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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at Temple Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of David Brown | Posted on October 20, 2023
Where
Temple Performing Arts Center
1837 N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 204-9860
When
Thu, October 26, 2023
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Terell Stafford
trumpetDick Oatts
saxophone, altoVanguard Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraDavid Wong
bassMarshall Gilkes
tromboneGary Smulyan
saxophone, baritoneRich Perry
saxophone, tenorJohn Riley
drumsRalph Lalama
saxophoneDouglas Purviance
tromboneBilly Drewes
saxophoneScott Wendholt
trumpetJohn Chudoba
trumpetJason Jackson
tromboneDion Tucker
tromboneAdam Birnbaum
pianoAbout
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra presents a performance in the Temple Performing Arts Center. Temple's own Director of Jazz Studies, Terell Stafford, has been a member of the band since 2005. This event is free, open to the public, and one you don't want to miss!
"The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began its life as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966. The world-famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City booked the newly formed band for three Monday nights that February. Those performances were wildly successful and the engagement was extended indefinitely. The Village Vanguard’s owner, Max Gordon, told Mel Lewis, “We’ll keep it going until it tapers off.” ...