en-usCopyright 2010 Philadelphia Museum of ArtSun, 21 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0500The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States.http://www.philamuseum.org/ Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Alexandre Kautz is a jazz drummer and graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Based in New York City, he has shared the stage with Tim Ries, Ingrid Jensen, Jorge Molina, and wife Magos Herrera.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=26&et=1&dt=March_2010#7541March 26, 2010 South Africa’s Sharon Katz & The Peace Train have been musical ambassadors for peace and reconciliation throughout the world for over a decade. Their first U.S. release, Imbizo (2002), was nominated for a Grammy Award, and they appeared on the recording Carnival! Rainforest Foundation Concert with Sting, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Luciano Pavarotti. Their intricate harmonies, Afro-jazz-worldbeat rhythms, and Zulu dancing take you on a joyride to the heart of South Africa and its people.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=2&et=1&dt=April_2010#7783April 2, 2010 Vocalist Paula West has been thrilling audiences with her heartfelt renditions of well-known standards and unique interpretations of dynamic jazz songs. With a particular dusky soulfulness, West has captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike with just the lilt of her voice.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=9&et=1&dt=April_2010#6491April 9, 2010 Jim Ridl is a jazz pianist and composer who performs internationally with the Jim Ridl Trio and Quintet, vocalist JD Walter, Spanish jazz guitarist Ximo Tebar, the Antfarm Quartet, and the Dave Liebman Big Band.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=16&et=1&dt=April_2010#7785April 16, 2010 Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter is a living legend in jazz. His great body of work as a musician and composer for such illustrious groups as Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis’s famous mid-1960s quintet, and fusion supergroup Weather Report is enough to ensure him a spot in the Jazz Hall of Fame. He will premiere a new work inspired by the Museum’s collection. This program, including the commissioning and presentation, is made possible by a grant from the Philadelphia Music Project, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=23&et=1&dt=April_2010#7786April 23, 2010 To mark the opening of Live Cinema/Histories in Motion, Martha Colburn creates a visual performance using film screenings, single channel video and handmade projection effects to the music of cellist Helena Espvall, pianist Thollem McDonas and the band Tsigoti. Colburn is a stop-action animator whose work is inspired by American and European history. Fusing her animation and found footage into live 16mm performances, she performs internationally with the group Deerhoof and her own ensemble of musicians to create narratives using 1970s film re-enactments, pilgrim films, puppet films, and re-filmed Godzilla movies, to name but a few. Multi-instrumentalist Espvall plays cello with several ensembles, most notably the Philadelphia-based psych-folk group Espers. McDonas is critically acclaimed as one of the most interesting pianists of the current improvised music genre who has redefined the concept of piano performance. Tsigoti is a collaborative and improvisational quazi-punk band combining revolutionary politics and intelligent avant-punk fervor.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=30&et=1&dt=April_2010#7802April 30, 2010 David Berkeley is an indie singer-songwriter who performs acoustic music. He has appeared on the radio program This American Life and has toured with Billy Bragg, Nickel Creek, Rufus Wainwright, and Ray LaMontagne, among others. His debut came in 2002 with the mostly acoustic The Confluence, which displays elaborate lyrics about personal topics, complex song construction, and varying chord patterns, traits that still identify his style. His most recent CD is called Strange Light.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=7&et=1&dt=May_2010#7784May 7, 2010 Whether singing in English, Spanish, or Portuguese, Magos Herrera’s expressive voice bridges language barriers through pure emotion. Her U.S. debut CD, Distancia, features a blend of Latin and African-inspired grooves.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=14&et=1&dt=May_2010#6829May 14, 2010 Pianist Edward Simon’s ability to blend Afro-Caribbean rhythms, boleros, and Venezuelan folk songs with jazz harmonies has established him as a unique talent who transcends genres.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=21&et=1&dt=May_2010#6737May 21, 2010 Mimi Jones is a bassist, vocalist, and composer, whose elegant sound is an eclectic mix of genres on a jazz foundation. In 2009, she released her debut CD, A New Day. As a sideman, Jones has performed with Lionel Hampton and Roy Hargrove, among others.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=28&et=1&dt=May_2010#7787May 28, 2010 Opera meets cabaret in this night of informal performances by vocalists from the Center City Opera Theater. Performers will be interspersed with the crowd in the Great Stair Hall and will sing from unexpected places. To evoke the eighteenth-century Italian masquerade ball, make and wear a mustache or a mustache-shaped mask. Nina Frenkel and Aya Kakeda, The Mustache Sisters, will guide you in this free art activity.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=4&et=1&dt=June_2010#6735June 4, 2010 Singer-songwriter Avi Wisnia finds inspiration in classic bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950s West Coast jazz, and contemporary pop. He uses unexpected arrangements in his own music as well as reinterprets songs by pop artists like Björk, Wilco, and The Cure.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=11&et=1&dt=June_2010#7788June 11, 2010 A nationally renowned jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator, Tia Fuller has generated acclaim for her original and standard jazz arrangements. She made her debut as a bandleader on Pillar of Strength (2005), which features an all-female quartet, and in 2007 she was a member of Beyoncé’s touring band.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=18&et=1&dt=June_2010#7789June 18, 2010 Bassist Rufus Reid has recorded and performed with legends André Previn, Stan Getz, and Dizzy Gillespie. In presenting him with the 2005 Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation saluted him as “an American treasure with the vision to make a difference and turn possibilities into results.”http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=25&et=1&dt=June_2010#7790June 25, 2010