Tribute - Mysterious Traveler All Stars Concert

Mar 29, 2022

TRIBUTE Monday, April 25th - 7pm Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine Street, Phila., PA 19103-1189   FREE ADMISSION   Back in 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   Read More....

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Great Offerings

Dec 20, 2021

  HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!   As we venture thru this holiday season, let's consider some extraordinary items as potential gifts for friends, family, or even for ourselves. Take a look and remember that good stuff is good stuff, all year round. For those who love to share a Philly story, there are two new CD releases of music by   Read More....

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Brent White - Picking Up The Broken Toy

Jun 30, 2021

BRENT WHITE - BROKEN TOY CD RELEASE CONCERT JULY 11th at 3pm The CEC/Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104   One of the greatest achievements of the Philadelphia Jazz Project has been in the work to provide Philadelphia musicians with the opportunity and challenge to create new musical works. In our   Read More....

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Thelonious Monk - An American Original

Apr 3, 2021

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 7:00PM A FREE VIRTUAL BOOK DISCUSSION CLICK HERE FOR INFO & REGISTRATION   There’s two kind of mistakes. The regular kind and those that sound bad.            Read More....

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Anwar Marshall - The Most Traveled - Mixtapes

Jul 26, 2020

  Since 2014, The Mysterious Traveler Concert Series, which takes place at the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia in downtown, Philadelphia has become one of the most exciting musical events in the city. The series has introduced dozens of local artists to thousands of Philadelphia audience members. It has presented such   Read More....

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Matthew Stewart - The Freedmans Bureau Suite

Jun 10, 2020

  Since 2014, The Mysterious Traveler Concert Series, which takes place at the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia in downtown, Philadelphia has become one of the most exciting musical events in the city. This innovative series directly celebrates the massive and amazing collections of the Free Library of Philadelphia by   Read More....

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