Tim Warfield at Ridge Avenue Methodist Church

WRTI Radio’s Jeff Duperon hosts the premier season of “Jazz at Fellowship Hall” Third Wednesdays Neighborhood Concert Series at Ridge Avenue Methodist Church, 7811 Ridge Avenue, Roxborough, PA 19128. This new season begins with a performance by saxophonist, Tim Warfield on Wednesday, October 21. Showtime is 7:30-9:00 p.m. and tickets are $10 general admission/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For more info call: 856-858-8914, 215-517-8337 or visit online at jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts.

Tim Warfield, a saxophonist since the age of nine, became an international headliner in 1990, when he was selected by CBS/Sony recording artist and trumpeter Marlon Jordon to join his group. A year later, he recorded “Tough Young Tenors,” which was selected by the New York Times as one of the ten best albums of that year. He’s appeared frequently on national television and has played with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie and Peter Nero to Kenny Barron and Jimmy Smith. In 1994, he joined award-winning bassist Christian McBride’s group and stayed until 1999. In that same year, Warfield won the Down Beat magazine critic’s poll in the “talent deserving wider recognition category for alto saxophone. The next decade saw more awards, more recordings and more involvement in jazz education. He is a board member and music committee chairperson for the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, is an artist in residence at Messiah College in Grantham, PA, and is an adjunct music faculty member of Temple University. ...

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WRTI Radio’s Jeff Duperon hosts the premier season of “Jazz at Fellowship Hall” Third Wednesdays Neighborhood Concert Series at Ridge Avenue Methodist Church, 7811 Ridge Avenue, Roxborough, PA 19128. This new season begins with a performance by saxophonist, Tim Warfield on Wednesday, October 21. Showtime is 7:30-9:00 p.m. and tickets are $10 general admission/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For more info call: 856-858-8914, 215-517-8337 or visit online at jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts.

Tim Warfield, a saxophonist since the age of nine, became an international headliner in 1990, when he was selected by CBS/Sony recording artist and trumpeter Marlon Jordon to join his group. A year later, he recorded “Tough Young Tenors,” which was selected by the New York Times as one of the ten best albums of that year. He’s appeared frequently on national television and has played with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie and Peter Nero to Kenny Barron and Jimmy Smith. In 1994, he joined award-winning bassist Christian McBride’s group and stayed until 1999. In that same year, Warfield won the Down Beat magazine critic’s poll in the “talent deserving wider recognition category for alto saxophone. The next decade saw more awards, more recordings and more involvement in jazz education. He is a board member and music committee chairperson for the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, is an artist in residence at Messiah College in Grantham, PA, and is an adjunct music faculty member of Temple University.

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.

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