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 November 2, 2022 as we welcome vocalist Jill Salkin to Cheltenham. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15, Students $5 and children under 12 years old get in for free! MASKS ARE REQUIRED.
Jill Salkin is a Philadelphia based singer and songwriter. Her earliest music influences include Motown, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and Steely Dan. Writing poetry at age 14, led to songwriting and performing, accompanying herself on piano and guitar. Her music studies at Temple University gave Jill the opportunity to be a member of the jazz vocal ensemble, where she found the joy of scat singing and being a concert soloist. At this time, Jill was invited to be one of the lead vocalists in a band that played in clubs in South Jersey, where she sang the music of artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Renaissance, and Heart....
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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 November 2, 2022 as we welcome vocalist Jill Salkin to Cheltenham. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15, Students $5 and children under 12 years old get in for free! MASKS ARE REQUIRED.
Jill Salkin is a Philadelphia based singer and songwriter. Her earliest music influences include Motown, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and Steely Dan. Writing poetry at age 14, led to songwriting and performing, accompanying herself on piano and guitar. Her music studies at Temple University gave Jill the opportunity to be a member of the jazz vocal ensemble, where she found the joy of scat singing and being a concert soloist. At this time, Jill was invited to be one of the lead vocalists in a band that played in clubs in South Jersey, where she sang the music of artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Renaissance, and Heart.
One of the highlights of Jill’s early career was opening for Jesse Colin-Young at the Bijou Cafe, in Philadelphia, performing her original songs. The next important time in Jill’s music career came when she made her home in Atlantic City to sing in casino lounges with her own band. She was also a showroom background singer for Phylicia Rashad and also, Harry Blackstone, Jr. for his Christmas holiday shows. During this time, Jill made two appearances at Upstairs at Greene Street, in New York City.
When Jill moved back to Philadelphia, she continued on the path of writing songs about her life, and continued to play them at her solo gigs. “Heart’s Desire,” was the title of Jill’s first CD, a compilation of her original songs. At the same time, she was singing a large repertoire of jazz standards, the music of singers such as Anita Baker and Patti Austin, and Brazilian music from Jobim and Javan.
Jazz Bridge, an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to assisting Greater Philadelphia Metro area jazz and blues musicians and vocalists in times of crisis, sponsors these neighborhood concerts throughout the region to keep the sound of Philadelphia alive.
For more info call: 215-517-8337 or visit online at www.jazzbridge.org. #jazzbridge
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