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

Hailing from the dense artistic community of Philadelphia, Three Oranges draws from the vast range of music the city has to offer, and has emerged with a sound that creates new bridges between jazz fusion, progressive rock, R&B, electronic, and classical music, in a way that is very accessible to all types of listeners.

Sam Greenfield - Sax

Late night with saxophonist, Victor North

11:30PM-2AM

1PM-7PM

Tickets must be purchased through the CCJF web site:

https://ccjazzfest.ticketleap.com/the-seventh-annu...

Chris’ Jazz Cafe
1:15-2:15 Nicole Saphos
2:45-3:45 Sharel Cassity
4:15-5:15 Arturo Stable
5:45-6:45 Dave Kikoski

Vocalist & pianist Dena is making Don Heckman's (LA Times) prediction come true that she "...has all the vocal skills needed to rise to the top level of her field". She is in demand, her passion is stronger and more visible than ever, and she consistently delights her ever-growing worldwide audiences. Alan Bargebuhr of Cadence magazine succinctly summed up the reason why... simply, she is a "...stunningly talented pianist/vocalist."

James Santangelo - Piano

Showtimes 11:30PM-2AM

Featuring: Settlement Music School Ensembles & Temple University Jazz ensembles

7PM-12AM

$10

David D'Arville on guitar, Brad Neely on bass, and Phil Arrington on drums.

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

Dan Monaghan: Drums

10PM - 2AM, $10

Tom Adams on piano, Nick Krolak on bass, & Leon Jordan on drums. We’ll be doing a mix of straight ahead jazz, traditional standards, and my derangements of pop/rock into jazz vehicles.

8PM-midnight ~ $10

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

Featuring veteran drummer Bruce Klauber and pianist Andy Kahn. This is a high-energy, swing-to-bop group that plays cooking versions of jazz standards and compositions from the great American songbook. The other half of the organization is comprised of the acclaimed bassist Bruce Kamsinky.

Show times 8PM & 10PM

Featuring trumpeter, John Swana

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

From Pennsbury High School

7PM-10PM

The Eric McGarry Group performs a variety of original compositions, along with selections from the jazz standard repertoire. Show times 10PM-2AM ~ $10

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

Mike Frank-Piano, Ken Pendergast-Bass, Dan Monaghan-Drums

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

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

Led by Jason O'Mara

A quartet formed together by Philly-based baritone saxophonist, Gabe Preston, that constantly explores the possibilities of chord-less music.

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

John Raymond - flugelhorn, Gilad Hekselman - guitar, Colin Stranahan - drums

Show times 8PM-Midnight ~ $12

Entirely student-founded, the Philadelphia Ambassador Big Band's mission is to both rejuvenate the Philadelphia jazz big band scene and preserve the legacy and compositional genius of Duke Ellington and other legendary big band composers. The band features the most talented young musicians in the area and will perform regularly throughout the year at both our home base, the Philadelphia Clef Club, and various jazz venues and clubs around the city.

Show times 8PM ($20) and 10PM ($15)

Joanna Pascale brings her sultry voice to Chris' stage for one night with composer / saxophonist, Larry McKenna and his quartet.

$20 per show, show times 8PM & 10PM

8PM-Midnight ~ $10

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

Alex Bartlett - Guitar & Vocals

Bill Schilling - Organ

Mike Demonte - Drums

Showtimes 8PM-12AM

Enjoy the end of year performance for this amazing high school jazz department. Come hear this award-winning big band show you how it's done. You won't believe they are students.

Show times starting at 8PM

Show times 8PM - Midnight

$10 ~ Students get a $5 table credit when you purchase this ticket online

Webb Thomas brings his organ trio to Chris' for a night of high energy & good times featuring Saxophonist, Lars Haake

Sets at 8PM & 10PM ~ $15

Webb Thomas brings some of Philly's finest jazz musicians to the stage for one night only.

Patrick "FACE" Rickman - Trumpet

Pete Chavez - Tenor Sax

Yoichi Uzeki - Piano

Lee Smith - Bass

Webb Thomas - Drums

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY

$12

Enjoy a night with two of the region’s best high school jazz bands that advanced to the finals of the 2018 SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase!

7PM-11PM

Luques Curtis

Mark Whitfield II

Swinging jazz arrangements of songs by Earth, Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder.

Show times: 8PM & 10PM ~ $20

With Special Guest, vibraphonist, Tony Miceli

Bart Miltenberger - trumpet

Tootie Heath is one of the accomplished jazz drummers of all time. He is an American jazz hard bop drummer, the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the double-bassist Percy Heath. He is joined by pianist Emmet Cohen for an amazing night of jazz.

$20 ~ 8PM & 10PM

Liz’s influences from northeast Brazilian rhythms such as coco and baião work perfectly with the samba-jazz flavor that's presented throughout her latest album. The result transcends musical boundaries while still featuring a sophisticated, swinging Brazilian jazz atmosphere with lean and inspired arrangements.

8PM & 10PM shows, $20

After four years of performing and recording with the Turtle Island Quartet (world's most famous jazz string quartet) Mateusz Smoczynski returns to the US with his own project. The tour will promote his recent release "Berek" (Universal Music 2017)"(Universal Music 2017) featuring original compositions by Mateusz and his brother Jan Smoczynski. The music on the album reflects a wide variety of inspirations such as: classical music, jazz, Polish and American folk.

8PM $20 & 10PM $15

Ben is considered the hottest young bassist of his generation by his peers and the media. In the past few years he has won The Thelonius Monk Award and has worked in the Pat Metheny Unity Band which features Antonio Sanchez and Chris Potter. Ben delivers his sophomore album titled Coming of Age on CD and vinyl via Concord Jazz continuing to implore the common elements of jazz, hip-hop, rock and soul.

$25 ~ 8PM, $20 ~ 10PM

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.

Callaway's live performances showcase her warmth, spontaneous wit and passionate delivery of standards, jazz classics and originals.

Show times 8PM & 10PM ~ $35

Touring with his new recording ~ Long Way From Home

Cincotti has morphed genres and blended influences in a variety of ways, but his story currently unfolds over uncharted terrain on his new album Long Way From Home.

Show times - 8PM & 10PM
Admission: $30 per show