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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.

Behn Gillece hosts the late night Jazz Jam!

11:30PM - 2AM

James Santangelo - Piano

Showtimes 11:30PM-2AM

Open Mic Night

8PM-Midnight ~ $10

7PM-10PM ~ $10

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Guitarist from Temple University & his quartet

10PM till 2AM ~ $10

Due to circumstances, Rosalie Swana, will not be performing on Thurs, 1/31, but her trio will be featured instead.
This jazz based guitar trio out of the Philadelphia focusing on mostly standards, arrangement of them and some originals. Looking forward to playing! Thanks so much.

This quintet features: Rosalie Swana on vocals, Madison Rast on Bass, Zion Fritzinger on guitar, Gusten Rudolph on Drums, and Elliot Bild on trumpet

8PM ~ Midnight, $10

Vocalist, Susie Meissner & her band featuring

John Swana - EVI & Trombone

Dan Monaghan - Drums

John Shaddy - Piano

Bass: Lee Smith

Justin Jones- Tenor Saxophone

Show times: 8PM-12AM ~ $10

Don Braden and Webb Thomas take the stage at Chris' for an exciting night!

$20 per show 8PM &10PM

For a man leading a quartet bearing one of the most distinguished names in jazz, Ravi Coltrane can be a self-effacing presence. John Coltrane’s saxophonist son puts a clear distance between his own work and his late father’s by often playing spry and subtly crafted lines in a murmur rather than unleashing cloudbursts of sound, and mixing originals with those of his personal heroes and the contributions of exceptional sidemen. - John Fordham "The Guardian"

Show times: Saturday 8PM & 10PM ~ $30 / Sunday 6PM & 8PM ~ $30

Nothing says Mardi Gras like the Hoppin John Orchestra. Join the parade down the street and then come in for this NOLA experience with drink specials, Abita, hurricanes, sazarac, buckets of crawdads, crawzones, crawdad mac & cheese, crawdad cheesesteaks, jambalaya, beads, feathers and lots and lots of FUN!! Party, eat & drink all night long.

7PM-Midnight ~ $15

Get two great shows for the price of one! German Jazz Big Band and UARTS Z Big Band led by Matt Gallagher

This will be a night of big band excitement.

Show times from 8PM - Midnight.

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

Jazz vocalist / pianist & her band

Show times 8PM & 10PM ~ $10

Anwar Marshall -Drums

$20 ~ 8PM & 10PM

Ken Fowser brings his vocal showcase to Chris' for one night. Featuring the vocal stylings of Joy Brown & Lucy Yeghizarian. With Ed Cherry on guitar and Pat Bianchi on organ

Show times 8PM & 10PM ~ $20

Philadelphia based piano trio led by bassist Pete Dennis, Luca Farrell on piano, and JT Beaver on drums.

Show times 7PM-10PM

M&M sextet is an all original music ensemble drawing influence from modern music with rhythmic complexity and melodic themes. Together Clifford Morin and the world renowned tenor saxophonist and composer Lucas Martinez will present this music with some of Philly’s best musicians.

10PM - Midnight ~ $10

Spend the night with composer, director Larry McKenna and his big band along with the beautiful voice of Joanna Pascale as they bring your favorite songs to Chris' Jazz Cafe for this special evening.

Show times: 8PM & 10PM, $15

For the past 15 yrs, once or twice a year, Chris’ has been featuring outstanding Polish talent such as the late Thomasz Stanko & Marcin Masecki who has written & composed the music for this year’s best foreign film (Cold War) Academy Award Nominee. Come experience Atom String Quartet ~ ONE NIGHT ONLY!

$15 ~ 8PM & 10PM

LIMITED SEATING STILL AVAILABLE FOR 8PM & 10PM SATURDAY NIGHT. CALL 215-568-3131 FOR TICKETS!!!

Brazilian music brings out the poet in the guitarist and vocalist Pizzarelli. Lighting on classic bossa nova, with assistance from the singer Jobim (the grandson of the Brazilian great Antonio Carlos Jobim), Pizzarelli basks in a tropical comfort zone that is as inspiring to him as the work of Sondheim or Ellington. In honor of Frank Sinatra’s centennial, Pizzarelli is also likely to invoke the late-sixties collaborations between Ol’ Blue Eyes and Jobim. ~ The New Yorker

7PM-10PM ~ $10

Clifford Morin debut’s his straight ahead Quintet featuring Philadelphia's finest jazz musicians along with special guest world renowned tenor saxophonist Jasper Blom.

7PM-10PM ~ $10

Baritone saxophonist and the leader of a jazz quintet consisting of piano, bass, drums, trumpet, and saxophone

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

Hawk Quartet, lead by pianist Nathaniel Hawk features Steven Perry on drums, Sam Riessen on Guitar, and Alex Delcourt on bass. Showcasing newly composed music inspired by the Philadelphia Jazz Idiom

8PM til Midnight ~ $10

Josh Lawrence, trumpet

Caleb Curtis, alto saxophone

Anwar Marshall, drums

Zaccai Curtis, piano

Luques Curtis, bass

Show times 8PM & 10PM ~ $20 per show

Tony Miceli hosts a funky night of vibraphone jazz

11:30PM - 2:00AM ~ $10

“A sparkling command of the instrument - a wide and fine combination of musical approaches - new horizons for music. With my compliments and admiration.” -Chick Corea in Breakthrough liner notes

“He’s a genius beyond most young people I’ve heard.” -Dave Brubeck in The New York Times

Trumpet - Paul Giess

10PM-2AM ~ $10 Students receive a $5 table credit when you purchase his ticket online

Steven Perry is a drummer / percussionist / composer hailing from Osceola, Indiana. His group will feature his own original compositions, as well as classic standards, and tunes by members of the band.

7PM-10PM ~ $10

Henry Cole – Drums

Come experience the fun of Chelsea Reed and her band. This high energy band plays songs from the roaring 20's that will make you want to get up and dance, sing along and have the time of your life!

Show times 8PM & 10PM ~ $20 per show

Special Guest Guitarist, Kurt Rosenwinkel

Two Nights! 4 Shows!

Friday 8PM ~ $30 & 10PM ~ $25

Saturday 8PM ~ $30 & 10PM ~ $30

Featuring: E. Shawn Qaissaunee on guitar

Odean Pope’s artistry as performer, composer and arranger has earned him many citations from the City of Philadelphia. Among his many awards are: The Pew Fellowship in the Arts for Music Composition (1992), The Rockefeller Foundation (1992) and several from Chamber Music America.

With his newly released Facing Dragons and recent performances at the Monterey Jazz Festival during his international tour, Christian Sands Trio comes to Chris' for a weekend like no other.