July 2019 Newsletter Volume 53 | Issue 7
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts presents, PNC Arts Alive “Jazz Cultural Voices” concert,  Monnette Sudler’s “Guitars Around the World ”

Featured Artists:

The Electric Land Project featuring guitarists: Sheryl Bailey and Vic Juris
Sambarta Rakshit, sitar
Haroon Alam, tablas
Mark Whitfield, guitarist
Jerome Harris, bassist
David Gibson, drums
Tommy Campbell, drums
TNT Jones, bassist
Don't Miss the Series Finale

The Clef Club wraps up the 2018-2019 season of the PNC Arts Alive “Jazz Cultural Voices" with a Finale!
Philadelphia Clef Club New Appointments to Board of Directors

Joey Defrancesco, Master Jazz Organist, the four time Grammy Award-nominee, with more than 30 recordings.

Elleanor Jean Hendley, Woman of Distinction, Philadelphia Business Journal, Emmy Award, CBS 3 TV

Honorable Leon W. Tucker, Supervising Judge- Criminal Division

Advisory Board Appointments

Robert Archie, Esq. Partner, Duane Morris, LLP

Dr. Bernard Watson, Philanthropist
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts receives $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Philadelphia- National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019, Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $25,000 to the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz...
 

Reggie Workman Master Class Coming for 2019-2020

For students with limited opportunities for private lessons and exposure to working jazz artists, a master class can be particularly inspiring and motivating. The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts places a strong emphasis on master classes, which bring leading jazz practitioners into the classroom to perform, teach, answer questions and offer guidance, both musical and personal.

Our master classes provide student musicians with outstanding opportunities to learn from and be mentored by top jazz players, Philadelphia Clef Club faculty and visiting artists. The master artist often focuses on common topics: improvisation, ensemble playing, practice techniques, the creative process, and ways to improve performance.

Mentoring. Performance. Caring.

One of the great facts about jazz is that it bridges generations. Jazz relies on interactive improvisation and live performance, and thus can’t completely be taught in a classroom or with a book, aspiring younger musicians seek the direct guidance of older, wiser ones. Mentorship is crucial when passing on artistic genre to youth so the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz sees the component as a vital variable of its programs. Mentoring fosters substantive one-to-one communications between student musicians and experienced master-level professionals .
2019 Summer Jazz Camp

Monday, July 8th – Friday, July 19th
$450 for one week | $750 for two weeks

prices are $350 for one week and $650 for two.  Register Today!

Clef Club History
Frank Foster, Clark Terry, and Al Grey