Jazz Doings
And we have tons of events, so print out every Jazz Bridge show for this month by clicking HERE.
Henrietta Shelton and the Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation have cooked up some spring jazz concerts at the Tropicana every Thursday to May 10th.
Regol Concerts is starting up a new Trad Jazz series! Al Harrison and his Dixieland Band will kick off this monthly series at Jack's Deli and Restaurant, 8500 Bustleton Ave in Philadelphia on May 17th - 6:30-8:30. Call 215-528-0582 to make reservations.
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Rob Henderson's
Sunday Sessions at the LaRose Jazz Club every Sunday from 6-10 pm.
Bring your ax!
Check out our new calendar, compliments of All About Jazz and all the jazz dates within 50 miles of the city! |
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For the record......
After our May concerts, the 2011-12 Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert Series season will come to an end, and I want to thank those of you who attended. These series and our benefit concerts - like the one this Friday at Chris' Jazz Cafe - enable us to do the outstanding work we do! With 5 venues, we've produced a total of 40 concerts in 8 months and paid over 160 musicians more than $18,000! In our last fiscal year, we spent $25, 241 helping local jazz and blues artists in crisis- assisting with medical, dental, housing, professional, funeral, and personal needs.
There are some popular beliefs about our organization that I'd like to take some time to dispell....
- We've heard people say that "Jazz Bridge is such a great idea - people must be throwing money at you" -- NOT! We've done all this without large sums of money in the bank to carry out our mission - the cash flows in and out through our concerts, individual donations, small government grants, calendar & t-shirt sales, and program and calendar ads.
- Jazz Bridge is primarily operated and run by whites. NOT! Our Board of Directors (and Advisory Board) is fully integrated regarding race, gender, ethnic, religious, socio-economic, and professional backgrounds. We are proudly committed to being the bridge that unites and celebrates the diversity of the jazz and blues communities of the Greater Philadelphia Area.
- People have said that because we all work so hard that we must be getting paid. NOT! NO ONE GETS PAID - we're all volunteers spending anywhere from 1-70+ hours per week! (In fact, we need to raise more money so we can hire at least one paid staff person to qualify for larger grants that will fund our work.)
- Coda....We are still pushing forward and raising our profile even as Jazz Bridge is becoming a victim of the slow economy - funding and individual donations are down and the attendance at the Neighborhood Concert Series has been very slow. YOU can help us to help others by attending concerts and donating to the organization, any amount helps our mission.
Enjoy a Jazz Bridge Concert and save the musicians and the music!
Thanks - Wendy Simon Sinkler, President/Co-Founder
There is parking right across the street from Society Hill Playhouse or folks can take the High Speed Line to 9th/10th and Locust stop and walk two blocks to 8th street to the venue. Free parking in lot at Kennett Flash and on street. Metered parking in Collingswood. Onsite free parking Cheltenham and Media. |
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Sharon Sable - Jazz at the Flash |
Sharon sings and talks about how she met her husband, guitarist
E. Shawn Qaissaunee. Also featured: bassist Andy Lalasis and drummer Butch Reed. Video is by Jason Fifield, board member and owner of Slife Productions. |
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