V. Shayne Frederick is a Philadelphia-based vocalist, pianist, composer, and educator with a career spanning over two decades. He leads a jazz trio known for its soulful and sophisticated performances, blending classic and contemporary styles. Throughout his career, Frederick has been featured by platforms such as TEDx and NPR, and has performed at various music festivals, museums, and jazz clubs nationwide. He has curated weekly musical series at venues like South Jazz Kitchen and JG Skyhigh at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia's Comcast Technology Center.

Dave Damiani returns to Chris' with The No Vacancy Orchestra with his big band.

Set times 7:30pm & 9:00pm

General Admission ~ $25, a la carte menu
Dinner & Show ~ $80 includes 3-course dinner
VIP Dinner & Show ~ $100 includes dinner above and upgrade to stage-front seating
(Beverages not included)

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Rev. Chris Trio perform every Tuesday and Thursday at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood’s lounge in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Music begins at 6:30.

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood

Chris Farrell is a Philadelphia-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. He is the founder of the critically acclaimed ensemble, the Rit Mo Collective, which blends elements of jazz, bossa nova, Afro-Cuban, and American folk music.

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The Hot Club of Philadelphia is an acoustic ensemble founded in 2001 by guitarist Barry Wahrhaftig. They specialize in Gypsy jazz, a genre pioneered by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli in the 1930s, characterized by its blend of American jazz influences with French and Gypsy musical elements..

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Guitarist B. D. Lenz leads a trio at Easton’s Two Rivers Brewing Company. Music begins at 7:00.

Dave is back at Chris' with The No Vacancy Orchestra for another fun night of his big band sound with jazz flavor. This show sold out last time so get your tickets early!

Set times 7:30pm & 9:00pm

General Admission ~ $25, a la carte menu
Dinner & Show ~ $80 includes 3-course dinner
VIP Dinner & Show ~ $100 includes dinner above and upgrade to stage-front seating
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities

Streaming on our YouTube channel: Chris' Jazz Cafe - YouTube

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David Brodie started playing the electric bass at the age of thirteen and first took on the upright bass at nineteen while enrolled at Berklee College of Music. After a year in Spain, he returned to his native Philadelphia where he quickly joined up with guitarist Jimmy Bruno, with whom he played for the next several years. From that point, his reputation well established, Brodie has enjoyed a busy playing and recording career and has performed with some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians including Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Potter and Randy Brecker while performing regularly with some of Philadelphia’s finest such as Larry McKenna, John Swana, and Joanna Pascale.

Dave Brodie, bass
Victor North, saxophone
Elliot Bild, trumpet
Doug Hiirlinger, drums

General Admission ~ includes a la carte menu:  $25
Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner:  $95
VIP Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner and stage-front seating:  $115
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.

Streaming on YouTube: Chris' Jazz Cafe

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Bassist Dave Brodie leads his chordless quartet, Future Tense at Chris’ Jazz Cafe.

Dave Brodie, bass
Victor North, saxophone
Elliot Bild, trumpet
Doug Hiirlinger, drums

Set times at 7:30 and 9:30.

Chris’ Jazz Cafe

Tyler Bullock II is a New York-based pianist, composer, and arrangermaking his way into the city’s musical landscape while studying at the Juilliard School.

Tyler has performed at Carnegie Hall, Dizzy’s Club, The Blue Note NYC, Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, Joe’s Pub, Clement’s Place, Keystone Korner in Baltimore, The Newport Jazz Festival, The Jacksonville Jazz Festival, The Montclair Jazz Festival, and The Jamaica Queens Jazz Festival. He has played with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sean Jones, Joe Farnsworth, Ray Chew, Ulysses Owens, Jr’s Generation Y Band, The Roy Hargrove Big Band, Eddie Allen Big Band, Phillip Harper, Bruce Williams, Chris Beck, and Jeffrey Miller.

Tyler received national recognition as the jazz piano finalist for the 2022 YoungArts Competition along with a 2021 selection for Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra for Jazz – directed by Sean Jones – and performed on the big band album now streaming on all major platforms – and a 2020 selection for the Vail Jazz Workshop – under the guidance of legendary jazz bassist and composer John Clayton.

General Admission ~ $30 Includes a la carte menu
Dinner & Show ~ $100 Includes 3-course dinner
VIP Dinner & Show ~ $120 Includes dinner above and upgraded stage-front seating 
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.

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Vibraphonist Behn Gillece leads a trio at the Vault Brewing Company in Yardley.

Show begins at 7pm.

Pianist Dave Posmontier hosts “Jazz @ The Center”
First Wednesday Neighborhood Concerts Series at the
Cheltenham Center for the Arts
439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA, 19012.

Please join us on May 7th, 2025 as we welcome
Dave Posmontier’s Philly Stomp.

Concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the Door
Students and children get in for free!

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Philly Stomp brings the sounds of New Orleans to the Cheltenham Art Center with a six piece ensemble playing traditional New Orleans vintage jazz classics with a Philly twist. Among the repertoire are several arrangements by noted bassist and band leader, Ed Wise, a mainstay of the New Orleans music scene. The group is co-led by pianist Dave Posmontier, clarinetist Charly Salinger and trumpeter Stan Slotter. Let’s go to New Orleans!

Pianist Suzzette Ortiz proudly hosts
“Jazz in the Wood,”

First Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts at the
Collingswood Community Center
30 Collings Ave
Collingswood, NJ 08108.

Please join us on May 8th, 2025 as we welcome
vocalist Kaylé Brecher and her group.

The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students $5 and children get in FREE!

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Unique jazz vocalist, composer, and arranger, Kaylé Brecher (Kay-La BrecKer) is a singer who is at once completely distinctive and an amalgamation of her great musical influences. Showcase Magazine described her sound as “a supple voice that suggests the pairing of Sheila Jordan and Sarah Vaughan.” One could accurately add Morgana King and Ella Fitzgerald to that description. Hers is a versatile and flexible instrument with wide range, which can move from silky, smooth and subtle to bold and bluesy; refined to brash and raw. Her instrumental and compositional approach to singing leads to explorations of the mood, texture and style in each individual tune, which results in exciting variety. Imaginative, versatile and eclectic, she has performed in settings ranging from traditional jazz through bop, free jazz and experimental music. Kaylé is a native New Yorker who began her career as a very young teen, singing blues and standards in the clubs of Greenwich Village. She has opened for Maynard Ferguson, Freddie Hubbard, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Doc Severinsen, and has shared the stage with Mel Lewis, Lee Konitz, Red Rodney and others.

azz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in numerous recordings and performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader, Peter has released nine albums and a DVD. As a sideman Peter has appeared in groups led by Sonny Rollins, Bobby Hutcherson, George Coleman, Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Fathead Newman, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Diana Krall, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb and many more. Current projects include his album, Monk, with Doug Weiss and Bill Stewart, a recently released solo record, Solo Guitar – Live at Smalls, and the highly acclaimed organ trio with organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart.

Peter Bernstein - guitar
Ed Cherry - guitar
Dave Brodie - bass
Byron Landham - drums

Friday show $25 / Saturday show $30
General Admission ~ includes a la carte menu:  $25 / $30
Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner:  $95 / $100
VIP Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner and stage-front seating:  $115 / $120
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.

Streaming on YouTube: Chris' Jazz Cafe

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A rising star with inimitable jazz talent, alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin impressed Philadelphia audiences with her radiant performances in our 2022 Coltrane Festival. “Equally melodic and assertive, her sound feels rooted in tradition, yet broad enough to encompass R&B and Latin music.” (The New York Times) Benjamin’s acclaimed 2023 record, Phoenix, received three Grammy® nominations, further cementing her place as one of the best jazz saxophonists of today. And now, by popular demand, she returns to the UPenn stage with her dynamic quartet to perform recent hits and a preview of new music from her forthcoming album.

Show begins at 8:00.

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azz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in numerous recordings and performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader, Peter has released nine albums and a DVD. As a sideman Peter has appeared in groups led by Sonny Rollins, Bobby Hutcherson, George Coleman, Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Fathead Newman, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Diana Krall, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb and many more. Current projects include his album, Monk, with Doug Weiss and Bill Stewart, a recently released solo record, Solo Guitar – Live at Smalls, and the highly acclaimed organ trio with organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart.

Peter Bernstein - guitar
Ed Cherry - guitar
Dave Brodie - bass
Byron Landham - drums

Friday show $25 / Saturday show $30
General Admission ~ includes a la carte menu:  $25 / $30
Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner:  $95 / $100
VIP Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner and stage-front seating:  $115 / $120
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.

Streaming on YouTube: Chris' Jazz Cafe

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Nicholas Payton is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also a writer who comments on subjects including music, race, politics, and life in America.

As a leading voice in American popular music, the Grammy Award-winning Nicholas Payton is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, producer, arranger, essayist, and social activist who defies musical and artistic categories. All the while, he honors the tradition of what he terms “postmodern New Orleans music,” as well as the spirit of Black American Music, of which he states, “There are no fields, per se. There are lineages.”

The Harrisburg Jazz Collective joins on May 13th at the West Shore Theather.

Show starts from 7pm.

Jazz Jam World Cafe Liveʼs long-running Jazz Jam is for musicians and listeners alike. Orrin Evans and his house band will start the evening with a few tunes before they invite a rotating lineup of players to the stage. Instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome to sign up and sit in throughout the evening.

During his kaleidoscopic quarter-century as a professional jazz musician, pianist Orrin Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who pushes the envelope in all directions. Never supported by a major label, Evans has ascended to top-of-the-pyramid stature on his instrument, as affirmed by his #1-ranking as “Rising Star Pianist” in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll. Grammy nominations for the Smoke Sessions albums The Intangible Between and Presence, by Evansʼ raucous, risk-friendly Captain Black Big Band, stamp his bona fides as a bandleader and composer. In addition to CBBB, Evansʼ multifarious leader and collaborative projects include the Eubanks Evans Experience (a duo with eminent guitarist Kevin Eubanks); the Brazilian unit Terreno Comum; Evansʼ working trio with bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Mark Whitfield, Jr.; and Tar Baby (a collective trio of 20 years standing with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Waits). One of Tar Babyʼs two 2022 releases will be released on Evansʼ imprint, Imani Records, which he founded in 2001 and relaunched in 2018.

Admission is Free. RSVP guarantees admission only. To make a table reservation and guarantee a seat, click here or call 215-222-1400.

Herb Alpert recreates the iconic sound of the Tijuana Brass, who from their dazzling sweep of the 1967 Grammys with "A Taste of Honey," became the sound of the sixties and beyond. Hit after hit followed, including "The Lonely Bull," "Spanish Flea," "Mexican Shuffle," "Tijuana Taxi," "Zorba the Greek," and more. These days, the National Medal of Arts-awarded trumpeter, composer and record label executive has plenty to celebrate: Herb will be 90 years old on March 31, he and his wife Lani are still celebrating their marriage of 50 years, and 2025 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Tijuana Brass album Whipped Cream & Other Delights. 

A ticket to this concert is like an invitation to Herb's house for a trip down memory lane. As the band plays TJB hits live, a giant video screen will display hundreds of classic photos, videos, art, and various memorabilia from Herb's music career. Herb will take questions from the audience, sharing memories of his performing career as well as his years as a tastemaker at the record label he founded in 1962, launching the careers of such hitmakers as Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66, The Carpenters, and Burt Bacharach. Don't miss this up-close-and-personal concert!

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Vibraphonist Tony Miceli, whose playing has been compared with the legendary Milt Jackson and Gary Burton, grew up in New Jersey, currently resides in Philadelphia, and has been working steadily on the jazz scene since 1980.   

In addition to his busy schedule of club dates, concert performances, and recordings, Miceli is a sought after master teacher. In addition to workshops in Amsterdam and other major cities, when at home base in Philadelphia, he conducts master classes at the renowned Curtis Institute of Music and gives private instruction in his home studio. He is a member of the Jazz Faculty at the University of the Arts and Temple University, and serves as a consultant to various music and arts organizations.

Tony Miceli, Chris Farr, John Swana, Madison Rast & Dan Monaghan

General Admission ~ includes a la carte menu:  $25
Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner:  $95
VIP Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner and stage-front seating:  $115
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.

Streaming on YouTube: Chris' Jazz Cafe

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"Un Mundo en Soledad, is a tribute to Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez's novel, Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)...presents the magical world of Macondo, where the fantasy and reality become as one. This Son Montuno truly embodies the essence of Macondo and sets the stage for the entire story that unfolds throughout the duration of this album."

Sets 7:30 and 9:30.

Chris’ Jazz Café

New York based tenor saxophonist, Ken Fowser, has quickly developed a reputation as one of the finest jazz musicians of his generation. While building upon a strong foundation steeped in the jazz tradition, Fowser continues to develop his own unique voice and style as a saxophonist and composer. Mostly noted for his full bodied tone, linear approach to jazz harmony and commitment to swing, Ken has already made a name for himself among local and international jazz audiences alike.

Matthew Rotker Lynn, guitar
Alex Claffy, bass
Willie Jones, III, drums
Aidan McKeon, saxophone

General Admission ~ $30 Includes a la carte menu
Dinner & Show ~ $100 Includes 3-course dinner
VIP Dinner & Show ~ $120 Includes dinner above and upgraded stage-front seating 
(Beverages not included)

Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.

Streaming on our YouTube channel: @ChrisJazzCafePhilly

Jazz Bridge Board Member, Kevin Valentine
proudly hosts
“Jazz in Germantown”
Third Tuesday Neighborhood Concerts Series at the
Settlement Music School, Germantown Branch
6128 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19119.

Please join us on May 20th, 2025 as we welcome
vocalist Ella Gahnt and her group.

Concert starts at 7:00 pm and ends at 8:30 pm.

Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the Door
Students and children get in for free!

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The Elegant Ella Gahnt (rhymes with “DuPont”), Jazz vocalist and arranger, has been performing professionally since the age of 18 and continues to live her dream by performing the songs she loves. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, she has studied piano, voice, guitar, saxophone, and music theory at Granoff, Settlement Music schools, and PCPA – now University of The Arts, and continues private instruction with her husband Leon Mitchell – composer, arranger, vocal coach, and musical director of The Philadelphia Legends of Jazz Orchestra.

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Alexander Claffy is a jazz bassist, composer and arranger based in New York. He has played with artists including Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Harold Mabern, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Christian Scott and Joey Alexander. In addition to an album of standards, he has released a series of genre-defying compositions with his band simply known as Claffy.

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Warren Oree started the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble in 1979 and has been touring the world and performing with the group at jazz festivals in Europe, the Caribbean and South America ever since. His command and demand of his upright acoustic bass mesmerizes audiences, unaccustomed to hearing the wide, colorful array of sounds that he can extract – from frenetically bowing and knocking on the base, to delicately lifting it through the air in an ecstatic dance of digital delay. He has recorded and produced nine (9) albums, of mostly all original compositions. See Discography below” . He has also recorded with Hamiett Bluiette, Khan Jamal, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Gerald Veasley, Elliott Levin and other notable jazz artists. The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble consists of Warren Oree (acoustic bass); Umar Raheem (saxophones); Greg “Ju-Ju” Jones (drums); Doug “Pablow” Edwards (congas and percussion) and Frank Butrey (guitar).

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Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two Grammy® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall’s unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time. As The New York Times recently noted Krall possesses, “A voice at once cool and sultry, wielded with a rhythmic sophistication.”

Show Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $89 $119 $129 $159
Members On Sale: Tuesday, December 3 at Noon
Public On Sale: Friday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m.
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