center city jazz fest

by Geno Thackara It’s been a long time since Frank Zappa asserted that jazz wasn’t dead, a thought which is thankfully still as true as it was then. Music is all about accepting and bringing all kinds of people together, and if there’s one milieu that arguably Read More

by Geno Thackara You can’t live in or around Philadelphia without being at least vaguely aware of its place in music history. Jazz in particular is part of the city’s DNA just as much as cheese steaks, big colorful art murals and parallel parking in maddeningly narrow Read More

by Dominique V. Richardson A time for trumpets and saxophones, trombones and drum solos. Saturday, April 19th marks the return of The 3rd Annual Center City Jazz Festival in Philadelphia. Bringing forth the creativity and community of yesteryear, the festival continues to Read More