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~ as heard through the ear of Will Smith Sr. as he travels through the City of Brotherly Love. Here you will find information on artists he has worked with, met and recorded. Plus artists bio's, sound clips, video's, pictures and more...

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WARREN OREE & THE ARPEGGIO JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st
THE ARPEGGIO JAZZ TRIO
Junior Jazz Weekend at Please Touch Museum
Memorial Hall
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA
11 am , 1 pm , 3 pm
Free with admission

February 18th thru February 21st
Thursday thru Sunday
ARPEGGIO JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Relish Restaurant
7152 Ogontz Avenue
Philadelphia, PA  19128
8 pm - 12 midnight

upcoming... Saturday, March 13th
ARPEGGIO JAZZ ENSEMBLE WITH SPECIAL GUEST GERALD CHAVIS (trumpet)
Ortlieb's Jazzhaus
3rd & Poplar
Philadelphia, PA
8 pm - midnight
$10 cover


The Ken Ulansey group

March 4th - 7:30-9:00pm

Appearing at the Cheltenham Arts Center, 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, PA, on Wednesday March 3rd will be the Ken Ulansey group.

One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337

The Cheltenham Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts are partially funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts in partnership with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.

Short Bio: Ken Ulansey, Penn Council for the Arts winner, plays alto and soprano sax and clarinet. He is a musical chameleon, having played contemporary classical music with Relache, jazz with his own award-winning band, latin with Synthesis and Minas, and folk music with most of the area’s and even the nation’s leading songwriters. Ulansey has toured extensively in Europe and the States, played on nearly two hundred recordings, and worked in collaboration with dancers, film-makers, poets and story-tellers. To interview Ken Ulansky, please call 215-517-8337


The Tyrone Brown Ensemble

March 4th - 7:30-9:00pm

Appearing at Jazz in the Wood on March 4th at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Avenue in Collingswood, NJ, will be the Tyrone Brown Ensemble.

One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914

To interview Tyrone Brown, please call 856-858-8914

Bio: Bassist, composer and arranger Tyrone Brown has recorded over 125 CDs to date, including six with Max Roach, six with Odean Pope, five with Grover Washington Jr., four with Pat Martino, three with Bobby Zankel two with Rachelle Ferrell and one with Cecil Bridgewater. He will be in concert with his ensemble consisting of vibraphonist Randy Sutin, Doc Gibbs on percussion, and Germaine Ingram on tap and vocals to celebrate the release of his latest CD A Sky with No Stars, which was commissioned in 2009 by the University of Rochester to commemorate the speeches of Frederick Douglass. Brown is a former PEW fellowship winner and has toured extensively around the world playing and conducting master classes.


An Evening with Pat Martino at the 4th Annual Jazz Bridge Benefit

April 25th - 5:00-9:00pm

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Pat Martino

and his band will be appearing in concert for the 4th Annual Jazz Bridge Benefit on Sunday April 25th from 5-9 p.m. at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 W. Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ.

Prior to the concert, there will be a screening of the critically received documentary Martino Unstrung and a Q&A with the guitarist, who will talk about his many musical connections to the Philadelphia area. Unknown to many, Pat Martino was involved in the start of Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit that assists Greater Philadelphia area jazz and blues musicians in crisis, when the late pianist Eddie Green became terminally ill. He offered to help the organization in any way he could and has graciously lent his support in the past. Tickets are $50 and the price includes a light buffet. Alcohol will be served, but is separate from the ticket price. Seating is VERY limited (about 160). For info: 856-858-8914 or www.jazzbridge.org
To buy tickets: http://www.jazzbridge.org/products-page/

Thanks for supporting the arts and Jazz Bridge, a 501C3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and blues musicians in crisis! Suzanne Cloud Jazz Bridge Project 3008 Limekiln Pike Glenside, PA 19038 215-517-8337 856-858-8914 cloud@jazzbridge.org www.jazzbridge.org


 



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Bigboy's Honor

 

 
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