The Lounge at World Cafe LIve
3025 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
215-222-1400
Friday March 1st Notsofunny Comedy Series Funhouse with Lauren Ellis We are thrilled to re-introduce our standup comedy series with Funhouse. Host Lauren Ellis and “ghost producer” Benny Feldman present six of the finest comedians from Philadelphia and New York. ——— Doors open at 7pm / performances begin at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. $10-20 suggested donation. We hope to see you there! (and please visit our website) 1440 W. Ritner St. Philadelphia, PA |
Tuesday February 27th
Notsolatin Concert Series
InSlide Job
Philly trombone super-group InSlide Job returns to Notsolatin to perform original compositions and arrangements of familiar and unfamiliar tunes in tribute to the legacy of the late great Slide Hampton.
Featuring
Sean McCusker
Jasyn Brazoban
Bill Saurman
Chris Mele
Sam Turley
Doors open at 7pm / performances begin at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.
$10-20 suggested donation.
We hope to see you there!
1440 W. Ritner St.
Philadelphia, PA
The Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble will present traditional dance and music of Africa and the African diaspora. For this special afternoon performance you will experience dances like the Tansole, a Malian celebration dance, and the Fule Fare, a Guinea dance of the Falani people. Learn about the origin of the drum and take part in a dance that teaches the relation between drummers and dancers.
Kulu Mele carries the torch for culture. Established in Philadelphia in 1969 by Baba Robert Crowder, Kulu Mele is the fruit of many peoples’ dreams, the nation’s longest-enduring African dance company. For 50+ years, Kulu Mele has embodied excellences in West Africa, Cuban and African Diasporan traditions, including contemporary American hip hop.
Kulu Mele is the nation’s longest-enduring African dance company. For 50+ years, Kulu Mele has embodied excellences in West Africa, Cuban and African Diasporan traditions, including contemporary American hip hop.
Free with museum admission ($18 adults: $15 students and seniors)
Balaklava Blues is an activist-driven, genre-bending group mixing traditional folk music and transnational EDM with the echoes of revolution and war. A timely Philadelphia debut performance, this full-blown multimedia techno concert aims to build empathy and understanding when we need it most, spotlighting Ukrainian experiences and music with universal themes of identity, displacement, oppression and trauma. “Gorgeously sung and passionately played,” Balaklava Blues is “an evocation of human solidarity.” (The Guardian)
VENUE INFO – PLEASE READ!
RAW: The Revival | Sun, Feb 25th
Prelude at 3pm | RAW The Revival at 4pm
FREE with Registration (Link in bio)
Location: ICEBOX Project Space
Attire: Fashionable
"RAW: The Revival" is a celebration of joy, restoration, and love, featuring LaTreice Victoria in concert with nature. Inspired by the Southern tradition of the church revival, which brought to town the “good news,” RAW’s sanctuary is nature; the people are the church; the religion is love; and LaTreice Victoria is the “Rest Evangelist.” The three-hour experience, composed of nature soundscapes, soulful vocals, poetry and dance, will awaken the imagination into a conscious rest, followed by a dance party with DJ Aura.
LaTreice Victoria is a drum and an award-winning educator, speaker, interdisciplinary artist, disability advocate and founder of Radical Adventures in Wellness (RAW), whose expertise enriches diverse communities through guided rest experiences that inspire trauma and stress relief.
Expect to activate your imagination into a state of conscious rest, releasing the stress hormones that impair the healing process, while breathing life into the dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins in the brain. After the rest, we will dance and celebrate our revival!
"It is with joy that I welcome you to this rest." - LaTreice Victoria
RAW: The Revival was made possible by the Leeway Art & Change Grant in collaboration with Change Partner, Nicole Blackson.
Photography by Nathaniel Roberts @njr2photography
Join us in celebrating the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon at this vibrant cultural exchange event with Asian communities, students, and families!
Experience an afternoon filled with captivating Asian music, mesmerizing dance performances, Japanese Taiko drumming demonstrations, a cultural fashion show, and more. All are invited to join us in celebrating the Lantern Festival, a cherished traditional family reunion, at the library. Enjoy folk music, Chinese opera, and dances spanning multiple historical dynasties. (There will be a children's Lion Dance in the lobby at 12:30 before we move into the Auditorium.)
Hosted by W&E Arts, LLC and The Free Library of Philadelphia, this free event welcomes everyone.
Where: Parkway Central Library Auditorium, 1901 Vine Street
If you'd like more information, please contact the Music Department at Parkway Central Library by calling 215-686-5316 or emailing erefmus@freelibrary.org.
Anthony Walker presents the Prince of Soul (Jazz/Soul Tribute to Marvin Gaye)
$35
Anthony Walker began his piano training in his native St. Paul, Minnesota, at age five, making his public debut at age ten. He received his M. Mus degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Temple University where he studied with the late Natalie Hinderas. His musical background in classical, gospel, jazz and rhythm & blues has established Anthony in high demand as a solo artist, session musician, teacher and producer. His sophisticated style is comparable to jazz icons Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis, Bobby Lyle, and George Duke. His talent as a pianist has allowed Anthony to perform for audiences on five continents, sharing the stage with acts such as Stevie Wonder, Patti Austin, Raheem DeVaughn, Leela James, Kelly Price, Chaka Khan, Cynthia Erivo, Robert Glasper, The Yellow Jackets, jazz vocal group Take Six, gospel legend Richard Smallwood, Donnie McClurkin, Maurette Brown Clark, Kim Burrell, Edwin Hawkins, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Vickie Winans, T.D. Jakes and the Potter’s House Mass Choir and Classical Music icon, vocalist Reneé Fleming. He also spent five months on Broadway and 18 months touring with The Winans in the gospel musical, “Don’t Get God Started.” Additionally as a solo artist, Anthony headlines regularly at the prestigious Blues Alley in Washington D.C., City Winery DC, Amp by Strathmore and the legendary jazz venue The Blue Note in New York City. He’s also been a featured performer with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, the San Diego Symphony Pops and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In his role as musical director for Grammy Award winner Ledisi, Anthony performed at The White House (at the request of First Lady Michelle Obama) as well as the 2013 Inauguration of President Barack Obama and has made multiple television appearances including the NBC Today Show, the CBS Morning Show, Late Night with David Letterman Show, Good Morning America and The Queen Latifah Show. In 2000-2001, the Smithsonian Institution invited Anthony to be part of its 18-month-long exhibit of historic pianos, commemorating the 300-year anniversary of instrument’s invention. As part of this showcase, Anthony played pianos that had been favored instruments of artists as diverse as Liberace, Liszt, Duke Ellington, Beethoven and Mozart.
Tickets: $35
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Artsi kicks off its 2024 season at Dock Street South with our favorite intimate concert series: Artist Exposed. Thursday, February 22nd from 7:30-9:30pm come for the local brews, mouth-watering pizza , and stay for the live music by ANGELCONCEPCION.
This Filipina R&B artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist will have you grooving into the weekend.
Event caps at 50 guests. Reserve your seat today!
Tickets: $10 + $2.51 fee
Dock Street Brewery South
2118 Washington Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19146
The Jazz Jam at Notsolatin is BACK!!! Thank you for making the 9 we had last year so special, biw get ready for number 10! Hosted once again by the illustrious Chelsea Reed, all musicians are welcome. No matter if you bring your Saxophone, Bass, drum sticks or even your voice, come sit in and have a great time! It all starts at 7, see you there.
1440 W Ritner Street, Philadelphia
// philadelphiajazztapensemble@gmail.com // 267-273-6937 // 2601 West Oxford Street, Phila. 19121 //
NOTSOBIGBAND IS BACK!!! Sunday, February 18th kicks off a new year of bigband sundays at Notsolatin with our resident band, Josh Lee and the Extended Family! Fresh from NYC the night before, the band is excited to premier new compositions dedicated to Philadelphia. It all starts at 7, see you there.
Roger Mgrdichian, Raji Malik, Branavan Ganesan, Joseph Tayoun
Jaffna is an acoustic, ethnic fusion ensemble that plays original music. This Philadelphia-based world music ensemble combines instrumentation and influences from the Middle East, India, and anywhere else that inspires them. With roots in the early 1990s, the group maintains its distinct style with original compositions and improvisations that stretch the boundaries of their respective cultures. Jaffna has produced 2 CDs of original music and its members maintain a high level of activity in many world music projects such as Barakka, One, Hindugrass, Arehm and Atzilut. Jaffna musicians have created a musical universe with oud, guitar, tabla, and dumbek, where they can all argue, eat and stay good friends. Along with the strong Mid-East and Indian flavor come unmistakable flamenco, rock, Balkan, and jazz influences, the result of jamming in and around the vibrant Philadelphia world music scene for years. Doors at 7, show at 8. | |
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The Karen Smith Experience is a vibe that is Omazingly Up-lifting and Awesomenessly Inclusive! Spreading Love, Joy and Soulful sounds thru rhythms, instrumentation, vocals and stories.
"I dare you to stay in your seat with all those electrifying beats!!" KS
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith, Brooklyn Native, Philly Resident, is a Professional Percussionist, Playwright, Poet, Director, Teaching Artist, Curator and now Pie-Maker!!! Karen is a recipient of several grants including Leeway Foundation's Art and Change and Illuminate the Arts Grants . Ms. Smith is the Founder, Artistic Director and Lead Percussionist of The Karen Smith Experience (formerly called Weez the Peeples) and Sistahs Laying Down Hands Collectives. Called "Sounds of Freedom" by Philadelphia Inquirer, Ms. Smith has worked with many individual artists, groups, theatrical production companies, studio recordings and this past October of 2023, a week long of artistic events, Breast Cancer Awareness festival featuring Breast Cancer Surgeon, Dr. Monique Gary. As of August 1, 2023, I’m delighted to share that I’ve received a Pew Fellowship from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage!! "Collaborations are the essence of my creative Journey and I am sure so many to come. It definitely feel like a highlight sharing OMAZING energies with various communities, organizations and individual artists! Truly One Nation Under a Drumbeat!! Possible is Possible is my daily mantra!"
