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Celebrating Sun Ra
May 22, 2022
ANNOUNCING NEW FREE MIXTAPES TO CELEBRATE SUN RA, CLICK HERE.
Arriving on our planet as a child on May 22nd, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama: Ironically referred to as The Magic City, Sun Ra also died there in 1993. Gone from his physical form for 29 years, his influence and the audience for his work, continues to grow. Sun Ra was a Read More....
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....
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....
Happy Earth Arrival Day Sun Ra!!!
May 22, 2021
ANNOUNCING NEW FREE MIXTAPES TO CELEBRATE SUN RA, CLICK HERE.
Arriving on our planet as a child on May 22nd, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama: Ironically referred to as The Magic City, Sun Ra also died there in 1993. Gone from his physical form for 28 years, his influence and the audience for his work, continues to grow. Sun Ra was a Read More....
More Sounds Of Liberation
May 25, 2019
Sun Ra Arkestra / Sounds of Liberation
Thursday, June 13, 2019 At 8:00pm
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
For More Info & Tickets: CLICK HERE
Sounds Of Liberation was a band – and a social movement – formed in of the Germantown & Mt Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia in 1970. The Read More....
Announcing Sun Ra Mixtape # 7
Jan 25, 2017
We have arrived at the seventh of seven mixtapes in our Sun Ra Mixtape Series. In the fall of 2014, Philadelphia Jazz Project [PJP] developed a unique challenge for DJs, producers, electronic musicians, turntablists, singers, poets, and/or rappers, as well as solos by instrumentalists to honor the immeasurable imaginative genius of the late Read More....
Announcing Sun Ra Mixtape # 6
Dec 21, 2016
Happy Winter Solstice!!! If you're not aware, the winter solstice, for the Northern Hemisphere is the shortest day of the calendar year. Shortest day because it is the shortest period of sunlight, with the longest period of darkness. Which also gives us the longest night.
Human beings have tracked the sun’s path across the sky for Read More....
Announcing Sun Ra Mixtape # 5
Dec 6, 2016
In the fall of 2014, Philadelphia Jazz Project [PJP] developed a unique challenge for DJs, producers, electronic musicians, turntablists, singers, poets, and/or rappers, as well as solos by instrumentalists to honor the immeasurable imaginative genius of the late Philadelphia, visionary musician, philosopher, composer and band leader, Sun Ra Read More....
Announcing Sun Ra Mixtape # 4
Nov 14, 2016
In the fall of 2014, Philadelphia Jazz Project [PJP] developed a unique challenge for DJs, producers, electronic musicians, turntablists, singers, poets, and/or rappers, as well as solos by instrumentalists to honor the immeasurable imaginative genius of the late Philadelphia, visionary musician, philosopher, composer and band leader, Sun Ra Read More....
Mysterious Traveler - Brent White
Sep 29, 2016
Mysterious Traveler 3 Concert Series
October 24, 2016 - 7PM | Brent White
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....
Mysterious Traveler - Kim Pedro
May 4, 2016
Mysterious Traveler 2 Concert Series - Great Migrations
Monday May 23 - 7PM | Kim Pedro
Parkway Central Library | Montgomery Auditorium
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
All events in this series are FREE.
Mysterious Travelers 2: Great Migrations - a collaboration between The Free Library of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Read More....
Announcing Sun Ra Mixtape # 2
Mar 13, 2016
In the fall of 2014, Philadelphia Jazz Project developed a unique challenge for DJs, producers, electronic musicians, turntablists, singers, poets, and/or rappers, as well as solos by instrumentalists to honor the immeasurable imaginative genius of the late Philadelphia, visionary musician, philosopher, composer and band leader, Sun Ra [1914 to Read More....
Still The New Thing!
Mar 3, 2014
In the 1950s, a group of musicians diverged from the pack and set the worked on fire. Their approaches openly challenged the prevailing process and caused tensions within the American musical community. Some championed them and their efforts. Others vehemently opposed them and others, even brought their opinions to the point of Read More....
