The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy invites you to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in Philadelphia this April with free Neighborhood Jazz Performances. The Mysterious Traveler All Stars are an ensemble of some of the best composers and performers culled from the six year old, Mysterious Traveler Concert Series, presented as a collaboration between […]
Jazz Cocktail – First Thursday Every Month Do you like Jazz? Do you play? You are invited to sit in or just sit back and enjoy! The first Thursday of each month Mike Kaplan of MK and Friends hosts the Kelly Center Jazz Cocktail, a jam from 7 to 8:30pm. All are welcome! For more info, contact […]
Part of jazz in fairmount’s ongoing community concert series, this mother’s day program will feature two musical experiences for the whole family. jazz at lemon hill is a community-focused, family friendly, event featuring local artists, businesses, and neighborhood partners. all artists are local philly musicians ready to share their talent with our community. 4p - […]
Pianist and Music Director showcases a multi-generational roster of favorite Philadelphia jazz vocalists.
Luke Carlos O’Reilly – Music Director
Vocalists: Sherry Butler, Jeannie Brooks, and Hailey Brinnel
Instrumentalists: Matt Parish – bass, Jonathan Blake – drums
Nominated for a Grammy for the very first time in the band’s history for their album ‘Swirling’ on Strut in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category. Recorded in Spring 2019 pre-pandemic and released in October 2020, the album was recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia and was the Arkestra’s first new studio recording to emerge in over 20 years, capturing them at the peak of their powers.
Philly has long been a jazz hub, with cool cats like John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith, and Benny Golson calling the city home. Such figures were mainstays in the clubs and concert halls that made up an integral part of the mid-20th century urban landscape. This tour will highlight key locations and stories from Philly’s heyday as a jazz mecca in the 1950s and 1960s up until the present.