Randy Kapralick

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board presents their second annual Montco Jazz Festival, an industry-leading entertainment offering that, for 2023, will celebrate female-identifying jazz artists across a variety of genres and styles.

The Philly POPS JAMS for the month of April, with a full month of activities supporting the nationwide celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month — including educational content from POPS in Schools @ Home, virtual masterclasses from members of The Philly POPS and the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, virtual student performances in the All-City Jazz Festival, “Notes from the Masters of Jazz” videos from Artistic Director for Jazz Terell Stafford and acclaimed saxophonist Tim Warfield, and a special surprise for month's end.

The Philly POPS and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will present the School District of Philadelphia's All-City Jazz Festival. The day of free jazz performances by student and professional musicians will be held in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater and Commonwealth Plaza on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from noon 9 p.m. This will be the POPS's fifth year presenting this event and the third year in partnership with the Kimmel Center.

The new Philly POPS BIG Band will perform its first two shows on July 4 during the Wawa Welcome America Festival. At 10 a.m., the ensemble will play at the City of Philadelphia's July 4 Celebration of Freedom ceremony and parade on Independence Mall. At 7 p.m., the BIG Band will open the city's Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert and fireworks show on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. NBC10 and Telemundo62 will televise both performances.

The new Philly POPS BIG Band will perform its first two shows on July 4 during the Wawa Welcome America Festival. At 10 a.m., the ensemble will play at the City of Philadelphia's July 4 Celebration of Freedom ceremony and parade on Independence Mall. At 7 p.m., the BIG Band will open the city's Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert and fireworks show on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. NBC10 and Telemundo62 will televise both performances.

A total of 213 music teachers from 194 cities across 42 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation®.

Daniel Reichard, original star of Broadway's "Jersey Boys" and the recent New York City Opera revival of "Candide", returned to the New York stage on December 10th at 9 P.M. at the Triad Theater for his annual Christmas concert.