Fred Adams Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble at Willingboro Library

Jazz Bridge Third Thursday Neighborhood Concert Series in Willingboro, NJ presents the Fred Adams Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble at the Willingboro Library—220 Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township—on Thursday, February 19. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337 or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts.

Originally a New Yorker, but raised in Philadelphia in the 1960s, Fred Adams is an incredibly versatile, forward-looking and forward-thinking jazz trumpeter. Long the director of the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble, Adams has also toured the world and recorded with the “beyond category” Sun Ra Arkestra for more than 20 years. “We enlighten spirits and we explore all the emotions, good or bad, and sometimes heal souls as we go along,” Adams said of the music he helped create with the Arkestra. Of the Art Ensemble, Fred Adams continues to revisit, reinvent, and recreate the magic and artistry of many of Philadelphia’s jazz legends, including saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan....

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Jazz Bridge Third Thursday Neighborhood Concert Series in Willingboro, NJ presents the Fred Adams Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble at the Willingboro Library—220 Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township—on Thursday, February 19. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337 or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts.

Originally a New Yorker, but raised in Philadelphia in the 1960s, Fred Adams is an incredibly versatile, forward-looking and forward-thinking jazz trumpeter. Long the director of the Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble, Adams has also toured the world and recorded with the “beyond category” Sun Ra Arkestra for more than 20 years. “We enlighten spirits and we explore all the emotions, good or bad, and sometimes heal souls as we go along,” Adams said of the music he helped create with the Arkestra. Of the Art Ensemble, Fred Adams continues to revisit, reinvent, and recreate the magic and artistry of many of Philadelphia’s jazz legends, including saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Lee Morgan.

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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