The Germantown Jazz Festival returns April 24-26 with three days of live music, education and community programming across several neighborhood venues.
The festival opens Friday, April 24, at Attic Brewing Co. with a lineup of Philadelphia jazz artists performing indoors and outdoors starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.
Saturday, April 25 is Terell Stafford Day at the Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School. The internationally recognized trumpeter will lead a master class from noon to 3 p.m., followed by a daytime concert and an evening performance with his quintet. Tickets range from $15 for students to $50 for the evening show.
On Sunday, April 26, the festival wraps with a Big Band Jazz Battle at First United Methodist Church of Germantown, with performances by Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band, Josh Lawrence & the Family and the Philly Pops Jazz Orchestra. The weekend concludes with a late-night jam session at the Nile Café, open to local musicians.
Individual tickets are available for each event, with prices ranging from $15 for student master class access to $50 for the Saturday evening concert. Sunday’s Big Band Jazz Battle tickets are $35 in advance, with discounts for students and families. A late-night jam session is $15.
Three-day festival passes are available for $125, with access to the full weekend of programming.
Germantown Jazz Festival
Friday, April 24 at 5 p.m.
Attic Brewing Co.
132 W. Berkley St.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Saturday, April 25
Germantown Branch of Settlement Music School
6128 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Sunday, April 26 at 5 p.m.
First United Methodist Church of Germantown
6001 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
The Nile Cafe
6008 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
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