Hudson River & Friends
Hudson River & Friends
“This show is for Ben,” Hudson River told a packed house on a cold February night. “For my ancestors, for the angels above and for everything above.” To kick off her 2024 residency at Chris’s Jazz Café, she honored a departed young classmate by gathering a band of friends who played alongside him in the Upper Darby High School drumline, where she learned to cherish music herself. The eleven locals filled the room with familial love and candor, braiding vibraphone melodies together with horns and voices, on original tunes and covers of hit songs from a surprising array of styles.
Hudson, who performs under her surname to celebrate her late father, was born in Overbrook and raised in Upper Darby. You might see her outside around the city, anywhere from Clark Park to Rittenhouse Square, and you can’t miss her—if you’ve seen a fly 25-year-old Black woman improvising on a 300-pound mallet instrument in a public space, you probably saw Hudson River. She currently lives in Powelton and transports her vibraphone around town riding an electric bike with a hunting trailer. (“You can put deer on it!”) Along with jazz and R&B, she holds a passion for drumline and dreams of directing one someday.
Read full article here: WXPN Article
Set times 7:30pm & 9:00pm
Dinner & Show ~ $70 includes 3-course dinner.
VIP Dinner & Show ~ $90 includes dinner above and upgrade to stage-front seating.
General Admission ~ $15
(Beverages not included)
Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.
Streaming on our YouTube channel: Chris' Jazz Cafe - YouTube
“This show is for Ben,” Hudson River told a packed house on a cold February night. “For my ancestors, for the angels above and for everything above.” To kick off her 2024 residency at Chris’s Jazz Café, she honored a departed young classmate by gathering a band of friends who played alongside him in the Upper Darby High School drumline, where she learned to cherish music herself. The eleven locals filled the room with familial love and candor, braiding vibraphone melodies together with horns and voices, on original tunes and covers of hit songs from a surprising array of styles.
Hudson, who performs under her surname to celebrate her late father, was born in Overbrook and raised in Upper Darby. You might see her outside around the city, anywhere from Clark Park to Rittenhouse Square, and you can’t miss her—if you’ve seen a fly 25-year-old Black woman improvising on a 300-pound mallet instrument in a public space, you probably saw Hudson River. She currently lives in Powelton and transports her vibraphone around town riding an electric bike with a hunting trailer. (“You can put deer on it!”) Along with jazz and R&B, she holds a passion for drumline and dreams of directing one someday.
Read full article here: WXPN Article
Seating InfoView Seating Chart
Premier Tables:
The best seats in the house positioned directly in front of the performance stage (marked dark blue on the seating map).
Standard Tables:
Clear and unobstructed views of stage (marked purple on the seating map). A few tables have a partially obstructed view (marked light blue on the seating map).
Cocktail & Bar Area:
Seating at high-top tables and at the bar area available on a first come, first seated basis (marked green on the seating map). Tables may be shared for sold out shows. Two TV monitors with live video feed of the performance are conveniently located above the bar and cocktail areas.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner menu available in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- Every ticket gets a seat in area purchased and tables are reserved based on the date when you made your reservation.
- We will do our best to ensure that your entire group sits together, please let us know in the order notes if there are multiple ticket orders in your group.
- For any special needs or accommodation requests, please call us at 215-568-3131.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
- No refunds, professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- There is a limited amount of seating available for performances, if the show is sold out online, contact us at 215-568-3131 for seating availability.
Festival Seating:
Festival seating is our general admission ticket. The entire venue or a portion of the venue may be designated for festival admission. These tickets will guarantee you a seat for the show and you are free to sit anywhere in the venue based on a "first come, first seated" basis. This should also allow for larger groups to sit together.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner menu available in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- For any special needs or accommodation requests, please call us at 215-568-3131.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
- No refunds, professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- There is a limited amount of seating available for performances, if the show is sold out online, contact us at 215-568-3131 for seating availability.