Maci Miller in Cheltenham
Pianist Dave Posmontier hosts “Jazz at the Center”
Please join us on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, as we welcome
vocalist Maci Miller at the
Cheltenham Center for the Arts
439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA 19102
Doors at 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students are FREE!
Gloria Galante in Collingswood
Pianist Suzzette Ortiz proudly hosts “Jazz in the Wood,”
Please join us on Thursday, March 5th, 2026, as we welcome
harpist Gloria Galante and her group.
at the
Collingswood Community Center,
30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108.
Doors at 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students are FREE!
About Gloria Galante:
Versatile and dynamic as a performer, deeply committed to teaching community and using the harp as an instrument of healing, Gloria Galante is inspiring.
Who first inspired Gloria Galante to play Jazz was her piano teacher, Miss Alice Shinn (from the University of the Arts). She would teach Gloria to play classical pieces from Bach, Mozart, Beethoven. She introduced her to Fats Waller, Pine Top Smith and Scott Joplin. She loved plying those pieces. Miss Shinn bargained with her to first learn a classical piece to perfection then was awarded with a jazz piece Gloria signed up for the high school Symphonic Orchestra two weeks before classes began. The teacher stated the available instruments were the Trombone, Tuba, or Harp. Gloria started harp lessons at Cardinal Dougherty High School. The school owned a beautiful Lyon and Healy Harp Style 17 in natural wood with ornate carvings and a gold decal on the soundboard. Gloria transferred her jazz pieces on the harp when time permitted.
Gloria signed up for the jazz jam at the Blue Note on Limekiln Pike in 1986 hosted by Bob Perkins. When it was her turn to play with the band consisting of Tyrone Brown, Bass, Jim Miller, Drums, Duke Wilson ,Percussion and Jeannie Brooks, vocals it turned into a whole set. Gloria joined Tyrone Browns group called Kusangala and her jazz career began in Philadelphia.
Gloria has toured worldwide performing Jazz, Classical, Latin, African ad Pop genres. She has appeared with such great stars as Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, Jose Feliciano, Luther Vandross, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown, Cecil Bridgewater, Warren Oree, Monnette Sudler to name a few.
Posmontier Brothers Reunion in Cheltenham
Please join us on Wednesday May 6, 2026, as we welcome the Posmontier Brothers for a reunion show at the
Cheltenham Center for the Arts
439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA 19102
Doors at 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students are FREE!
Advance sales end 1 hour before show time
April Mae and the June Bugs in Collingswood
Please join us on Thursday, May 7th, 2026, as we welcome
April Mae and the June Bugs
at the
Collingswood Community Center,
30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108.
Doors at 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students are FREE!
Advance sales end 1 hour before show time
About April Mae and the June Bugs:
April Mae & The June Bugs signature sound has evolved from deep roots. Roots that dig deep from the wellspring of American roots music. Nourished by intoxicating vintage jazz swing, unbridled Americana n' folk, effervescent rockabilly, and the spirited jump blues of the 1930's and 1940's. Performing on traditional and not so traditional home made instruments, invoking elements of New Orleans early jazz n' skiffle music. Serving up deep vintage vibes is their speciality.
April Mae & The June Bugs varied mix of high energy and expansive breadth of genre-bending stylings, has made them a beloved act along the eastern seaboard and the south. Resonating with swing dancers, folkies, cigar box guitar enthusiasts and rockabillies alike.
Dubbed the 'The Breakout Surprise Act' by concert reviewing journalists on more than one occasion the group has garnered quite a reputation, as a result of their extensive touring history.
Having traveled much of the country in Mae's innovative and award-winning Boogie Bus, a diesel school bus that she re-designed in vintage 1940’s whimsical style and converted to run on waste vegetable oil, with a zero carbon emission footprint. On their travels they’ve performed with many influential musicians including Pete Seeger, Rockabilly Hall of Famer J.M. Van Eaton, Eric Frey of the Revelers / Red Stick Ramblers, and New Orleans’ Washboard Chaz. Supporting lineups include Wanda Jackson, Imelda May, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet and Justin Johnson.
Lili Añel in Collingswood
Pianist Suzzette Ortiz proudly hosts “Jazz in the Wood,” at the
Collingswood Community Center,
30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108.
Please join us on December 4th, 2025, as we welcome Lili Añel and their group.
Doors at 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students are FREE!
Lili Añel considers music a calling. This striking six-foot tall singer-songwriter-musician grew up in New York City's Spanish Harlem, where she discovered her passion for music. As a child, Lili remembers singing along to her mother's Cuban, jazz and pop-standard albums. It was also her mother who supported Lili's desire to join the church choir. However, it was her Afro-Cuban grandfather's recognition of how much joy her singing brought others, being the voice that stood out in that choir, which served to set her feet firmly on the path of a career in music.
After establishing a music career and a large following in New York in the vibrant 1980s Greenwich Village singer-songwriter scene, she relocated to Philadelphia in 2004. It was from her new home base where she continued to move audiences with her songs, now more jazz-inspired, highlighting themes reflecting her hope for the future, standing in her truth of life's difficulties and conjuring the strength for perseverance. All delivered with that unique voice, alternating between low reaches one feels in their center and a sweeter, more vulnerable falsetto.
"Think Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone all rolled into one...blurs the lines between Jazz, Folk and intelligent Pop...strong and heartfelt." - Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Paul Jost in Cheltenham
Pianist Dave Posmontier hosts “Jazz at the Center”
Please join us on December 3, 2025, as we welcome vocalist Paul Jost at the
Cheltenham Center for the Arts
439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA 19102
Hosted by pianist Dave Posmontier
Doors at 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students are FREE!
When describing the unique vocalist and arranger Paul Jost, two words come to mind “passionate storyteller”. Paul is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger but it is his work as a vocalist that makes him a standout. Both critics and contemporaries alike say he is one of the best male jazz vocalists since Mark Murphy.
Luke Carlos O'Reilly at TIme Restaurant
Jazz Bridge is proud to partner with
Time Restaurant to present
Luke Carlos O'Reilly
Proceeds from every ticket help Jazz Bridge support local jazz and blues musicians in times of crisis.
Thursday, November 20th 2025
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Time
1315 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the Door
This event is for guests 21 and over
The last set will be a jam session, so bring your axe and sit in!
Luke Carlos O’Reilly is an award winning pianist and organist. His musical style is heavily influenced by Jazz, Soul, R&B, Gospel, Latin Jazz and Classical. After a Boston upbringing, O’Reilly moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend Esther Boyer School of Music at Temple University on an academic and music scholarship. It was in Philadelphia where he had the opportunity to tour and record with artists such as Seal, Roy Ayers, Curtis Fuller, Nicholas Payton, Dave Valentin, Billy Paul, Bobby Watson, Slide Hampton, Fred Wesley, Macy Gray, Steve Turre, Musiq Soulchild, Bilal, Carol Riddick, K’naan, Wiz Khalifa and many others.
Maya Belardo at Chris' Jazz Cafe
Jazz Bridge is proud to partner with
Chris' Jazz Café to present
Maya Belardo
Proceeds from every ticket help Jazz Bridge support local jazz and blues musicians in times of crisis.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Sets at 7:30 and 9:00 pm
General Admission: $20
Chris’ Jazz Café,
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Maya Belardo, known as “The Princess of Jazz” in her hometown of Wilmington, DE is passionate about jazz and being a positive example of young womanhood to all princesses. She fell in love with jazz around the age of 12 when she heard a recording of Nat King Cole singing, “Nature Boy.” She’s been inspired by many jazz legends who have paved the way for her to sing this music today. In her debut single “Free”, she sings, “I can hear them all cheer for me, I’m so Free.” She is referencing all the legendary jazz greats and her own ancestors who loved this art form. Maya has sung at amazing jazz venues on the East coast and performed at the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in her hometown at the age of 17. In 2022, Maya was a part of the Boysie Lowery Living Residency. There she was able to work with some of the Jazz industry's finest and attend different songwriting workshops. That same year Maya was also accepted to be apart of Jazz Philadelphia's CORE Cooperative. Recently, she was invited to sing internationally for a residency at the prestigious “Bamboo Bar” in Bangkok, Thailand, from March-June 2024. She has the support of her community and many current jazz artists helping her to reach her goal! Stay tuned for more surprises from this artist on the rise! Maya’s new EP, “Better Days" is now streaming everywhere!
Timothy Ragsdale at Triangle Park
In partnership with Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., Jazz Bridge presents free concerts in parks throughout Philadelphia’s 4th District. All concerts are from 6:00 to 7:30pm and are FREE
September 3rd, 2025 Timothy Ragsdale performs at Triangle Park, 1838 N. 54th St, Philadelphia PA, 19131
Mervin Toussaint at Pretzel Park
In partnership with Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., Jazz Bridge presents free concerts in parks throughout Philadelphia’s 4th District. All concerts are from 6:00 to 7:30pm and are FREE
August 27th, 2025 Mervin Toussaint performs at Pretzel Park, 3400 Silverwood St, Philadelphia, PA 19127
Warriors of the Wonderful Sound at Hawthorne Park
Join us for a free outdoor concert featuring Warriors of the Wonderful Sound on August 21st, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Hawthorne Park (12th & Catharine, Philadelphia).
Bring a lawn chair, kick back, and enjoy an evening of great live music under the open sky!
Rain Date: August 28th 2025
Free Admission
Lawn chairs encouraged
All shows are outdoors
Come out, bring your friends, and support live music in the neighborhood!
Seriah Nicole at Rose Playground
In partnership with Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., Jazz Bridge presents free concerts in parks throughout Philadelphia’s 4th District. All concerts are from 6:00 to 7:30pm and are FREE
August 20th, 2025 Seriah Nicole performs at Rose Playground, 1300 N. 75th St, Philadelphia PA, 19151
Lucas Brown at Etting Square Park
In partnership with Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., we present free concerts in parks throughout Philadelphia’s 4th District. All concerts are from 6:00 to 7:30pm and are FREE
August 13th, 2025 Lucas Brown performs at Etting Square Park, 3255 Marston St, Philadelphia, PA, 19129
Wendy Simon and Suzanne Cloud at Cathedral Park
In partnership with Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., we present free concerts in parks throughout Philadelphia’s 4th District. All concerts are from 6:00 to 7:30pm and are FREE
August 6th, 2025 Wendy Simon and Suzanne Cloud perform at Cathedral Park, 49th and Master St, Philadelphia 19131