Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective
Annenberg Center, Philadelphia
Oct. 21
Multiple Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard returns to the Annenberg Center with his quintet, The E-Collective. This performance will feature songs from Blanchard’s latest album, “Breathless,” written in response to current social tensions. For more information, visit annenbergcenter.org.
Memphis Soul Stew Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
Annenberg Center, Philadelphia
Oct. 22
It’s the blues, served with some Memphis soul and seasoned with jazz! Join bassist Warren Oree and an expanded Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble for a hearty helping of musical nourishment for the soul featuring hits by Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Aretha Franklin and more. Tickets are necessary for the event.
Step Afrika! The
Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence
Annenberg Center, Philadelphia
Nov. 3-5
This professional company performs the Philadelphia premiere of
their full-length work, “The Migration,” based on Jacob Lawrence’s iconic
painting series that charts the story of African Americans moving from the
South to the North in the early 1900s. High-energy performances combine with
the images, color palette and motifs of the paintings to create a thrilling
feast for the senses.
