Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble at Jazz Vespers At Restoration Series at The Unitarian Universalist Church Of The Restoration

Fred Adams, an inspiring composer and bandleader, will bring his Philadelphia based jazz sextet known as the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble (PHAE) on Sunday, March 20, 2016 for Jazz Vespers at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, 6900 Stenton Ave, Philadelphia, PA with a performance at 4:30 pm.

The PHAE lineup for this Jazz Vespers will feature Fred Adams leading the band performing compositions by Hank Mobley and Fred Adams with special guest artist Alfie Pollitt, who has appeared with Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Paul, Norman Harris, and other significant artists. The PHAE sextet will be Fred Adams on trumpet, James Stewart on tenor sax, Brent White on trombone, Alfie Pollitt on piano, Sonny Sunkett on bass, and Craig McIver on drums. The PHAE is keeping the Philadelphia jazz sound of the '50s and '60s alive representing the East Coast bebop sound using arrangements by Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Dizzy Gillespie, Philly Joe Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jymie Merritt along with original compositions by Fred Adams....

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Fred Adams, an inspiring composer and bandleader, will bring his Philadelphia based jazz sextet known as the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble (PHAE) on Sunday, March 20, 2016 for Jazz Vespers at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, 6900 Stenton Ave, Philadelphia, PA with a performance at 4:30 pm.

The PHAE lineup for this Jazz Vespers will feature Fred Adams leading the band performing compositions by Hank Mobley and Fred Adams with special guest artist Alfie Pollitt, who has appeared with Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Paul, Norman Harris, and other significant artists. The PHAE sextet will be Fred Adams on trumpet, James Stewart on tenor sax, Brent White on trombone, Alfie Pollitt on piano, Sonny Sunkett on bass, and Craig McIver on drums. The PHAE is keeping the Philadelphia jazz sound of the '50s and '60s alive representing the East Coast bebop sound using arrangements by Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Dizzy Gillespie, Philly Joe Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jymie Merritt along with original compositions by Fred Adams.

Fred Adams discovered his creative and artistic form of composition when writing at the Philadelphia College of Art, where he studied trumpet and piano. It was the magic of the piano that brought about his compositional writing. Fred is most noted for his long standing 32 year stint within the Sun Ra Arkestra as trumpeter, which allowed him to travel across the planet with that band. Sun Ra himself indirectly and fundamentally laid out a plan to encourage him to become a leader of his own band.

The Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble (PHAE) was founded by Fred Adams as a proposal to present the compositions of the late Philadelphia jazz composers Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan along with his original compositions at the Mill Creek Cultural Center. It was there that he joined the house band with additional artists and the PHAE was born. This ensemble is the hallmark of the Philadelphia jazz sound and beyond.

Commissions from the Philadelphia Composers Forum allowed Fred Adams to write two ragtime compositions in 2005 and 2007 using ideas gained from listening to W. C. Handy. He created a new ragtime musical style of the 21st century that other jazz artists had not yet explored. With his knowledge of all forms and styles of music, he continues to perform and inspire others.

The Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble is excited to announce that it has recently recorded a new CD which will be released soon, building upon their initial "Under The Bridge" CD release on Dreambox Media. The band has been performing for 15 years.

To see a 15 minute PHAE performance of the Fred Adams composition "Surge" from the July 16, 2015 Chicken Bone Beach Festival in Atlantic City, NJ, please visit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpcRfkyM9k

To see press reviews of the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble, please visit:

http://www.dreamboxmedia.com/phae.htm

There is a $10 admission charge for this Jazz Vespers. The Unitarian Universalist Church the Restoration in the Mt. Airy district of Philadelphia is reachable from center city Philly using the Stenton station on the Chestnut Hill East SEPTA regional rail service. For more information about the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, please phone them at 215-247-2561 or visit:

http://www.uurestoration.us

Greg Drusdow, Managing Consultant
Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble

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