Peggy King and the All-Star Jazz Trio at The New Leaf Club

The Jazz Bridge “Jazz on the Main Line” Third Thursday Neighborhood Concert Series presents legendary songstress Peggy King and The All-Star Jazz Trio at The New Leaf Club—1225 Montrose Avenue in Rosemont—on Thursday, March 19. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337 or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts.

Along with Tony Bennett, legendary songstress Peggy King is one of the few, certifiable stars of stage, screen, television and nightclubs still performing today, and since teaming with the charismatically swinging All-Star Jazz Trio--pianist Andy Kahn, bassist Bruce Kaminsky and drummer Bruce Klauber--has been delighting audiences of all ages up and down the East Coast. “Pretty, perky Peggy King” has worked in films and television with every star imaginable, from Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme’ to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Andre Previn, and her dozens of recordings through the years show just why she remains a favorite of America’s finest composers and lyricists. Other credits include film roles in “The Bad and the Beautiful” with Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner, “Zero Hour” with Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell, three years as a television regular on “The George Gobel Show,” and guest-starring stints with just about every star in the business. Of Peggy King today? " Gary Giddins of the Village Voice called her "ageless." And Will Friedwald of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote that "Peggy King delivers the same goods she delivered more than 40 years ago." ...

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The Jazz Bridge “Jazz on the Main Line” Third Thursday Neighborhood Concert Series presents legendary songstress Peggy King and The All-Star Jazz Trio at The New Leaf Club—1225 Montrose Avenue in Rosemont—on Thursday, March 19. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337 or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts.

Along with Tony Bennett, legendary songstress Peggy King is one of the few, certifiable stars of stage, screen, television and nightclubs still performing today, and since teaming with the charismatically swinging All-Star Jazz Trio--pianist Andy Kahn, bassist Bruce Kaminsky and drummer Bruce Klauber--has been delighting audiences of all ages up and down the East Coast. “Pretty, perky Peggy King” has worked in films and television with every star imaginable, from Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme’ to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Andre Previn, and her dozens of recordings through the years show just why she remains a favorite of America’s finest composers and lyricists. Other credits include film roles in “The Bad and the Beautiful” with Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner, “Zero Hour” with Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell, three years as a television regular on “The George Gobel Show,” and guest-starring stints with just about every star in the business. Of Peggy King today? " Gary Giddins of the Village Voice called her "ageless." And Will Friedwald of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote that "Peggy King delivers the same goods she delivered more than 40 years ago."

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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