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Philly Jawns: JAM with Nina!
Apr 25, 2021
Philly Jawns: JAM with Nina! / Jazz Meets Poetry
Friday, April 30th at 6:00pm
Hosted by WRTI's J. Michael Harrison
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Among the many powerful artistic voices that emerged out of the Philadelphia Jazz community, none is more heartfelt than that of Nina Simone. An aspiring young concert pianist who comes to Philadelphia Read More....
V. Shayne Frederick - BlackLight
Aug 28, 2020
BlackLight is a soon to be released EP from Philadephia-based pianist, vocalist and poet, V. Shayne Frederick. This multi-talented artist began his formal musical study at Dartmouth College, and afterwards with the legendary Philadelphia organist, pianist, composer and vocalist Trudy Pitts. His informal musical study, however, began at birth. V. Read More....
The Long Walk Home Mixtape
Jun 16, 2020
...they bring the Ibos over in a slave ship & when they get here, they ain't like it & so they all start singing & they march right down in the river to march back to Africa
Floyd White - Federal Writers Project Read More....
Not The Only One - Revisiting Summer 2019
Jun 6, 2020
Last summer, the Philadelphia Jazz Project had the good fortune to work with the University of Pennsylvania Libraries' Kislak Center on the celebration of Walt Whitman's 200th birthday. We presented a series of walks, singing walks thru the streets of Philadelphia. Working with the creative team of Toby VEnT Martin, Waverly Alston and James Read More....
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
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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....
Announcing The Walt Whitman Mixtape Series
Nov 12, 2019
I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
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Homer Jackson On New Songs - Open Road
Jul 2, 2019
In celebration of poet Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, artist/curator and director of the Philadelphia Jazz Project, Homer Jackson presents New Songs Of The Open Road: a special project consisting of a series of four “singing” walks which take place in different neighborhoods of Philadelphia. As Whitman was an avid walker/hiker, Read More....
James Solomon On New Songs - Open Road
Jun 14, 2019
In celebration of poet Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, artist/curator and director of the Philadelphia Jazz Project, Homer Jackson presents New Songs Of The Open Road: a special project consisting of a series of four “singing” walks which take place in different neighborhoods of Philadelphia. As Whitman was an avid walker/hiker, Read More....
Waverly Alston On New Songs - Open Road
May 26, 2019
In celebration of poet Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, artist/curator and director of the Philadelphia Jazz Project, Homer Jackson presents New Songs Of The Open Road: a special project consisting of a series of four “singing” walks which take place in different neighborhoods of Philadelphia. As Whitman was an avid walker/hiker, Read More....
Toby Vent Martin On New Songs - Open Road
May 11, 2019
In celebration of poet Walt Whitman's 200th birthday, artist/curator and director of the Philadelphia Jazz Project, Homer Jackson presents New Songs Of The Open Road: a special project consisting of a series of four “singing” walks which take place in different neighborhoods of Philadelphia. As Whitman was an avid walker/hiker, Read More....
New Songs - Open Road
Apr 18, 2019
Wisdom is not finally tested in schools, Wisdom cannot be pass’d from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is of the soul, is not susceptible of proof, is its own proof Read More....
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....
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....
Mysterious Traveler - Howard Tucker
Feb 3, 2017
Mysterious Traveler 3 Concert Series
March 20, 2017 - 7PM | Howard Tucker
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 Philadelphia Jazz Read More....
The Intersection of Jazz & HipHop
Apr 22, 2016
THE OHENE SAVANT CONCERT HAS BEEN REVISED. OHENE SAVANT WILL NOT APPEAR.
On April 29th, at the Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center in Manayunk, PJP presents A Concert At The Intersection of Jazz & HipHop. The event features the lyrical prowess of Philadelphia rapper/poets MadSwayzie and Raphael Xavier, as well as the Read More....
