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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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The Known Unknown - Celebrating Bill Barron & Ted Curson - Mixtapes

Jul 26, 2020

In October 2015, at the American Philosophical Society, PJP presented a tribute concert for two talented Philadelphia artists; saxophonist Bill Barron and trumpeter, Ted Curson, who were in the thick of things during what was called, "The New Thing" in Jazz in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They also had the distinction of working with 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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Mysterious Traveler All Stars Go Pop!

Jan 5, 2020

Mysterious Traveler All Stars Go Pop! Monday, January 27th, 2020 at 7:00 pm Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189 ADMISSION IS FREE. Who says a jazz band can't play dance music? - George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic At its core, Jazz music is a good time, Read More....

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Mysterious Traveler All Stars - Spring 2019 Concert

Apr 8, 2019

Mysterious Traveler All Stars - Spring 2019 Concert Monday, May 6th, 2019 at 7:00 pm Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189 ADMISSION IS FREE. The Mysterious Travelers All Stars continue to astound us with their magnificent growth as a team of composers and master musicians. Read More....

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Mysterious Traveler All Stars - Winter 2019 Concert

Jan 21, 2019

Mysterious Traveler All Stars - Winter 2019 Concert Monday, February 25th, 2019 at 7:00 pm Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189 ADMISSION IS FREE. The Mysterious Travelers are back!!! After their magnificent, One Book - Report performance in July 2018, the Mysterious Traveler Read More....

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One Book - Report Concert

Jun 4, 2018

One Book - Report Concert Monday, July 9th 7:00 pm Shakespeare Park at the Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine St | Philadelphia, PA 19103 FREE EVENT, BUT YOU MUST RSVP TO RSVP CLICK HERE The 2018 One Book One Philadelphia selection was Jacqueline Woodson’s award winning novel, Another Brooklyn. After an exciting season of Read More....

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Satellites #5 - Gretchen Elise

Mar 13, 2018

Satellites #5 March 28th, 2018 / 8pm Satellites Are Spinning: A Sizzling, Sonic Celebration of Sun Ra Johnny Brenda’s 1201 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19125 For Tickets: CLICK HERE Continuing the exploration started by our Sun Ra Mixtape Series celebrating the influence of the Philadelphia, visionary musician, Read More....

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Satellites #5 - Raphael Xavier

Feb 22, 2018

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Satellites #1 - Kim Pedro

Nov 19, 2017

Satellites #1 Satellites Are Spinning: A Sizzling, Sonic Celebration of Sun Ra 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19130 For Tickets: Click Here Continuing the exploration started by our Sun Ra Mixtape Series celebrating the influence of the Philadelphia, visionary musician, philosopher, composer and band leader, Read More....

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Polished Brass - Pop Up Concert

Apr 5, 2017

Polished Brass - Pop Up Concert Friday, April 7, 2017, 12:45pm Reading Terminal Market 51 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 The Reading Terminal Market and Philadelphia Jazz Project Present A FREE POP UP CONCERT, featuring the debut of Polished Brass Ensemble performing a Francis Johnson composition, arranged by Read More....

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Mysterious Traveler - Matthew Stewart

Jan 18, 2017

Mysterious Traveler 3 Concert Series February 13, 2017 - 7PM | Matthew Stewart Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189 All events in this series are FREE. Mysterious Travelers 3: Internal Investigations - a collaboration between The Free Library of Philadelphia and Read More....

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Learning About Ted Curson - Matthew Stewart

Oct 13, 2015

Upcoming on the PJP calendar is the Bill Barron/Ted Curson Celebration. This event features a local, all-star band that we named after one of Ted Curson's compositions; Quicksand. The ensemble is lead by Wilmington, Delaware-based trumpeter, Matthew Stewart. A student of trumpeter Donald Byrd, Stewart works with Sonic Liberation Front, and the Read More....

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Celebrating Bill Barron & Ted Curson

Sep 15, 2015

On Friday October 16th, 2015, at the American Philosophical Society, PJP will pay tribute to two talented Philadelphia artists Bill Barron and Ted Curson, who were in the thick of things during the New Thing in Jazz in the late 1950s. If you've never "heard of" them, you've probably "heard" them. Saxophonist, Bill Barron and trumpeter, Ted Read More....