Kickin' It Old School (In the Mix)

Kickin' It Old School

The ever-growing West Oak Lane Jazz Festival, in its fifth year, has been warming up with pre-fest jams since Tuesday, but the main action gets underway today and carries through Sunday evening. There's an impressive array of mostly homegown jazz, R & B and funk acts, all unabashedly old-school. "Even the youngsters might leave their hip-hop and rap behind and break a move to the genres that started it all," reads the mission statement. Friday night headliners are Pieces of a Dream, and The O'Jays close out Sunday evening. But the four stages of West Fest along Ogontz Avenue get seriously busy on Saturday, with Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks, R & B duo Ashford & Simpson, jazz sax men Odean Pope and Benny Golson (pictured above), Latin funkateers Mandrill, New Orleans flavored horn ensemble Jeff Bradshaw's Brass Heaven, and the incomparably unclassifiable Sun Ra Arkestra. It's free.

The full schedule is here. A tour around last year's Fest is below.

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Posted by Dan DeLuca on June 19, 2008 5:43 PM | Permalink

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Teddy Nygh:

Hello Everyone

Friday 27th June 2008 sees the American premiere of "Clash A' Da Tight 1's", an award-winning hip-hop documentary featuring artists from the UK, Australia and America.

We hope that you can come along to the Philiadephia Independent Film Festival and our screening at 530pm at the 941 Theatre, 941 North Front Street, Philadelphia and be a part of our debut in America.

Best wishes

Teddy Nygh - Producer/Director

Posted by Teddy Nygh | June 20, 2008 7:45 PM

Posted on June 20, 2008 19:45

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