Mysterious Traveler - Jeff Scull

Mysterious Travelers 4: Further Investigations - a collaboration between The Free Library of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Jazz Project. Back by overwhelming popular demand! FREE concerts on Monday nights from September 2017 through May 2018; audiences will hear from veteran, as well as up-and-coming musicians who are shaping the future sounds of Philadelphia with a sharp ear to the legacies of our past. This season our artists will continue to celebrate the massive and amazing collections of the Free Library by exploring them as a source of inspiration for the creation of new musical works.

Jeff Scull is a jazz guitarist, composer, and teacher who has been active in the Philadelphia Jazz scene for the past 15 years. He is a graduate of the University of the Arts and holds a master's degree in Jazz studies. He has worked with various Philly musicians including V. Shayne Frederick, Kendrah Butler, Nimrod Speaks, Don Glanden, Larry McKenna, Paul Jost, and many others. Jeff Scull has performed at World Cafe Live, Saitama Arena (Japan), South Kitchen & Jazz Parlour, Cibo Ristorante Italiano, Chris' Jazz Cafe, The Saffron House, Paris Wine Bar, Sassafras Bar and Grill, Tritone, and the Reserve Wine Bar. He also worked with the Philadelphia Jazz Project as the Music Director for their Frosty 3 Holiday Concert in 2015.

Guitarist and composer, Jeff Scull will be our next guest artist in the Mysterious Traveler Concert Series. In his concert, Jeff Scull will use the work of the late, Flemish artist, Frans Masereel and his wordless novel, "My Book Of Hours." Scull will use this work as inspiration and attempt to translate the visual creation into sound.

All events in this series are FREE.