CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE NEW SEASON!

First Thursday Collingswood Jazz Series 2009-2010

Our seventh season kicks off in October! Stay tuned for performers. Catch the fun at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave (next to the Firehouse) Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 and $5 for students. BYOB. Free soft drinks. For info: call 856-858-8914 or visit www.jazzbridge.org.

Coming up: April 1: Siora
Siora takes you on a world jazz journey of the soul, touching down in Rio, Paris, Mazer-e-Sharif and points beyond. Singing in 12 languages, the voice of  Phyllis Chapell soars above the keyboard artistry of composer Dan Kleiman. African, Brazilian, Latin, contemporary American, and Middle Eastern rhythms underscore an array of wind instruments adding diverse flavors to this international odyssey--topped off with American jazz and original compositions. Siora has been enthusiastically received by live audiences at premier jazz venues and festivals throughout the U.S. They are on the roster of the funding program, Pa. Performing Arts on Tour. A collaboration with Grammy-nominated producer Paul Wickliffe, their 2004 release Vis-a-Vis, which made the top 50 on the JazzWeek national radio charts, is a multicultural journey in 12 languages, including 3 provocative original selections in English.

Appearing in 2009/2010
Oct 1 - Tenor saxophonist Bootsie Barnes
Nov 5 - Vocalist Nina Bundy
Dec 3 - Tenor saxophonist Michael Pedicin, Jr.
Jan 7 - Baritone saxophonist and flutist Denis DiBlasio
Feb 4 - Vocalist Jeannie Brooks
March 4 - The Tyrone Brown String Sextet
April 1 - Siora
May 6 - Monkadelphia