Mysterious Traveler 4 Concert Series
Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
All events in this series are FREE.

But you must RSVP.

 

In early 2014, Leo Gadson of Producers Guild, Adam Feldman of the Free Library of Philadelphia and Homer Jackson of the Philadelphia Jazz Project met to discuss a new concert series. It was called the Mysterious Traveler Concert Series. The series presented monthly concerts from September through May, showcasing young and not so young, Philadelphia Jazz artists. The name of the series emphasized the need for these highly talented artists and the general public to get acquainted, making these strangers no longer mysterious, but friends and fans. Probably most important, these concerts were be free to the general public. You didn't have to be a hipster or a Jazz expert to attend. You just had to show up and enjoy yourself.

 

 

This year we continue with Mysterious Travelers 4: Further Investigations - a collaboration between The Free Library of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Jazz Project. The series presents FREE concerts once a month on Monday nights from September 2017 through May 2018. Audiences will hear from veteran, as well as up-and-coming musicians who are shaping the future sounds of Philadelphia with a sharp ear to the legacies of our past. This season our artists will continue to celebrate the massive and amazing collections of the Free Library by exploring them as a source of inspiration for the creation of new musical works.

 

THE SERIES SCHEDULE INCLUDES:

 

September 18th, 2017 / Dwight James 

Theme: Exotic Drums & Percussion Instruments In Jazz

 

October 30th, 2017 / Chad Taylor
Theme: Death, Voodoo & The Afterlife

 

November 20th, 2017 / Ben Singer

Theme: The Nature of Morality from Dostoyevsky’s, "Crime & Punishment."

 

December 18th, 2017 / Larry Price

Theme: Dox Trash - Master Thrash From Philly's Past

 

January 29th, 2018 / Dan Nosheny

Theme: Impressions of an Exposition

 

February, 26th, 2018 / Jeff Scull

Theme: Soundtrack for a Wordless Novel

 

March 19th, 2018 / Mike Kennedy

Theme: Compare/Contrast – The Writings of Poe, Clemens & Wilde

 

April 30th, 2018 / Rob Martino

Theme: The Arts In The Year 1987

 

May 21st, 2018 / Nick Lombardelli

Theme: Steel Borders – Philly’s Railway Maps

 

Click the date above that you wish to investigate for more information.

 

 

Mysterious Traveler 4 Concert Series
Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
All events in this series are FREE.

But you must RSVP.
 

If you attended just one of the Mysterious Traveler Series Concerts, or were unable to make any of these events, we have a chance for you to still enjoy some of the magic that occurred on those special evenings. We recorded many of these concerts and have compiled a series FREE MIXTAPE SERIES for your enjoyment and study.  

 

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER MIXTAPE SERIES

 

 

Some of the artists who have performed in the Mysterious Traveler Concert Series include:

    ▪    Anwar Marshall
    ▪    Brent White
    ▪    Madison Rast
    ▪    Chris Oatts
    ▪    Elijah Thomas
    ▪    Najwa Parkins
    ▪    Bernard Samuel
    ▪    Matthew Clayton
    ▪    Nimrod Speaks
    ▪    Alexis Simmons
    ▪    Jason Fraticelli
    ▪    Anthony DeCarlo
    ▪    Kim Pedro Rodriguez
    ▪    Vince Turnbull
    ▪    Dan Hanrahan
    ▪    Michael Cemprola
    ▪    Wayne Smith Jr.
    ▪    and more

 

 

Thanks to Perry Genovisi and Adam Feldman of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Their tireless dedication to this project has truly been a humbling experience. Additional thanks to PJP staff, Julia Lopez, Melissa Talley Palmer, Gail Fountaine, Stephanie Seiple, Sound Engineers, Shevinah Johnson and Eugene Lew, Photographers, Brittany Mason and Gotography, as wella as our many gracious volunteers.

 

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Mysterious Traveler 4 - Further Investigations Concert Series is produced by Philadelphia Jazz Project in collaboration with The Free Library of Philadelphia.

 

             

 

 

Philadelphia Jazz Project is a sponsored project of the Culture Trust | Greater Philadelphia, with funding provided by The Philadelphia Foundation and The Wyncote Foundation.