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April 10, 2023
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival will take place on April 22, 2023
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival will take place on April 22, 2023 as part of Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2023
Jazz Appreciation Month
Philly Celebrates Jazz Kickoff Event at 12 p.m. on March 28 at LOVE Park
Help us kick off Jazz Appreciation Month by setting a world record of 500 people doing jazz hands at once!
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April 10, 2023
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival will take place on April 22, 2023
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival will take place on April 22, 2023 as part of Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2023
Celebrations of the Life and Music of Joey DeFrancesco
“Honoring Joey DeFrancesco: A Celebration of Life & Music”
“Honoring Joey DeFrancesco: A Celebration of Life & Music” will be held April 1 at The Philadelphia Clef Club and April 9 at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2023
Jazz Road Tours & Creative Residencies Webinar
Informational webinar by South Arts
Join the Jazz Road team on February 2 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. ET for a webinar about Jazz Road Tours and Creative Residencies, our vision for these grantmaking programs, and best practices on assembling an application. Register today!
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2023
The Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra
New program division of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute
The Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra (PYJO), a new program division of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute under the direction of Justin Faulkner, creates a unique opportunity for students to explore the origins of the American contribution to the sonic history of the world.
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April 10, 2023
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival will take place on April 22, 2023
The Ninth Annual Center City Jazz Festival will take place on April 22, 2023 as part of Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2022
Spotlight on: Hiruy Tirfe
CORE Cooperative
“Philadelphia means everything to me. I would love to see this city back on the map. My hope for Philadelphia as a jazz city is to bring back the value of our music, musicians, artists and lovers of the arts.”
Read MoreJune 23, 2022
Spotlight on: Lora Sherrodd
CORE Cooperative
“Jazz music is an art form that stems from a place of oppression and the oppression of women is a subject that is rarely discussed within the genre. My hope is that writing this music will spark conversation about the current situation of women so that we can begin to create spaces for women in music.”
Read MoreJune 02, 2022
Spotlight On: Geraldine Oliver
CORE Cooperative
“Continuing my mission as a healer, I see using this music to help people heal. Heal their minds, hearts and spirits. Jazz is the healing force—my mantra.”
Read MoreJune 07, 2022
Spotlight on: Kenny Rosario-Pugh
CORE Cooperative
“I love playing Jazz and the unique freedom improv gives me. I also want to be an important part of helping the Jazz scene in Philly to grow.”
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The Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra
New program division of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute
The Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra (PYJO), a new program division of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute under the direction of Justin Faulkner, creates a unique opportunity for students to explore the origins of the American contribution to the sonic history of the world.
Read MoreJuly Jazz Event Round-up
Concerts & festivals you wont want to miss
Lancaster Avenue Jazz and Arts Festival, Hawthorne Park present Mid-Summer Jazz Fest, and Ledisi Sings Nina at the Mann Center.
Read MoreTwo Philadelphia debuts at Ars Nova Workshop
Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days on May 6 and “Of Shadow and Substance” on May 8
Stranger Days is the acclaimed, adventurous quartet led by a third-generation member of one of jazz’s most innovative family trees and Of Shadow and Substance” is a newly commissioned work by sound artist Lea Bertucci, with an opening set by bassist Luke Stewart.
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“I don’t care much about music. What I like is sounds.” Dizzy Gillespie
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