Jazz Bridge Celebrates Philly Joe Jones on his Birthday! at Chris' Jazz Cafe

Jazz Bridge will celebrate the legacy of the late Philadelphia drummer Philly Joe Jones with an all-star concert on his birthday, Friday July 15 from 8-12 pm at Chris’ Jazz Club, 1421 Sansom Street, Phila, PA.

The celebration begins at 8 p.m with the Sticks & Tones Percussion Ensemble, featuring Randy Sutin, Harold Smith, Doc Gibbs, Craig McIver and Jim Miller. Then at 9:30 p.m. the Mickey Roker Quartet with Bootsie Barnes, Lee Smith and Lucas Brown take the stage for 90 minutes. There will also be film clips of Philly Joe Jones in action.

Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go to benefit local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. Tickets can be purchased at Chris' Jazz Cafe or online at http://www.jazzbridge.org/products-page/ For info: call Jazz Bridge 215-517-8337 or Chris' Jazz Cafe (215) 568-3131 or email [email protected]...

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Jazz Bridge will celebrate the legacy of the late Philadelphia drummer Philly Joe Jones with an all-star concert on his birthday, Friday July 15 from 8-12 pm at Chris’ Jazz Club, 1421 Sansom Street, Phila, PA.

The celebration begins at 8 p.m with the Sticks & Tones Percussion Ensemble, featuring Randy Sutin, Harold Smith, Doc Gibbs, Craig McIver and Jim Miller. Then at 9:30 p.m. the Mickey Roker Quartet with Bootsie Barnes, Lee Smith and Lucas Brown take the stage for 90 minutes. There will also be film clips of Philly Joe Jones in action.

Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go to benefit local jazz and blues musicians in crisis. Tickets can be purchased at Chris' Jazz Cafe or online at http://www.jazzbridge.org/products-page/ For info: call Jazz Bridge 215-517-8337 or Chris' Jazz Cafe (215) 568-3131 or email [email protected]

Jazz Bridge is a nonproft, 501c(3) public charity that assists jazz and blues musicians in crisis from the Greater Philadelphia Metro region.

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