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Free Coltrane Festival in Philly rescheduled for 9/23 |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 12 September 2006 |
 Robin Eubanks © Don Berryman
September 23rd. Featuring two stages of free outdoor music with over 21
jazz artists including, Archie Shepp, Stanley Cowell, James
Spaulding, Jymie Merritt, Allen Nelson, Sumi Tonooka,
Stanley Wilson, Sid Simmons, Robin and Duane Eubanks and more to appear
on the John Coltrane Jazz Stage on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at
Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia for jazz homecoming celebration.
Staging Areas in Awbury Arboretum are in Germantown in an area roughly
bounded by 800-1000 blocks of East Washington Lane, 5900-6200
blocks
of Arleigh Street, 800-1000 blocks of Haines Street and 5900-6200
blocks of Chew Avenue/Clearview Street.
THE JOHN COLTRANE JAZZ STAGE
The Awbury Arboretum – The Wetlands/Meadows
Beside Washington Lane R-7 SEPTA Train Station
800 block East Washington Lane (near Chew Avenue)
Schedule:
2:00 to 3:15 PM - SEARCH FOR THE NEW LAND QUINTET
- A Tribute to Lee Morgan
- Duane Eubanks – Trumpet, Jymie Merritt – Bass
- Ronnie Burrage – Drums, Sid Simmons - Piano
- Stanley Wilson - Tenor Saxophone
 Byron Landham © Don Berryman 3:45 to 5:00 PM - TENOR LOVE
- A Tribute to John Coltrane
- Charles Bowen - Tenor Sax, Don Braden – Tenor Sax
- Tyrone Brown – Bass, Sid Simmons - Piano
- Byron "the Wookie" Landham – Drums, with Ella Gahnt on Vocals
5:15 to 6:30 PM - PHILADELPHIA BRIGADE QUINTET
- A Philadelphia Artists Homecoming Celebration
- Willie Williams - Tenor Saxophone
- Robin Eubanks – Trombone, Eugene Jackson - Drums
- Sumi Tonooka – Piano, Don Moore - Bass
7:15 to 8:30 PM - THE POINEERS QUINTET
- A Tribute to The Giants of Jazz
- Archie Shepp - Tenor Sax
- James Spaulding - Alto Saxophone, Jymie Merritt - Bass
- Stanley Cowell – Piano, Allen Nelson - Drums
THE JOHN MYERS BLUES STAGE
The Awbury Arboretum – Haines Field
Haines and Arleigh Streets/6000 Arleigh Street
Schedule:
1:00 to 2:00 PM - FIIDLA’S PHILLY BLUES FUNK EXPERIMENT
- Owen ‘Fiidla’ Brown – Violin, Marc Johnson – Keyboards,
- Robert Landham – Alto Sax, Leon Jordan – Drums,
- Charles Baldwin – Electric Bass, Derrick Washington – Violin
- Ginger Smith-Jones – Cello, Michael Ireland – Violin & Viola,
- Madeline Glen – Violin, Jamillah Meekins - Viola
2:30 to 3:30 PM - PHYLLIES INTRUDERS
- Tony Strong – Lead Vocals
- James Townes –Bass, Michael Piper - Drums
- Lorado Williams – Congo, Robert Summers – Keyboard
- David Hicks – Guitar, Phil Davis – Trombone
- Xavier Fleming – Saxophone, Jerome Burton – Trumpet
4:00 to 5:00 PM - THE LOU TAYLOR URBAN COLLECTIVE
- Louis Taylor - Alto Saxophone,
- with Doug Gribb, Pete Rudd, Dave Garden,
- Brian Williams, Henry McMillan, Lawrence Newton,
- Shirley Light, Darrel Burgess
5:30 to 7:00 PM - THE BILLY PAUL REVUE
- With Billy Paul on Lead Vocals
*(Artist Substitutions May Be Made)
Staging Areas in Awbury Arboretum are in Germantown in an area roughly
bounded by 800-1000 blocks of East Washington Lane, 5900-6200
blocks
of Arleigh Street, 800-1000 blocks of Haines Street and 5900-6200
blocks of Chew Avenue/Clearview Street.
The John Coltrane Jazz Stage is accessible from the 800 block of
East
Washington Lane near Chew Avenue and the R-7 Chestnut Hill Local SEPTA
Rail Station
The John Myers Blues Stage is accessible at the corner of Haines and
Arleigh Street near the 1000 block of Haines or the 6200 block of
Arleigh Street
Local SEPTA transportation near the arboretum includes the XH bus
(Washington Lane) and the 23 bus (Chew Avenue), which are each
accessible from the Broad Street Subway Line and from connecting routes
on City Line Avenue
SEPTA’s Washington Lane Station on the R-7 Chestnut Hill Local Rail
Line from Center City and back from Chestnut Hill, which also connect
directly with rail service from New York and Trenton, also places
you
right at the John Coltrane Jazz Stage and only 2 blocks from the John
Myers Blues Stage.
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 Tuesday, 02 December 2008
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