Jazzmatazz - 2007 Philadelphia Jazz Concerts

2007 Philadelphia Jazz Concerts

(also see our upcoming, earlier 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 & 2002 Philadelphia concert listings)

January 2007

Monday, 1 January 2007

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, 2 January 2007

Victor North & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 2 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 3 January 2007

Brian Menendez Trio featuring Keith Javors
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 3 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 4 January 2007

Sid Simmons Quartet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 4 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

The Flail
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 4 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
— Dan Peterson, Elliot Levin, Dave Davis, Bryan Rogers, Patrick Hughes, Craig McIver, Rick Iannacone, Dylan Taylor, Bart Miltenberger, Dan Scofield, Tom Lawton, Larry Toft, Adam Hershberger
— Tritone, 1508 South St, Philadelphia
Jan 4 (Thu) — 9:30 pm

Denis DiBlasio and his Crash Bop Trio
— Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ — 856-858-8914
Jan 4 (Thu) — 7:30-9:30 pm — $10 ($5 students)

Friday, 5 January 2007

Slavic Soul Party
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Jan 5 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Steve Myerson Quartet
— with reed player Audrey Welber; tribute to the legends: instrumental versions of songs associated with Sinatra, Sammy, Dean, Elvis, Nat King Cole, etc.
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 5 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $10

Bootsie Barnes/John Swana Sextet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 5 (Fri) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Candice with a 'Q'
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 5 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $20

Makihara/Nakatani/Eubanks
+ In Freundschaft
+ Michael Barker
— toshi makihara, percussion; tatsuya nakatani, percussion; bryan eubanks, saxophone (philadelphia/easton/nyc)
— In Freundschaft: steve parker, trombone; jason calloway, cello (philadelphia)
— Michael Barker, solo electronics (philadelphia)
— a bowerbird presentation
— Physick House, 321 S Fourth St, Philadelphia
Jan 5 (Fri) — 8 pm — $5

Vince Lardear Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 5 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 6 January 2007

Webb Thomas Project
— featuring guitarist Curtis Weaver
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 6 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

Bootsie Barnes/John Swana Sextet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 6 (Sat) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Candice with a 'Q'
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 6 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $20

Blacksberg/Angevine/Calabrese
+ The TenTones
— Dan Blacksberg - trombone; Pete Angevine - drums; Mike Calabrese - drums
— The TenTones: George Korein - guitar; Nick Millevoi - guitar; Amnon Friedlin - guitar; Jon Barrios - guitar
— Pageant Soloveev, 607 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia
Jan 6 (Sat) — 8 pm — $5

B.J. Jansen & Conjura
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 6 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 7 January 2007

Monday, 8 January 2007

BBQ Riff
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 8 (Mon) — 8 pm - 2 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 9 January 2007

Rory Haynes Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 9 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 10 January 2007

Hoppin' John Orchestra
+ The Industrial Jazz Group
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 10 (Wed) — 8 pm - 2 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 11 January 2007

From Jelly Roll Morton to the Jazz Avant-Garde
—John Szwed & Dave Burrell
— a discussion
— an ars nova workshop production
— Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, Univ of Penn, Philadelphia
Jan 11 (Thu) — 6 pm — Free

Neil Podgurski and the New Fire Quintet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 11 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

MaMaVig
— Frank Vignola, Jamie Masefield and Gary Mazzaroppi
— Tin Angel, 20 S 2nd, Philadelphia, 215.928.0978
Jan 11 (Thu) — 8:30 pm — $12

Lars Halle Orchestra
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 11 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8

John Sinclair
— poet/DJ/musician John Sinclair (manager of the MC-5, organizer of The White Panther Party, Ann Arbor Jazz & Blues Festival, etc.) with Dorothy Goodman (vocals), Elliott Levin (reeds, poetry), Dan Collins, plus guests
— Tritone, 1508 South St, Philadelphia
Jan 11 (Thu) — 10 pm

Friday, 12 January 2007

Odean Pope
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Jan 12 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

David S. Ware Unit
— David S. Ware Unit: (world premiere) David S. Ware (tenor sax), Mat Maneri (viola, violin), Keith Witty (bass) and Whit Dickey (percussion)
— Seraphic Light: Celebrating John Coltrane's 80th Birthday
— an ars nova workshop and International House Philadelphia production
— International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Jan 12 (Fri) — 8 pm

Brian Betz
— with George Rabbai; CD release for "Muted Be Bop"
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 12 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $10

Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 12 (Fri) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Orrin Evans Trio featuring Tim Warfield & Jaquar Wright
— tribute to Martin Luther King
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 12 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Dan Blacksberg
+ Dave Smolen
+ N_B_H_W
— Dan Blacksberg (solo trombone)
— Dave Smolen (solo electronics
— N_B_H_W: paul neidhardt, idiophones; allban bailly, guitar; dustin hurt, trumpet; jack wright, saxes
— a bowerbird presentation
— Powel House, 244 S Third St, Philadelphia
Jan 12 (Fri) — 8 pm — $5

Dave Posmontier & Friends
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Jan 12 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Carl Schultz Quartet
— music from and inspired by the 1960s Blue Note sound
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 12 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 13 January 2007

Joey DeFrancesco featuring George Coleman
— Science Center Theater, Montgomery County Community College,
Rte 202 & Morris Rd — 215.641.6518
Jan 13 (Sat) — 8 pm — $22 ($18 senior/students / $10 children under 12)

Grant Stewart Quartet
— with hall of fame saxophonist Frank Wess
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 13 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $20

Roger Prieto Septet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 13 (Sat) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Orrin Evans Trio featuring Tim Warfield & Jaquar Wright
— tribute to Martin Luther King
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 13 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Rob Henderson "H" Factor
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Jan 13 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Tony Do Rosario
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 13 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 14 January 2007

The Chance Trio
— Bart Miltenberger (trumpet), Matt Davis (acoustic guitar), and Michael Taylor (bass)
— The Kimmel Center, Commonwealth Plaza Stage, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 14 (Sun) — 6 pm — Free

Ramsey Lewis Trio
+ Patti Austin "Remember Ella"
— The Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 14 (Sun) — 7:30 pm — $30-71

Orrin Evans Trio featuring Tim Warfield, Jaquar Wright & Ursula Rucker
— tribute to Martin Luther King
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 14 (Sun) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $35

Monday, 15 January 2007

Jon Barnes-Dave Lackner Quintet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 15 (Mon) — 8 pm - 2 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 16 January 2007

Tony Miceli & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 16 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 17 January 2007

Peter Paulsen Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 17 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 18 January 2007

Trio Tarana
+ Espvall/Hernandez/Mattio
— Trio Tarana: Sam Bardfeld (violin), Ravish Momin (drums & pecussion), Brandon Terzic (oud, saz)
— Helena Espvall (cello), Katt Hernandez (violin), Sean Mattio (percussion)
— an ars nova workshop production
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Jan 18 (Thu) — 8 pm — Free

Jason Shattil Trio
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 18 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

M Theory
+ Bodega featuring Leon Jordan, Jr.
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 18 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Beau Django
— Kruno Spisic (guitar), Arty Artymiw (violin), Jon Dichter (guitar), Scott Churchman (bass)
— Tin Angel, 20 S 2nd, Philadelphia, 215.928.0978
Jan 18 (Thu) — 8:30 pm — $10

Friday, 19 January 2007

Organissimo
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Jan 19 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Four Blind Mice
— with Victor North (sax), Craig Ebner (guitars), Wayne Smith (drums), Lucas Brown (organ) and guest John Swana (trumpet)
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 19 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $10

Greg Osby Four
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 19 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $25

Vince Lardear
— with the Mickey Roker Quartet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 19 (Fri) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Tommy Grice Trio
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Jan 19 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Ben Gillace Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 19 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 20 January 2007

Frank DiBussolo Trio
— with Bucky Pizzarelli
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 20 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $20

Randy Johnston
— with the Mickey Roker Quartet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 20 (Sat) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Victor North Trio
— mozaic, 4524 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [BYOB] — 215.535.5040
Jan 20 (Sat) — 7-11 pm

Greg Osby Four
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 20 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $25

Ms. Justine Trio
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Jan 20 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Vince Lardear Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 20 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 21 January 2007

Monday, 22 January 2007

Big Swing Face
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 22 (Mon) — 8 pm - 2 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 23 January 2007

Brian Farr Band & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 23(Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 24 January 2007

Highbird
+ Three-Way Street
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 24 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 25 January 2007

Mickey Roker Quartet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 25 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

Jump City Jazz Orchestra
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 25 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8

Friday, 26 January 2007

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Jan 26 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Dave Douglas Quintet
— Dave Douglas (trumpet), Donny McCaslin (tenor saxophone), Deron Johnson (fender rhodes), Scott Colley (bass), Clarence Penn (drums)
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Jan 26 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $35

Jimmy Bruno Trio
— with guest Chris Farr (sax)
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 26 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Larry McKenna
— with the Mickey Roker Quartet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 26 (Fri) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Dave Posmontier & Friends
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Jan 26 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Kilo
+ Brian Marsala, Rick Iannacone, Ches Smith Trio
— Kilo: Christina Ryat, Tony Catsstrophe, Dion Paci, Tim Conley and Jason Fratacelli
— The Five Spot, 5 S Bank St, Old City, Philadelphia
Jan 26 (Fri) — 9 pm

Dave Pollock Quintet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 26 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 27 January 2007

The History of Latin Jazz
with Sam Reed
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Jan 27 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Jimmy Bruno Trio
— with pianist Sid Simmons and trumpeter John Swana
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 27 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

Nina Bundy
— with the Mickey Roker Quartet
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Jan 27 (Sat) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Miguel Zenon 4tet
— "The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival"
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Jan 27 (Sat) — 8 pm — $16/12

Bob Smith Trio
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Jan 27 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey and Lenny White Trio
— The Gild Hall, Arden DE
Jan 27 (Sat) — 8 pm — $30

Sonic Liberation Front
— with Radio I-Ching
— Tritone, 1508 South St, Philadelphia
Jan 27 (Sat) — 9 pm

The Nero Brothers
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 27 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 28 January 2007

Ms. Justine
— "Jazz at Cliveden"
— Cliveden of the National Trust, Carriage House, 6401 Germantown Ave (entrance on Cliveden St), Philadelphia
Jan 28 (Sun) — 3-6 pm — $15 donation — refreshments served

Tin Hat
— World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Jan 28 (Sun) — 7:30 pm (doors 6pm) — $22/24

Pat Martino
— Grand Opera House, Wilmington DE
Jan 28 (Sun) — 7 pm — $28/22

Monday, 29 January 2007

Jake Cohen Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 29 (Mon) — 8 pm - 2 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 30 January 2007

Victor North Band & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 30 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Skip Wilkins Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 31 (Wed) — 7-10 pm — $8 (students $5)

Tony Miceli open mike
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Jan 31 (Wed) — 10 pm - 1 am — $2

February 2007

Thursday, 1 February 2007

Ella Gahnt
— Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ — 856-858-8914
Feb 1 (Thu) — 7:30-9:30 pm — $10 ($5 students)

Hoppin John Orchestra
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 1 (Thu) — 7-10 pm — $8 (students $5)

Tony Miceli Trio & open mike
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 1 (Thu) — 10 pm - 2 am — $2

Friday, 2 February 2007

Box Five
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Feb 2 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Khan Jamal Trio
— with Sunny Murray
— The Kimmel Center, Commonwealth Plaza Stage, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Feb 2 (Fri) — 6:30 pm — Free

Dianne Reeves
+ Jason Moran and the Bandwagon
— The Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Feb 2 (Fri) — 8 pm — $26-74

Richie Cole with the Larry McKenna Organ Trio
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 2 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $10

The Groove Master
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 2 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $25

Miss Justine
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 2 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Elliott Levin & Brian Marsella Duo
— "structural improvisations & spontaneous compositions"
— Caribou Cafe, 1126 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 2 (Fri) — 9 pm - midnight — no cover

David Bromberg Big Band
— Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside PA — 215.572.7650
Feb 2 (Fri) — 8 pm — $33.50

Brian Pastor Big Band
— Council Rock North High School, Swamp Road, Netwon PA
Feb 2 (Fri) — 8 pm — $12

Carl Schultz Quartet
— music from and inspired by the 1960s Blue Note sound
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 2 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 3 February 2007

The History of Philadelphia Jazz
with Bob Perkins and quartet
— quartet led by Rob Henderson (drums) with Jimi Odell (guitar and vocals), Skip Wilkins (piano) and Jeff Pedraz (bass)
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Feb 3 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Don Byron Plays Junior Walker
— Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Feb 3 (Sat) — 7 & 9 pm — $30 (members: $15; students/seniors: $22.50)

Orrin Evans Quartet
— featuring saxophonist Tim Warfield
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 3 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

The Groove Master
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 3 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $25

Vic Rawlings/Tim Feeney
+ Chandan Narayan
+ Wooley/Radding/Drury/Wright
+ School
— Vic Rawlings (prepared/amplified cello, circuitry), Tim Feeney (percussion, objects) [boston]
— Chandan Narayan (extended autoharp) [philadelphia]
— Nate Wooley (trumpet), Reuben Radding (double bass), Andrew Drury (percussion), Jack Wright (saxes) [nyc, easton pa]
— School: April GLASER: bubblegum, pledge of allegiance, tapes, saxophone; Ben REMSEN: books, paper shuffling, trombone, calculator; Jacob ANIDODE: books, pencil, paper shuffling, science; Kathryn HERNDON: kickball, bubblegum, tapes, typewriter, pens; Phill SHELDON: horns, tapes, crying, pushups
— a bowerbird production
— University City Arts League [UCAL], 4226 Spruce St, Philadelphia
Feb 3 (Sat) — 8 pm — $5

Dr. John
+ Bettye Lavette
— Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside PA — 215.572.7650
Feb 3 (Sat) — 8 pm — $38.50/29.50

M'oudswing
— World Cafe Live, Upstairs Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 3 (Sat) — 9 pm — $15

Wes Norton Trio
— Gerald "Twig" Smith, Wes Norton, Bill Stumm
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 3 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Butch Ballard Trio
— with Sam Dockery and Dylan Taylor
— mozaic, 4524 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [BYOB] — 215.535.5040
Feb 3 (Sat) — 7-11 pm

B.J. Jansen & Conjura
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 3 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 4 February 2007

Suzanne Cloud
— jazz vespers
— Christ Church Ithan, 536 Conestoga Road, Villanova, PA
Feb 4 (Sun) — 7-8 pm

Charlie Hunter
— World Cafe Live, Upstairs Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 4 (Sun) — 8 pm — $16/18

Monday, 5 February 2007

Dan Dechellis Trio
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 5 (Mon) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 6 February 2007

Atomic
— "Scandinavian free jazz supergroup"
— Atomic: Fredrik Ljungkvist (saxophones), Magnus Broo (trumpet), H�vard Wiik (piano), Ingebrigt H. Flaten (bass), Paal Nilssen-Love (drums)
— an ars nova workshop production
— International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 6 (Tue) — 8 pm — $8

Karl Jones & his Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 6 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 7 February 2007

Jazz in the 1970s: The Whole Story
— Gary Giddins & Nate Chinen
— a discussion
— an ars nova workshop production
— Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, Univ of Penn, Philadelphia
Feb 7 (Wed) — 5:30 pm — Free

Dave Burrell Trio
— Dave Burrell, piano; Abayomi Awodesu, belaphon; Juju Jones, percussion
— an ars nova workshop & Rosenbach Museum presentation
— Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 DeLancey Place, Philadelphia
Feb 7 (Wed) — 6 pm — Free with Museum admission; RSVP: (215) 732-1600, ext. 113

Matt Scarano Quartet
— Maxfield Gast (saxophone), Tim Wendel (guitar), Justin Carney (bass), Matt Scarano (drums)
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 7 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Gary Moran/Dylan Taylor
— piano/bass
— mozaic, 4524 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [BYOB] — 215.535.5040
Feb 7 (Wed) — 7-11 pm

Thursday, 8 February 2007

Rova Saxophone Quartet
+ The Pavones
+ From Bacteria to Boys
— Rova Saxophone Quartet: Bruce Ackley (soprano saxophone), Steve Adams (alto saxophone), Larry Ochs (tenor saxophone), Jon Raskin (baritone saxophone) performing "Certain Space": a reflection for saxophone quartet on the piano musics of Giacinto Scelsi, Morton Feldman and Cecil Taylor
— The Pavones: Jessica Pavone (electric bass, viola, violin), Matt Bauder (tenor sax & bass clarinet), Peter Evans (trumpet), Micha�l Attias (alto sax), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Aaron Siegel (vibraphone & drums)
— From Bacteria to Boys: Darius Jones (alto sax), Evan Lipson (bass), Mike Pride (drums, voice)
— an ars nova workshop production
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Feb 8 (Thu) — 8 pm — Free

Dave Wilson Quartet
— with Jim Ridl, Steve Varner and Tony DeAngelis
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 8 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Friday, 9 February 2007

Ben Allison Quartet
— Ron Horton (trumpet), Steve Cardenas (guitar), Ben Allison (bass, compositions) and Jeff Ballard (drums)
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Feb 9 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Marc Cary Focus Trio
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 9 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $25

Chris Potter Quartet
— with Craig Taborn, Nate Smith & Adam Rogers
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 9 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $25

Dave Posmontier
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 9 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Nels Cline/Toshi Makihara
+ Charles Cohen/Yanni Papadopoulos
+ Rick Iannacone/John Swana
— an evening of duets
— an ars nova workshop production
— Avant Gentlemen's Club, 4028 Filbert St, Philadelphia
Feb 9 (Fri) — 8 pm — $5 [byob]

Dan Dechellis Trio
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 9 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 10 February 2007

Beats 2 Ya Feet
with Brinae Ali and Khary Shaheed
— jazz-influenced drum and tap performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Feb 10 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Dave Burrell Trio
— Dave Burrell, piano; Abayomi Awodesu, belaphon; Juju Jones, percussion
— an ars nova workshop & Rosenbach Museum presentation
— African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia
Feb 10 (Sat) — 2 pm — Free with Museum admission; RSVP: (215) 574-0380

Brian Blade Fellowship
— "Mellon Jazz Up Close � Roots of Jazz: Spirituals"
— there will be an Artist Chat at intermission
— The Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Feb 10 (Sat) — 7:30 pm — $43/37

Rova: Orkestrova = Electric Ascension
— East coast premiere of Rova's modern reworking of John Coltrane's 1965 large ensemble piece, Ascension
— with Rova Saxophone Quartet: Bruce Ackley (soprano sax), Steve Adams (alto sax), Larry Ochs (tenor sax), Jon Raskin (baritone sax)
— plus: Nels Cline (electric guitar), Jenny Sheinmann (violin), Carla Kihlsedt (violin, electronics), Andrea Parkins (keyboard, electronics), Marina Rosenfeld (turntables & dub plates), Trevor Dunn (electric bass), Andrew Cyrille (drums)
— Seraphic Light: Celebrating John Coltrane's 80th Birthday
— an ars nova workshop and International House Philadelphia production
— International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 10 (Sat) — 8 pm — $30 ($24 seniors/IHouse members, $22.50 students w/ ID)

Marc Cary Focus Trio
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 10 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $25

Chris Potter Quartet
— with Craig Taborn, Nate Smith & Adam Rogers
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 10 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $25

Original Superstars of Jazz Fusion
— Wayne Henderson, Jon Lucien, Bobbi Humphrey, Jean Carne, Roy Ayers & Lonnie Liston Smith
— Scottish Rite Cathedral, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ
Feb 10 (Sat) — 8 pm — $47

Rob Henderson "H" Factor
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 10 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Vince Lardear Trio
— mozaic, 4524 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [BYOB] — 215.535.5040
Feb 10 (Sat) — 7-11 pm

Vince Lardear Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 10 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 11 February 2007

Charlie Hunter
— World Cafe Live, Upstairs Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 11 (Sun) — 8 pm — $16/18

Monday, 12 February 2007

Brian Menendez Trio featuring Keith Javors
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 12 (Mon) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 13 February 2007

Wayne Smith
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 13 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 14 February 2007

Mary Ellen Desmond/Meg Clifton & the Victor North Quartet
— performing the romantic ballads of Cole Porter
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 14 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $12

Thursday, 15 February 2007

Jake Cohen Quartet
— Jake Cohen (drums), Ian Brick (guitar), Eddie Hybyk (bass), Wade Dean (saxophones)
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 15 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Peter Evans
+ Shot X Shot
+ Bring It Inside with Ricardo
+ Cohen/Smolen Duo
— Peter Evans (trumpet)
— Shot X Shot Dan Scofield and Bryan Rogers (saxophones), Matt Engle (bass) and Dan Capecchi (drums)
— Bring It Inside: Pete Angevine, percussion; Eli Litwin, percussion; Ricardo Lagomasino, percussion
— Charles Cohen, buchla music easel; Dave Smolen, electronics / processed snare
— a bowerbird presentation
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Feb 15 (Thu) — 8 pm — $5

Friday, 16 February 2007

Donny McCaslin
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Feb 16 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Tierney Sutton
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 16 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Eric Alexander & Grant Stewart and the John Swana Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 16 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

Mulgrew Miller Trio
— Mulgrew Miller (piano), Ivan Taylor (bass), Rodney Green (drums)
— sponsored by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society & the University of the Arts
— Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium, Broad & Pine Sts, Philadelphia — 215.569.8080
Feb 16 (Fri) — 8 pm — $22

Marshall Allen/Elliott Levin/Damon Smith/Weasel Walter
— Danger House, Philadelphia
Feb 16 (Fri)

Valentine Weekend Music Festival
— Barbara Morrison, Denise King, Bootsie Barnes, backed by pianist Aaron Graves, bassist Lee Smith and drummer Craig McIver
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 16 (Fri) — 7:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $45, includes full buffet

Ken Fowser Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 16 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 17 February 2007

R&B and their Jazz Roots
with Free Expression feat. John G. Coley and Roy Richardson, Jr.
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Feb 17 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Tierney Sutton
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 17 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Eric Alexander & Grant Stewart and the John Swana Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 17 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $20

Valentine Weekend Music Festival
— with Barbara Morrison, Frank Bey Swing City Blues Band, and Tony Williams; mc'd by Aqueelah Jamal
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 17 (Sat) — 7:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $45, includes full buffet

The Jazz Barrons
— George Barron (sax), Janet Barron (vocals), Farid Barron (piano), Pete Colangelo (bass), Allen Nelson (drums)
— Ogontz Grill, 7152 Ogontz Ave, Philadelphia — 215-424-7100
Feb 17 (Sat) — 9 pm - 12 am — no cover

Vince North Trio
— mozaic, 4524 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [BYOB] — 215.535.5040
Feb 17 (Sat) — 7-11 pm

Suphala
— Philadelphia premiere of the young "tabla wunderkind"
— Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Feb 17 (Sat) — 8 pm — $25 (members: $12.50)

Ken Fowser Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 17 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 18 February 2007

Charlie Hunter
— World Cafe Live, Upstairs Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 18 (Sun) — 8 pm — $16/18

Valentine Weekend Music Festival
— Gospel brunch with Veronica Underwood, Barbara Walker and the Full Gospel Choir, and the Aaron Graves Trio with Lee Smith & Craig McIver
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 18 (Sun) — 3 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $45, includes full buffet

Monday, 19 February 2007

Frank Dibussolo Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 19 (Mon) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 20 February 2007

Tony Miceli Trio & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 20 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Joe McDonough
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 21 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 22 February 2007

Dave Wilson Quartet
— with Jim Ridl, Steve Varner and Tony DeAngelis
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 22 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Friday, 23 February 2007

Asha Puthli
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Feb 23 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Stanley Jordan
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 23 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Jimmy Bruno Trio
— with guest Chris Farr
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 23 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $20

The Tabadol Project: Philadelphia
— Music and Dance program featuring collaborations between Philadelphia dancers Emily Sweeny, Nicole Bindler (others TBA), with musicians from Lebanon, Italy, Chicago, and Philadelphia including Marina Peterson (cello), Fabrizio Spera (perc.), Toshi Makihara (perc.), Gene Coleman (b. clarinet), and Raed Yassin (dbl. bass), Christine Sehnaoui (alto sax), Mazen Kerbaj (trumpet and objects), Sharif Sehnaoui (e-guitar) and Ziad El Ahmadie (oud)
— a co-production of Soundfield & Bowerbird
— Community Education Center [CEC], 3500 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia
Feb 23 (Fri) — 8 pm — $10

Carl Schultz Quartet
— music from and inspired by the 1960s Blue Note sound
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 23 (Fri) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Saturday, 24 February 2007

Poetry and Jazz
with Lamont �Napalm� Dixon
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— "vibepoetics" backed by a bassist, drummer and keyboardist
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Feb 24 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Elliott Levin
— Satellite Cafe, 50th & Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Feb 24 (Sat) — 7 pm

Stanley Jordan
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Feb 24 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Robert Glasper Trio
— "The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival"
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Feb 24 (Sat) — 8 pm — $16/12

Jimmy Bruno Trio
— with guests Tony Miceli & Larry McKenna
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 24 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $20

The Tabadol Project: Philadelphia
— Beirut meets Philadelphia, a musical meeting between the Lebanese musicians Raed Yassin (dbl. bass), Christine Sehnaoui (alto sax), Mazen Kerbaj (trumpet and objects), Sharif Sehnaoui (e-guitar) and Ziad El Ahmadie (oud), the Italian percussionist Fabrizio Spera with members of Philadelphia's burgeoning experimental music scene including Dan Blacksberg, Jesse Kudler, Tim Albro, Jon Barrios, Ann West, Chandan Narayan, Alban Bailly, Jack Wright, and Dustin Hurt
— a co-production of Soundfield & Bowerbird
— Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 24 (Sat) — 8 pm — $10

Bob Smith Trio
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Feb 24 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — no cover charge

Vince Lardear Trio
— mozaic, 4524 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [BYOB] — 215.535.5040
Feb 24 (Sat) — 7-11 pm

The Nero Brothers
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 24 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 25 February 2007

Ivan Linns
— Penn Presents, Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St, Phila — 215.898.3900
Feb 25 (Sun) — 7:30 pm — $46/41/36/22

The Tabadol Project: Philadelphia
— The music and video composition The IMA Project is a work by composer Gene Coleman that links the architecture of The Arab Institute Building in Paris with experimental music. An excerpt of the work will be played by the Mouhktabar Ensemble, with Lebanese musicians Raed Yassin (dbl. bass), Christine Sehnaoui (alto sax), Mazen Kerbaj (trumpet and objects), Sharif Sehnaoui (e-guitar), Ziad El Ahmadie (oud), plus Italian musician Fabrizio Spera and US musicians Marina Peterson (cello), Gene Coleman (bass clarinet), Katt Hernandez (violin), Helena Espvall (cello), Evan Lipson (double bass) and Dave Smolen (electronics)
— a co-production of Soundfield & Bowerbird
— International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 25 (Sun) — 8 pm — $10

Charlie Hunter
— World Cafe Live, Upstairs Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Feb 25 (Sun) — 8 pm — $16/18

Monday, 26 February 2007

All About Jazz Seminar
— host Mike Ricci will discuss how to sell downloads on aaj, promote live event & drive traffic to your web site
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 26 (Mon) — 7-9 pm — Free

Tony Miceli open mike
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 25 (Mon) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

Victor North Band & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 27 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 28 February 2007

Chuck Staab Group
— Chuck Staab (drums), Ken Pendergast (bass), Kevin Hanson (guitar), Ralph Bowen (sax)
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Feb 28 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

March 2007

Thursday, 1 March 2007

Charlie Rich
— Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ — 856-858-8914
Mar 1 (Thu) — 7:30-9:30 pm — $10 ($5 students)

Friday, 2 March 2007

Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz
+ Poncho Sanchez Band
— The Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Mar 2 (Fri) — 8 pm — $34/43/48/56

John Ellis Band
— John Ellis on saxophones, Ryan Scott on guitar, Alan Hampton on bass and Justin Brown on drums
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 2 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Tony Grandberry Quintet
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 2 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $20

Aaron Graves Quartet
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 2 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Saturday, 3 March 2007

Jazz Drumz: The Drumbeat is the Heartbeat
with Tony �Stickman� Wyatt
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— with guitarist Rich Tucker and bassist Charles Baldwin
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Mar 3 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

John Abercrombie
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 3 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $20

Glenn Bryan Quintet
— featuring Michelle Cunningham
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 3 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $20

Aaron Graves & Denise King
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 3 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Sunday, 4 March 2007

Borbetomagus
+ Ravi Binning
+ others TBA
— Borbetomagus: Don Dietrich, saxophone; Jim Sauter, saxophone; Donald Miller, guitar
— Ravi Binning, harmonium & electronics
— an ars nova workshop production
— International House, 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Mar 4 (Sun) — 8 pm — $8

Monday, 5 March 2007

Dave Caldwell Five
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 5 (Mon) — 8 pm - midnight — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 6 March 2007

Bobby Zankel Organ Quartet
— John Swana, Webb Thomas, Lucas Brown
— Mill Tavern, 41st St & Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia
Mar 6 (Tue) — 9 pm

Victor North
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 6 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 7 March 2007

New Ghost
— CD release for Live Upstairs at Nick's (ESP-DISK )
— New Ghost: Elliott Levin, Rick Iannacone, Steve Testa, John Testa
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Mar 7 (Wed) — 8 pm — Free

Jason Shapiro Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 7 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 8 March 2007

The Birdhouse Project
— A set by The Birdhouse Project (Tyrone Brown, bass; Randy Sutin, vibraphone; and Jim Miller, drums) to celebrate the release of Free Bird (Dreambox Media)
— followed by a Dreambox Media all-star jam to celebrate the label's 20th anniversary and 100th release
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 8 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

Friday, 9 March 2007

Amy Banks
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Mar 9 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Steve Cole
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 9 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Mike Moreno & His Band
— John Ellis on saxophones, Ryan Scott on guitar, Alan Hampton on bass and Justin Brown on drums
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 9 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $10

The Mahavishnu Project
— Gregg Bendian (drums) with Glenn Alexander (guitar), Adam Holzman (keyboards), Rob Thomas (violin) and Dave Johnsen (bass)
— touring in support of their third release, Return to the Emerald Beyond (Cuneiform), which is a re-imagining of John McLaughline's fusion group The Mahavishnu Orchestra's 1975 release, Visions of the Emerald Beyond
— The Khyber, 56 S Second St, Philadelphia
Mar 9 (Fri) — 9 pm

David Posmontier Quartet
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 9 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Saturday, 10 March 2007

The Saxophone in Jazz
with Elliott Levin
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Mar 10 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Wycliffe Gordon: Crescent City Gospel
— "Mellon Jazz Up Close � Roots of Jazz: Gospel"
— there will be an Artist Chat at intermission
— The Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Mar 10 (Sat) — 7:30 pm — $43/37

Zach Brock & the Coffee Achievers
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 10 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

Steve Cole
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 10 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Glen Williams' Progressions
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 10 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Sunday, 11 March 2007

The John Hoey Orchestra
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 11 (Sun) — 2-5 pm — $12

Jump City Jazz Orchestra
— CD release for "Live at Chris' Jazz Cafe: A Tribute to Maynard Ferguson"
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 11 (Sun) — 6-9 pm — $12

Monday, 12 March 2007

Richie Cole & The Alto Madness Orchestra
— CD release for Rise's Rose Garden
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 12 (Mon) — 8-12 pm — $12

Tuesday, 13 March 2007

The Hoppin' John Orchestra
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 13 (Tue) — 7-9:45 pm — $8

Wednesday, 14 March 2007

Carl Grubbs Ensemble: "Coltrane Dialogues"
— Carl Grubbs (alto, soprano & tenor saxes), Salim Washington (tenor sax & flute), John Kordalewski (piano), Chris Sullivan (bass), Aaron Walker (drums)
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Mar 14 (Wed) — 8 pm — Free

Bobby Zankel & the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound
— Seth Meicht, Larry Toft, Pat Hughes, Dan Peterson, Wally Bechtold, Elliot Levin, Craig McIver, Rick Iannacone, Bart Miltenberger, Adam Hershberger, Dylan Taylor, Tom Lawton
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 14 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $10

Thursday, 15 March 2007

Coin Coin
— Coin Coin: Matana Roberts (reeds), Jessica Pavone (viola), Daniel Levin (cello), Keith Witty (bass), Mary Halvorson (guitar)
— an ars nova workshop production
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Mar 15 (Thu) — 8 pm — Free

The Phil Giordano Jazz Orchestra
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 15 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $10

Friday, 16 March 2007

Mogauwane Mahloele
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Mar 16 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band
+ New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
— The Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Mar 16 (Fri) — 8 pm — $26/46/59/64/74

Pat Martino
— The TLA, 334 South St, Philadelphia
Mar 16 (Fri) [cancelled] — 8 pm — reserved seating

Ken Navarro
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 16 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra
— with special guest, trumpeter Valery Ponomarev
— Chris' First Annual Big Band Jazz Festival
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 16 (Fri) — 9 pm - 1 am — $15

Basilica
+ Jack Wright/Toshi Makihari/Evan Lipson
+ Matt Welch/Deekus
+ Little Ocean
— a bowerbird presentation
— Lava, 4134 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia
Mar 16 (Fri) — 8 pm — $5-10

Bob Smith Trio
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 16 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Saturday, 17 March 2007

A Salute to Women's Voices in Jazz
with Sherry Wilson Butler
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Mar 17 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Papo Vasquez & The Mighty Pirate Orquestra
— Afro Puerto Rican Jazz ensemble featuring twenty-plus players performing brand-new compositions
— the set will include a wide range of styles, fusing the Latino folk rhythms of rumba, plena, and bomba, with both modern jazz and funk
— "XL Music Series"
— Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Mar 17 (Sat) — 7 & 9 pm — $30 (members: $15; students/seniors: $22.50)

David Joel Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 17 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

Ken Navarro
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 17 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

All Power to the People! — The Black Panther Suite
— live jazz and video performance about the life and times of Malcolm X written by Asian-American jazz composer Fred Ho and presented at the Freedom Theatre, Philadelphia�s oldest African American theatre and former Black Panther meeting house; it features video by Paul Chan, video mix by Abraham Gomez-Delgado, and live jazz performed by the Afro Asian Music Ensemble
— New Freedom Theatre, 1346 N Broad St, Philadelphia
Mar 17 (Sat) — 7:30 pm — $30

Brian Menendez Trio
— Blush Restaurant and Bar, 24 North Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr PA — 610-527-7700
Mar 17 (Sat) — 7-10 pm — no cover

Vernon Reid/Jamaaladeen Tacuma/G. Calvin Weston
— Tritone, 1508 South St, Philadelphia
Mar 17 (Sat) — 10 pm

Ms. Justine's Ensemble
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 17 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Alexandra Day
— CD release party for her debut recording, "One Glance"
— Alexandra Day (vocals), Luke O'Reilly (piano), Ken Pendergast (bass), Chuck Staab (drums) and other guests
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 17 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 18 March 2007

Neville Dickie
— Stride Piano Concert
— presented by Tri-State Jazz Society
— Trinity Presbyterian Church, 499 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ
Mar 18 (Sun) — 2 pm — $20

Barbara Cook
+ Audra McDonald
— The Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Mar 18 (Sun) — 7:30 pm

Blacksberg/Evans/Hernandez/Lipson
— Dan Blacksberg - trombone; Michael Evans - percussion; Katt Hernandez - violin; Evan Lipson - Bass
— Pageant Soloveev, 607 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia
Mar 18 (Sun) — 8 pm — $5

Monday, 19 March 2007

John Roesch & his Jazz Orchestra
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 19 (Mon) — 8 pm - midnight — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 20 March 2007

Karl Jones & his band & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 20 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 21 March 2007

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
— Penns Grove High School, 334 Harding Hwy, Carneys Point NJ
Mar 21 (Wed) — 7:30 pm — $25

Steve Tyrell
— Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside PA — 215.572.7650
Mar 21 (Wed) — 8 pm — $31.50

Adam Niewood & his Rabble Rousers
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 21 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 22 March 2007

Steve Giordano Spacetet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 22 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Original Superstars of Jazz Fusion
— Wayne Henderson, Jon Lucien, Bobbi Humphrey, Jean Carne, Roy Ayers & Lonnie Liston Smith
— Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ
Mar 22 (Thu) — 7:30 pm — $36/31

Friday, 23 March 2007

Dominick Farinacci
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Mar 23 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Seamus Blake & the John Swana Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 23 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Wallace Roney
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 23 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Bootsie Barnes Quartet
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 23 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Saturday, 24 March 2007

Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble
— The Kimmel Center, Commonwealth Plaza Stage, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Mar 24 (Sat) — 12 pm — Free

The Origin of Hard Bop
with the Lucky Thompson Trio
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Mar 24 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Seamus Blake & the John Swana Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 24 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Wallace Roney
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 24 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Larry McKenna's Ensemble
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 24 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Sunday, 25 March 2007

Fourplay
— Bob James, Larry Carlton, Harvey Mason & Nathan East
— Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside PA — 215.572.7650
Mar 25 (Sun) — 8 pm — $37.50 & 29.50

Monday, 26 March 2007

John Mernyk Trio
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 26 (Mon) — 8 pm - midnight — $8 (students $5)

Han Bennink

Instant Composers Pool
— Dutch Fun with the ICP: Misha Mengelberg (piano), Michael Moore (sax, clarinet), Ab Baars (sax, clarinet), Tobias Delius (tenor sax), Wolter Wierbos (trombone), Thomas Heberer (trumpet), Mary Oliver (violin, viola), Tristan Honsinger (cello), Ernst Glerum (bass), Han Bennink (drums)
— an ars nova workshop production
— Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge, 3417 Spruce St, Univ of Penn, Philadelphia
Mar 26 (Mon) — 8 pm — Free

Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Victor North & his band & Jazz Jam
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 27 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Gunshow
— Mike Cemprola/alto sax, Tim Wendel/guitar, Justin Carney/bass, Matt Scarano/drums.
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 28 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Thursday, 29 March 2007

Ripplegroove
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 29 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

The Ted Daniel Trio
+ The Chance Trio
+ Puzzlebox Experiment
— Ted Daniel Trio: Ted Daniel (trumpet); Khan Jamal (vibes); Dylan Taylor (bass)
— The Chance Trio: Bart Miltenberger (trumpet); Matt Davis (guitar); Michael Taylor (bass)
— Puzzlebox Experiment: Keith DeStefano (bass); Kimbal Brown (trumpet); Daniel Peterson (reeds); Larry Toft (trombone); Anam Owili-Eger (keyboards); Joe Falcey (drums)
— Cross-Pollination Concert 2
— Tritone, 1508 South St, Philadelphia
Mar 29 (Thu) — 9 pm — $10

Friday, 30 March 2007

Esperanza Spalding
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Mar 30 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Joe Morris Ensemble
+ Branch/Riordan/Davis
— Joe Morris (guitar), Dan Blacksberg (trombone) and Daniel Levin (cello)
— Jaimie Branch (trumpet), Marc Riordan (drums), Kevin Davis (cello) [from Chicago)
— Presser Hall, Settlement Music School, Mary Louise Curtis Branch, 416 Queen St, Philadelphia — 215.320.2686
Mar 30 (Fri) — 8 pm — $12 ($10 students/seniors)

Hiromi
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 30 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Eric Slick & Friends
— with Elliott Levin & a.o.
— The Black Lodge, 1508 Brandywine St, Philadelphia
Mar 30 (Fri) — 8 pm — donation

Jimmy Bruno
— with guest Vince Lardear
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 30 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Walt Miller's Ensemble
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 30 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Saturday, 31 March 2007

The Dave Brubeck Story
with the Eric Mintel Quartet
— performance and workshop in the The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival series
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Mar 31 (Sat) — 1-4 pm — Free

Jamie Baum Septet
— Jamie Baum (flutes, compositions), Ralph Alessi (trumpet, flugelhorn), Doug Yates (alto sax, bass clarinet), Tom Varner (French horn), George Colligan (piano, electric piano), Drew Gress (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums)
— Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Mar 31 (Sat) — 8 pm — $25 (members: $12.50)

Terence Blanchard
— "The Gordon Theater Jazz Festival"
— The Gordon Theater, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Third & Pearl Sts (next to the BF Bridge), Camden NJ [free parking] — 856-225-2700
Mar 31 (Sat) — 8 pm — $16/12

Jimmy Bruno Trio
— with guest Frank DiBussolo
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Mar 31 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Hiromi
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Mar 31 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

Elliott Levin & Brian Marsella Duo h
— improvisations
— Caribou Cafe, 1126 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Mar 31 (Sat) — 9 pm - midnight — no cover

Mark Kramer and Friends
— Le Caffee Salon, 50 South York Rd, Hatboro PA — 215-672-6300
Mar 31 (Sat) — 6:30 & 8:30 pm — $10

Rob Henderson "H" Factor
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Mar 31 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

April 2007

Sunday, 1 April 2007

Monday, 2 April 2007

Jon Coyle Trio
— piano trio with Chris Coyle & Matt Scarano
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 2 (Mon) — 8 pm - midnight — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 3 April 2007

Tony Miceli Trio
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 3 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 4 April 2007

Michael Fein Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 4 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Victor North Organ Trio
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 4 (Wed)

Thursday, 5 April 2007

Lauren Lark Quintet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 5 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Jeff Lee Johnson
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 5 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

Umar A. Raheem & Alan Nelson New York Connection
— Umar A. Raheem (saxophone), Alfie Pollitt (piano), Alex Hiele (bass) & Alan Nelson (drums)
— Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ — 856-858-8914
Apr 5 (Thu) — 7:30-9:30 pm — $10 ($5 students)

Friday, 6 April 2007

Kim Waters
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Apr 6 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $35

Lars Halle Big Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 6 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $12

Jeff Bradshaw and Brass Heaven
+ Urban Guerilla Orchestra
— celebrating the 10th anniversary of J. Michael Harrison's WRTI show "The Bridge"
— Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St, Philadelphia
Apr 6 (Fri) — 8 pm — $25 (members: $12.50)

Larry McKenna & Sid Simmons
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 6 (Fri) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Gunda Gottschalk
+ Blacksberg/Mattio/Espvall/Hurt
+ Litwin/Hernandez/Lipson
— Gunda Gottschalk (solo, violin, viola)
— dan blacksberg, trombone; sean mattio, percussion; helena espvall, cello; dustin hurt, cornet
— eli litwin, percussion; katt hernandez, violin; evan lipson, bass
— Pageant Soloveev, 607 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia
Apr 6 (Fri) — 8 pm — $5

Aaron Graves Quartet
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Apr 6 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Saturday, 7 April 2007

Danilo P�rez
— David Sanchez (saxophone), Danilo Perez (piano), Jamey Haddad (percussion)
— "Mellon Jazz Up Close � Roots of Jazz: The Future"
— there will be an Artist Chat at intermission
— The Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 7 (Sat) — 7:30 pm — $43/37

The Webb Thomas Project
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 7 (Sat) — 8 & 10 pm — $15

Kim Waters
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Apr 7 (Sat) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $35

Orrin Evans
— birthday party
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 7 (Sat) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Claudia Villela
— Penn Presents, Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St, Phila — 215.898.3900
Apr 7 (Sat) — 7:30 pm — $20-38

Aaron Graves & Jeannie Brooks
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Apr 7 (Sat) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Brian Menendez Trio featuring Keith Javors
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 7 (Sat) — 11:30 pm - 2 am — $8

Sunday, 8 April 2007

Monday, 9 April 2007

Jon Coyle Trio
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 9 (Mon) — 8 pm - midnight — $8 (students $5)

Tuesday, 10 April 2007

Rory Haynes
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 10 (Tue) — 9 pm - 1 am — $2

Wednesday, 11 April 2007

Pierre Bensusan
— World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia
Apr 11 (Wed) — 7:30 pm

Peter Paulsen Quintet
— Peter Paulsen, - bass, Mike Frank - paino, Greg Riley - saxophones, Larry Marshall - drums
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 11 (Wed) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Victor North Organ Trio
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 11 (Wed)

Lura
— Cape Verdean singer
— The Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 11 (Wed) — 7:30 pm — $48

Calvin Weston's Big Tree
+ Peterson/Barber/Makihara
+ Grass Hair Duo
— Calvin Weston (drums, trumpet); Elliott Levin (reeds); Tom Spiker (bass); Brian Marsella (keyboards)
— daniel peterson, woodwinds; mike barber, bass; toshi makihara, drums
— Grass Hair Duo: zachariah leeds, drums; heath watts, soprano saxophone
— The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Apr 11 (Wed) — 8 pm — Free

Thursday, 12 April 2007

"Movin' On"
— featuring Ralph Bowen
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 12 (Thu) — 8:30 pm - 12:30 am

Lynn Riley Band
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 12 (Thu) — 9 pm - 1 am — $8 (students $5)

Harold E. Smith Trio
— Odean Pope (sax), Charles Beasley (bass), Harold E. Smith (didjeridoo, shells, drums and percussion)
— Blue Sky Cafe, (Caribbean world cuisine), 144 W Germantown Pike, East Norriton PA — 610.275.3407
Apr 12 (Thu) — 9 pm

Friday, 13 April 2007

Avishai Cohen
— the bassist will be touring in support of his upcoming CD/DVD release, As Is...Live at The Blue Note (HalfNote/RazDaz Records)
— Philadelphia Museum of Art, Great Stair Hall, BF Parkway & 26th, Philadelphia — 215.763.8100
Apr 13 (Fri) — 5:45-6:45 & 7:15-8:15 pm — $12 (free for members, students $8)

Steve Smith & Vital Information
— Tom Coster (keyboards), Frank Gambale (guitar), Baron Browne (bass), Steve Smith (drums)
— Zanzibar Blue, Broad & Walnut Sts, Philadelphia — 215.732.5200
Apr 13 (Fri) — 7:45 & 10 pm — $30

John Swana/Victor North Quartet
— Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St, Philadelphia
Apr 13 (Fri) — 8 & 10 pm — $10

Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau
— with Larry Grenedier & Jeff Ballard
— Keswick Theatre, 291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside PA — 215.572.7650
Apr 13 (Fri) — 8 pm — $49.50

Vince Lardear & Mickey Roker
— Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, 3rd & Poplar Sts, Philadelphia
Apr 13 (Fri) — 8:45 pm - 1:30 am

Dave Posmontier Quartet
— LaRose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Ave (near Schoolhouse Ln), Philadelphia — 215.248.4415 or 215.844.5818
Apr 13 (Fri) — 8:30 & 10 pm [parking on Armat St & Germantown Ave] — $10

Plan B
— North by Northwest [NXNW], 7165 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia — 215.248.1000
Apr 13 (Fri) — 10 pm — $10

Saturday, 14 April 2007

Tyron Hill Memorial Service
— memorial service for trombonist Tyrone Hill who passed away on March 11, 2007 at age 58
— the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen will participate in the memorial to pay tribute to the 28 years of