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Published on September 8th, 2014

Pat Martino Campaign

Mar 14, 2020

About five years ago, PJP reached out to Philadelphia Jazz musicians asking them to share stories about their experiences and lives for an upcoming book. One of the first to respond was legendary guitarist, Pat Martino (Patrick C. Azzara). We expected a powerful and/or emotionally gripping story considering his survival from a brain aneurysm, Read More....

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Given: Women Composers Respond to Duchamp

Mar 13, 2020

Given: Women Composers Respond to Duchamp Friday, May 8, 5:00 pm - 8:45 pm Philadelphia Museum of Art 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Phila., PA 19130 Given is a musical performance conceived and produced by the Philadelphia Jazz Project, written and presented by a team of brilliant Philadelphia-area women artists as a Read More....

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Experience Philadelphia Jazz Stories Illustrated

Mar 4, 2020

Experience Philadelphia Jazz Stories Illustrated Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM Music Department, Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine Street, 1st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 ADMISSION IS FREE But you should RSVP: CLICK HERE Honor Philly Celebrates Jazz Month with the Free Read More....

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PJP At Waldorf School Jazz Brunch

Feb 23, 2020

The Philadelphia Jazz Project (PJP) has been invited to participate in The Waldorf School of Philadelphia's, 2nd Annual Black History Brunch & Celebration. It takes place on... Saturday, February 29th 10am-2pm The Waldorf School of Philadelphia 6000 Wayne Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144 Homer Jackson, the Director of Read More....

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For The Love Of Germantown - Revisited

Feb 15, 2020

FOR THE LOVE OF GERMANTOWN Philadelphia is home to strong musical traditions like Jazz, Gospel, DooWop, R&B, Rock and Hiphop. One place where music's magic happens is Germantown. This community in the Northwestern region of Philadelphia was and continues to be a neighborhood rich in culture, history and diverstity. Many Read More....

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Gold Rush by Alexa Gold - A Mysterious Traveler Mixtape

Feb 12, 2020

During the summer of 2014, Leo Gadson of Producer's Guild, Adam Feldman of The Free Library of Philadelphia and Homer Jackson of PJP met to discuss an idea. The trio, teamed up to develop a daring, new performance series: The Mysterious Traveler Concert Series, which takes place in the Montgomery Auditorium at the Central Branch of the Free Read More....

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Processional - The Marcell Bellinger CD Raffle

Jan 29, 2020

In the winter of 2016, PJP and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts [PAFA] collaborated on public programming for the PAFA exhibition, Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis. Lewis, a Black American visual artist and innovator of Abstract Expressionism was a politically-conscious activist whose work was often inspired by Jazz music and Read More....

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