkins Releases New Record, “The 7th Hand” 
Philadelphia’s own Immanuel Wilkins recently released his new record “The 7th Hand,” on Blue Note Records on January 28, 2022. Wilkins’ record displays a fabulous quartet including musicians Micah Thomas on piano, Daryl Johns on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums.
2/10/22
Michael Tozzi Launches First Sunday Emerging Artist Series at SOUTH Jazz Kitchen
“The series was born out of the frustration of so many artists that feel that they don't have a chance to move forward in the music business because no one will give them the opportunity to play venues where they can get noticed,” Tozzi said.
2/10/22
Mass Unemployment, the Great Migration, and the Rise of Big Bands
By the 1920's, Black urban workers sought opportunities in the music industry as an alternative to high unemployment which plagued their community. With the continuation of Black migrations from the South to the North, there was a rise in African-American urban populations. These increases resulted in a demand for Black entertainment, which meant an increase in jobs in the music field...
2/3/22
The Social Stigma of the “Musician” Class
The city of Philadelphia, known as a cradle of jazz, has a rich and significant jazz history that goes back much further than most people realize. In the order to understand the emergence of jazz in the City of Philadelphia one must begin in the nineteenth century and trace black musical organization into the early twentieth century...