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A selective list of upcoming Philadelphia-area jazz concerts that I think might be interesting.
Additional info on some of the clubs is below. Call ahead to confirm.
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Nina Bundy Trio
— sponsored by the non-profit JazzBridge Project
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Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ
Nov 5 (Thu)
— 7-9:30 pm — $10 [students $5]
Dave Wilson Quartet
— the group's upcoming CD is: "Movin' On" (Dreambox Media)
— Dave Wilson, tenor and soprano saxophones; Dan Kliman, piano; Rob Swanson, bass; Butch Reed, drums
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Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 5 (Thu)
— 8 & 9:45 pm — $10 [students $5]
Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
— dan peterson, anthony tidd, bart miltenberger, tom lawton, larry toft, dan scofield,
adam hershberger, dan blacksberg, elliot levin,
tom madeja, craig mciver, john swana
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Tritone, 1508 South St, Philadelphia
Nov 5 (Thu)
— 9:30 pm
Armen Donelian
— an evening of music inspired by the Armenian experience and culture features jazz pianist and composer Armen Donelian
with bassist David Clark and drummer George Schuller. The trio will perform original compositions and jazz interpretations of Armenian folk songs.
This performance is being held in conjunction with Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective.
— PMA's "Art After 5"
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Nov 6 (Fri)
— 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $16 [free for members, students $12, seniors $14]
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
— performing Don Cherry's "Relativity Suite"
—
Steven Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet),
Clark Gayton (trombone),
Charlie Burnham (violin),
Doug Wieselman (clarinet, tenor saxophone),
Erik Lawrence (tenor, soprano saxophones),
Marcus Rojas (baritone, soprano saxophones),
Matt Munisteri (guitar, banjo),
Ben Allison (bass),
Ben Perowsky (drums)
— Composer Portrait: Don Cherry
— an ars nova workshop production
—
Johnny Brenda's 1201 N Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
Nov 6 (Fri)
— 8 pm — $12
Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra
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Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 6 (Fri)
— 8 & 10 pm — $15
Giacomo Gates Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 7 (Sat)
— 8 & 10 pm — $20
Bottom Feaders
— with Dan Peterson and friends
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JC Dobbs, 304 South St, Philadelphia
Nov 8 (Sun)
— 4:00 pm
Tony Gairo Big Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 9 (Mon)
— 8 pm - Midnight — $12 [students $5]
Orrin Evans Big Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 10 (Tue)
— 8-10 pm — $10
Rob Silverman
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 11 (Wed)
— 8 & 9:45 pm — $10 [students $5]
Rit Mo
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 12 (Thu)
— 8 & 9:45 pm — $10 [students $5]
Jim Snidero Quartet
— with guitarist
Peter Bernstein
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 13 (Fri)
— 8 & 10 pm — $15
"3"
+
Instant Strength
— "3":
Micah Jones (bass),
Mike Pracher (tenor sax),
Anwar Marshall (drums)
— Instant Strength:
Tony Catastrophe (drums),
Pete Kuzma (keys),
Samantha Rise Roberson (trombone, vocals),
Masami Kuroki (guitar),
Najwa Parkins (trombone, vocals)
— Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone 2nd Friday music series
—
Moonstone Art Center [formerly Robin's Books],
110 S. 13th St., 2nd Floor, Philadelphia
Nov 13 (Fri)
— 9 pm — $10 [doors 8:30pm; byob]
New York Hieroglyphics Orchestra
— 10-piece ensemble led by Peter Apfelbaum (saxophone, flute, piano and percussion),
together with drummer Dafnis Prieto, trombonist Josh Roseman,
violinist Charlie Burnham, Malian vocalist Abdoulaye Diabate,
and more
—
Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Nov 14 (Sat)
— 8 pm — $20
Winnard Harper Sextet
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 14 (Sat)
— 8 & 10 pm — $20
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Gilad Hekselman
— led by guitarist Hekselman
— "Israeli Jazz Festival"
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Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 16 (Mon)
— 7:30 & 9:30 pm — $15
Gilad Hekselman
— led by guitarist Hekselman
— "Israeli Jazz Festival"
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 17 (Tue)
— 7:30 & 9:30 pm — $15
Rafi Makliel
— led by trombonist Makliel
— "Israeli Jazz Festival"
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 18 (Wed)
— 7:30 & 9:30 pm — $15
Mattan Klein
— Mattan Klein, Flute; Yuval Lion, Drums; Manu Koch, Piano; Gustavo Amarante, Bass
— "Israeli Jazz Festival"
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 19 (Thu)
— 7:30 & 9:30 pm — $15
Philly Jazz Night
— led by Warren Oree
— PMA's "Art After 5"
—
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Nov 20 (Fri)
— 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $16 [free for members, students $12, seniors $14]
Hamiet Bluiett / Kahil El'Zabar
—
Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone),
Whit Dickey (percussion)
— an ars nova workshop production
—
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S 18th St, Philadelphia
Nov 20 (Fri)
— 8 pm — $12
Mike Stern Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 20 (Fri)
— 8 & 10 pm — $30
David Sanchez
—
MCCC Science Center Theater, Montgomery County Community College,
Rte 202 & Morris Rd — 215.641.6518
Nov 20 (Fri)
— 8 pm
— $25 [$20 senior/students | $10 children under 12]
Kurt Elling
— Swing, Brother Swing — "Jazz Up Close" celebrates Billie Holiday
—
The Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Nov 21 (Sat)
— 7:30 pm — $38/32
Mike Stern Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 21 (Sat)
— 8 & 10 pm — $30
Shot X Shot performs the music of Tim Berne's Bloodcount
+
"Eyenoises...the Paris Movie 1994"
+
Tim Berne
— Shot X Shot:
Dan Capecchi (drums),
Matt Engle (bass),
Bryan Rogers (tenor saxophone),
Dan Scofield (alto saxophone)
— "Eyenoises...the Paris Movie 1994" — documentary by Susanna Schonberg
featuring soundcheck and performance footage of Tim Berne's Bloodcount (including guitarist Marc Ducret)
— Tim Berne (alto saxophone)
— Composer Portrait: Tim Berne
— an ars nova workshop production
—
Johnny Brenda's 1201 N Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
Nov 23 (Fri)
— 8 pm — $5
Marsha Bowe
— Marsha Bowe, flute & tenor sax; Luke Brandon, trumpet; Jon Katz, alto sax;
Amanda Noce, vocals; Tim Brey, piano; Andy Martinek, drums; Dan Hanrahan, guitar; Dahni Scally, bass
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 23 (Mon)
— 8 pm - Midnight — $12 [students $5]
Orrin Evans Big Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 24 (Tue)
— 8-10 pm — $10
Mike Mahoney Band
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 25 (Wed)
— 8 & 9:45 pm — $10 [students $5]
Luba Mason
— PMA's "Art After 5"
—
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Nov 27 (Fri)
— 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $16 [free for members, students $12, seniors $14]
Steve Giordano Quintet
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 27 (Fri)
— 8 & 10 pm — $15
Jackie Ryan
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 28 (Sat)
— 8 & 10 pm — $20
Eskelin-Deutsch-Miller Trio
—
Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax),
Erik Deutsch (organ),
Allison Miller (drums)
— an ars nova workshop production
—
International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Nov 29 (Sun)
— 8 pm — $12
Amanda Noce
—
Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Nov 30 (Mon)
— 8 pm - Midnight — $12 [students $5]
Tony Williams Trio
— sponsored by the non-profit JazzBridge Project
—
Cheltenham Arts Center, 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA
Dec 2 (Wed)
— 7-9:30 pm — $10 [students $5]
Michael Pedecin
— sponsored by the non-profit JazzBridge Project
—
Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ
Dec 3 (Thu)
— 7-9:30 pm — $10 [students $5]
Sheila Jordon
— Sophisticated Lady — "Jazz Up Close" celebrates Billie Holiday
—
The Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Dec 5 (Sat)
— 7:30 pm — $38/32
Claudia Quintet +1
— an ars nova workshop production
—
International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Dec 6 (Sun)
— 8 pm — $12
Wooley-Yeh-Corsano Trio
+
Rempis-Rosely Duo
— an ars nova workshop production
—
International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Dec 7 (Mon)
— 8 pm — $10
Afro Bop Alliance featuring Dave Samuels
— PMA's "Art After 5"
—
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Dec 11 (Fri)
— 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $16 [free for members, students $12, seniors $14]
Regina Carter
—
MCCC Science Center Theater, Montgomery County Community College,
Rte 202 & Morris Rd — 215.641.6518
Dec 11 (Fri)
— 8 pm
— $25 [$20 senior/students | $10 children under 12]
TBD
— Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone 2nd Friday music series
—
Moonstone Art Center [formerly Robin's Books],
110 S. 13th St., 2nd Floor, Philadelphia
Dec 11 (Fri)
— 9 pm — $10 [byob]
Tim Warfield with Joanna Pascale
— Holiday jazz
— PMA's "Art After 5"
—
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Dec 18 (Fri)
— 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $16 [free for members, students $12, seniors $14]
Antfarm
— sponsored by the non-profit JazzBridge Project
—
Cheltenham Arts Center, 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA
Jan 6 (Wed)
— 7-9:30 pm — $10 [students $5]
Denis DiBlasio
— sponsored by the non-profit JazzBridge Project
—
Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ
Jan 7 (Thu)
— 7-9:30 pm — $10 [students $5]
Previous Philadelphia concert listings
Jan 2008 through yesterday
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Listings compiled by Alan Lankin
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ars nova workshop
various venues
arsnovaworkshop.com
bowerbird
various venues
bowerbird.org
Chris' Jazz Cafe
1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
215.568-3131
daily calendar
chrisjazzcafe.com
Philadelphia Clef Club
738 South Broad Street [at Fitzwater],
Philadelphia
215.893.9912
clefclub.org
The Gordon Theater
Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts
Third & Pearl Sts [next to the BF Bridge], Camden NJ [free parking]
856-225-2700
Gordon Theater
The Grand Opera House
818 N Market St, Wilmington DE
granopera.org
Keswick Theatre
291 N Keswick Ave,
Glenside, PA
215-572.7650
keswicktheatre.com
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
215.790.5800
www.kimmelcenter.org
North by Northwest (NXNW)
7165 Germantown Ave, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia
215.748.1000
www.nxnwphl.com
Ortlieb's Jazz Haus
3rd & Poplar, Philadelphia
215.922.1035
www.ortliebsjazzhaus.com
Painted Bride Art Center
3rd and Vine, Philadelphia
215.925.9914
www.paintedbride.org
Penn Presents
Annenberg Center and Irvine Auditorium, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
215.898.3900
pennpresents.org
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th St & Pkway
215.763.8100
philamuseum.org
Sci.Fi.Philly
—
Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
scifiphilly.com
Tritone
1508 South St, Philadelphia
215.545.0475
tritonebar.com
World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
215-222-1400
tickets.worldcafelive.com
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Photos by Alan Lankin
last update 5 November 2009
