Jazz Cocktail Hour: Lynn Riley & The World-mix at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center

Join us on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30pm for the February edition of Jazz Cocktail Hour hosted by Sara Michaels.

Known as the “Superwoman” of the saxophone, saxophonist and flutist Lynn Riley expands the musical horizons that inform her infectious music. A gifted instrumentalist and composer, Riley has impressed critics and audiences alike with her funky and accessible sound that is firmly rooted in the mainstream jazz tradition while infused with influences like gospel music and the blues as well as by traditional musics from a host of world cultures.

Now based in Philadelphia, Lynn has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean. Lynn has been on the faculty at Drexel University since 1999, where she currently directs the Drexel Fusion Band and teaches World Music....

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Join us on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30pm for the February edition of Jazz Cocktail Hour hosted by Sara Michaels.

Known as the “Superwoman” of the saxophone, saxophonist and flutist Lynn Riley expands the musical horizons that inform her infectious music. A gifted instrumentalist and composer, Riley has impressed critics and audiences alike with her funky and accessible sound that is firmly rooted in the mainstream jazz tradition while infused with influences like gospel music and the blues as well as by traditional musics from a host of world cultures.

Now based in Philadelphia, Lynn has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean. Lynn has been on the faculty at Drexel University since 1999, where she currently directs the Drexel Fusion Band and teaches World Music.

Riley will be joined by Rubin Edwards on bass, Aaron Graves on keyboards, and Harry “Butch” Reed on drums.

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