The 2015 Center City Jazz Festival is Approaching Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The 4th Annual Center City Jazz Festival takes place Saturday April 25th from 1-7 pm.  Now if you’re not familiar with this musical affair then boy have you been missing out.  Even if you’re not a jazz purists, you gotta’ appreciate the live music and the artistry of mastering instruments.  Whether your preference is hip hop, rock, or R&B every genre can be traced back to jazz. It’s essentially the source of all upbeat and secular music.  Philadelphia looks to showcase some of the best local and regional talents at this year’s Center City Jazz Festival.

Taking place at five local venues, guests at this year’s event will be treated to an array of ambiances, musicians, sounds and experiences. Think of it like a musical bar crawl.  Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

Here is this year’s schedule:

FERGIE’S PUB 

1214 Sansom St.
1:00-2:00 DENA UNDERWOOD
2:30-3:30 GREG SNYDER TRIO
4:00-5:00 MATT DAVIS’ AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH
5:30-6:30 SURFACE TO AIR

FRANKY BRADLEY’S

1320 Chancellor St.
1:00-2:00 THE SERMON
2:30-3:30 LUKE O’REILLY
4:00-5:00 BOOTSIE BARNES

CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE

1421 Sansom St.
1:15-2:15 KIMMEL CENTER CREATIVE MUSIC PROGRAM
2:45-3:45 LUIS BONILLA & FOUR SWINGING BONES
4:15-5:15 GEORGE BURTON TRIO
5:45-6:45 TOMAS FUJIWARA & THE HOOKUP

MILKBOY PHILADELPHIA

1100 Chestnut St.
1:30-2:30 WEST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
3:00-4:00 JOHN SWANA
4:30-5:30 HUNTERTONES
6:00-7:00 FRESH CUT ORCHESTRA

TIME RESTAURANT

1315 Sansom St.
1:45-2:45 BEN SCHACHTER & RE:TRIO
3:15-4:15 DAHUD EL-BAKARA SEXTET
4:45-5:45 MAX SWAN
6:15-7:15 ERNEST STUART

*Schedule is subject to change