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Jazz Appreciation Month - April 2022
Mar 29, 2022
In our culture, Spring symbolizes resurrection. The awakening from Winter's death into new birth, new spirit, new possibilities. We are truly in need of what Spring offers. The past two years have been a trying experience for all of us. The pandemic has halted and then, altered, our social lives in such devastating ways. The need and desire to be in each others company is fundamental to our physical and psychological health. With the arrival of Spring 2022, it appears as if we can move with careful, determination toward some kind of normalcy. As a result, during April 2022 - Jazz Appreciation Month, Philadelphia Jazz Project in collaboration with our partners have some amazing events on the horizon that you should be aware of.
PJP LIVE CONCERTS:
PEACE ON EARTH
Sunday, April 10th - 3pm
Shofuso Japanese House & Garden
Lansdowne Drive & Horticultural Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19131 (Fairmount Park)
FREE ADMISSION
Featuring...
Richard Hill - bass, Alan Nelson - drums, Adam Faulk - piano, Terry Lawson, Dylan Band & Dahi Divine - saxophones
This concert at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden will present a performance of music inspired by John Coltrane's - under-recognized classic, Peace On Earth. This song was written for and premiered during Coltrane's concert tour of Japan in 1966 and illuminates his desire to inspire a greater peace and understanding among all human beings. In this special concert, the ensemble will transform the original composition into a triumphant celebration of life and the newness of Spring.
This concert is a collaboration between The Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia Jazz Project.
BIG BRASS 4TET
Monday, April 18th - 7pm
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street, Phila., PA 19103-1189
FREE ADMISSION
Featuring...
Rob H. Henderson - drums
Dan Nosheny - tuba/sousaphone
Frank Rein - trombone
Koof ibi Umoren: trumpet & flugelhorn.
Big Brass 4tet is an ensemble formed for the 2018, Visit Philly - Summer Sounds Pop-Up concert series in Old City Philadelphia. The members of this group are composers who write their own music and are all leaders of their own groups. At the upcoming Free Library of Philadelphia concert, this crafty group will continue its mission of inspiring joy, magic and good times .
This concert is a collaboration between The Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, The Free Library of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Jazz Project.
TRIBUTE
Monday, April 25th - 7pm
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street, Phila., PA 19103-1189
FREE ADMISSION
Featuring...
Tim Brey - Keyboards (Music Director)
Madison Rast - Bass, Chad Taylor - Drums, Matthew Stewart - Trumpet, DM Hotep - Guitar, Matthew Clayton - Alto Sax
The Mysterious Traveler All Stars are comprised of some of the best composers and performers culled from the six year old, Mysterious Traveler Concert Series, presented as a collaboration between the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Jazz Project. In this concert, the All Stars pay TRIBUTE to those musicians whom we have lost over the course of the pandemic.
This concert is a collaboration between The Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, The Free Library of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Jazz Project.
PJP CONCERTS ON TELEVISION:
In addition to our live events this month, be sure to checkout the many televised offerings of our partner, PhillyCAM: Philadelphia's public access television network. Each week during the month of April 2022, PhillyCAM will present bright moments from past Philadelphia Jazz Project performances. Some highlights include, Lush Life: Philadelphia Celebrates Billy Strayhorn concert, Tenor Madness at the Clef Club concert, the Grover Washington Jr Tribute concert and more.
You can view these PJP concerts on Sundays at 6pm, as well as a marathon of performances from our Mysterious Traveler Concert Series from the Free Library of Philadelphia on Fridays from 2am - 6am.
You can find PhillyCAM at:
Philly Local Cable Xfinity 66/966HD & Fios 29/30
Worldwide on phillycam.org/watch, Roku, AppleTV
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Philadelphia Jazz Project is a sponsored project of the CultureWorks | Greater Philadelphia, with funding provided by The Philadelphia Foundation.
