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"Jones is one of the most animated drummers on the New York scene, and the vehemence his band brings to hoppedup classics such as “Libra” and “Freedom Day” is front and center." ~ DownBeat Review"

"The drummer Willie Jones III has a clean technique, a precise approach to tempo and a light yet locomotive feel." ~ New York Times

George Malpass is a professional guitar player but he also plays piano and bass

Featuring Tom Lawton on piano

Come experience Webb Thomas as he brings his trio for a high energy night of jazz and good times. One of Philly’s premier drummers & his hard driving trio

Show times 11:30PM - 2:00AM

Piano - David Zheng, Tenor Saxophone - Daniel Wilkins, Bass - Justin Sekelewski, Drums - Phil Mcneal, Guitar - Jacob Kelberman
Pianist David Zheng and a group of accomplished young musicians from the Philly area play swinging standards and original arrangements that are sure to get your head bobbing. Lovers of great music are welcome!

Show times 8PM-Midnight ~ Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online!

The James Collins Trio, James Collins- Piano, Nick Dunston- Bass, Mike Winnicki- Drums

STUDENTS GET A $5 TABLE CREDIT WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS TICKET ONLINE

Show times 7PM - 10PM

University of the Arts pianist, Yeseul Park, and her band perform various jazz standards and her original music.

Show times 10PM - 2AM ~ Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online!

Guitarist and Composer Dave Allen has been praised by critics as "an exciting and unique player in the mold of Pat Metheny, Ben Monder and Adam Rogers. Fantastic technique, a strong melodic sense, great compositions". At the age of 16 years old, Allen was recognized by Guitar Player Magazine as a talent to watch. Born in Philadelphia, Allen moved to New York to attend the Manhattan School of Music and developed is his career there over the past 25 years. His critically acclaimed recordings have been written about in the New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, Jazz Times Magazine and All About Jazz. He has performed and toured with his own projects throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia and worked with many of the most respected musicians in jazz today.

Show times 8PM - Midnight Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online.

Show times 8PM - Midnight Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online. Valid ID required upon arrival. "With his fourth album, Dave Wilson, on tenor and soprano saxophones, puts a strong foot forward, backed by a tight and raring-to-go rhythm section of young pianist Bobby Avey, bassist Tony Marino and drummer Alex Ritz. From the tricky, pulsing energy of the opening “The Time Has Come,” on which the saxophonist brandishes his big tone and easily tumbling facility, to the simple folk theme of “On The Prairie,” There Was Never makes a varied and mostly powerful impact." ~ DownBeat Magazine, Feb 2016

Come celebrate 26 years of Chris' Jazz Cafe with the incomparable Larry McKenna, John Swana & Joe Magnarelli as they bring their quintet for a fun night of food, friends & festivities. You're sure to enjoy this night of jazz.

11:30PM - 2:00AM

$10

Ed Howard- Bass

Show times 11:30PM - 2:00AM

$10

Features some of the finest young musicians in the Philadelphia area. The ensemble strives to present exquisite entertainment, and a meaningful musical experience.

Show times 8PM-Midgnight ~ Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online.

Mike Kennedy is a guitarist, composer, music educator, producer and arranger. He has been performing in Philadelphia since 1989 and continues stretching his boundaries. Mike’s varied musical interests have shaped the sound of his music in unique ways.

Show times 7PM-10PM ~ $10

The band features rhythm section quintet with Colin Killion on drums, Eoin Murphy on guitar, Pat Brennan on bass, and Nathaniel Hawk on piano

STUDENTS GET A $5 TABLE CREDIT WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS TICKET ONLINE

Show time 10P-2A

Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online.

Show times 8PM-Midnight

“...a fine bop-based guitarist in the tradition of Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, and Joe Pass.” - Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene, JazzTimes Magazine

Show times 8PM-Midnight

Featuring drummer, Ralph Peterson

From the University of the Arts

9/27 ~ 8PM-Midnight (Students get a $5 table credit for 9/27 show when you purchase this ticket online)

10/14 & 10/28 ~ 11:30PM-2:00AM $10

"Harold Lopez-Nussa is an up and coming Cuban pianist whose unique style has garnered international attention. As a winner at the Montreux Jazz Festival’s Solo Piano competition in 2005 and a visible figure on the European jazz scene, Lopez-Nussa asserts his own perspective on Afro-Cuban music. He is at the forefront of a fast growing trend of bridging the gap between the old and the new by adding a modern approach." ~ Music Review ~ "El Pais De Las Maravillas"

Piano - David Zheng, Tenor Saxophone - Daniel Wilkins, Bass - Justin Sekelewski, Drums - Phil Mcneal, Guitar - Jacob Kelberman
Pianist David Zheng and a group of accomplished young musicians from the Philly area play swinging standards and original arrangements that are sure to get your head bobbing. Lovers of great music are welcome!

Show times 11:30 PM - 2:00 AM

Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online.

Show times 8PM-Midnight!

STUDENTS GET A $5 TABLE CREDIT WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS TICKET ONLINE

Show times 7PM-10PM

Bob Tiemann and the Triple T's explore Jazz standards and originals, Ranging from swing era Jazz to more modern music.

Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online. Show times 10PM-2AM

Dominic leads his visions with his group, "The Dom Palombi Project" ranging in originals, popular tunes, and "funkifying" classic jazz standards.

Show times 7PM-10PM ~ Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online.

Show times 10PM - 2AM

Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online.

Elizabeth Ross is a jazz vocalists based in the Philadelphia area. Elizabeth's deep rich tone and honest approach to phrasing breathes new life into the great American Song Book. Elizabeth and her Quintet are inspired by the greats and pay homage to the jazz vocal legends that came before her.

In the second part of the program Liz Ross’s students - vocalists, Catherine Lavell & Brittany Luna and the Nachitos. Brittany is 24 years old. She is originally from Ft Lauderdale, Florida but is taking over Philly one skadoolie doo at a time. She recently performed at the Wells Fargo center at the DNC with Lenny Kravitz and Carol King

Show time 8PM-Midnight

Ffeaturing pianist, Mike Wofford

James Santangelo - Piano

Trombonist, vocalist and arranger Hailey Brinnel, along with her always energetic quintet, focuses on bringing back old favorites and forgotten gems of early 20th century Jazz in her original arrangements.

8PM-Midnight ~ $10 Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online!

STUDENTS GET A $5 TABLE CREDIT WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS TICKET ONLINE (valid ID required upon arrival)

Show times 7PM-10PM

Featuring Tammy Huynh (Vocalist), Pete Dennis (Bass), and Luca Farrell (Piano)

Show times 10PM-2AM

This high-energy group weaves a fusion of funk, hip-hop, RnB and more into a modern jazz context with groove and sophistication.

Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online. Valid ID required upon arrival.

SHOW TIMES 8PM-Midnight

Composer, pianist Kendrah Butler is a Kimmel Center Jazz Resident who has played in Europe and with countless musicians.

Piano, bass drums, and horn

Students receive a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online. Show times 8PM - Midnight

Friday: 8 PM show $20 ~ 10 PM show $15

Saturday: 8 PM show $25 ~ 10 PM show $20

The Hoppin’ John Orchestra is a soul fried brass band. Foot stompin’ and free swingin‘, It’s a modern day love affair with N’awlins music and whatever else we can get our hands on. Home cooked right here in Philly. Experience this new twist for your Halloween fun and get your goblins out!

STUDENTS GET A $5 TABLE CREDIT WHEN YOU BUY THIS TICKET ONLINE!!

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Featuring Dylan Reis on bass, Johnathan Blake on drums & Immanuel Wilkins Sax

Chris' Jazz Cafe is honored to host John Pizzarelli for this amazing full weekend of shows. Pizzarelli’s latest album, Midnight McCartney, has its origins in McCartney’s GRAMMY®-winning 2012 album, Kisses on the Bottom. Pizzarelli played guitar on 10 of the album’s 14 tracks and backed Sir Paul at an iTunes concert at Capitol Records Studios, the GRAMMY® Awards and the Recording Academy’s annual MusiCares Person of the Year Gala.

Fifteen months after those gigs, McCartney wrote to Pizzarelli to consider recording some of his lesser-known songs in a jazz style.

If it's Thanksgiving, it must be Pat Martino!! Chris' is honored to host two nights (four shows) with Philadelphia's very own jazz legend.

Singer, song writer, pianist, composer and amazing talent Ann Hampton Callaway will come to Chris' stage for ONE NIGHT ONLY! Treat yourself to an early gift and enjoy a beautiful night of jazz and the Great American Song Book.

Orrin Evans ~ piano

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Davina Sowers – Vocals/Piano/Ukulele

Zack Lozier – Trumpet/Vocals

Ben Link – Tromobne/Vocals

Connor McRae Hammergren – Drums/Vocals

Matt Blake – Upright Bass

DATV’s shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger, dark theatrical moments that evoke Kurt Weill, and tender gospel passages. Davina’s voice and stage presence defy category in a different way. Davina has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and Betty Boop, but comparisons don’t suffice:Sowers is a true original.

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Joey is a two time Grammy Nominee: In 2004 for his record ‘Falling In Love Again’, and, again, in 2010 for his release titled ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’. Winner of Down Beat Magazine’s Critic’s poll 2002-2008, 2012, 2013 as well as the magazines Reader’s Poll every year since 2005. In 2014 he was inducted into the inaugural Hammond Organ Hall of Fame.

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One of the world’s premiere jazz pianists, Bill Charlap has performed with many leading artists of our time, ranging from Phil Woods and Tony Bennett to Gerry Mulligan and Wynton Marsalis. He is known for his interpretations of American popular songs and has recorded albums featuring the music of Hoagy Carmichael, Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Time magazine wrote, “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.”

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The lady with the power house voice comes for the weekend to Chris' Jazz Cafe. She sings from the heart and her smoky voice will captivate the audience. This weekend will be one for jazz lovers.