Jazz Lives Philadelphia Presents: After Hours, a new, revolutionary, year round concert series aiming to expand audiences for jazz by producing performances in non-traditional venues. Jazz Lives Philadelphia is partnering with household names in the city to produce these concerts in intimate settings after the space is closed to the public. La Colombe, the famed Philadelphia based coffee shop, will be opening their doors at their flagship location in the Fishtown neighborhood for the first After Hours concert of the series on March 1st, 2018. The first concert, titled The Kings and Queens of Blues, will feature some of the most prominent as as well as some lesser known treasures from the blues performed by rising star trumpeter Alphonso Horne in a duo setting. La Colombe in Fishtown is located at 1335 Frankford Ave, Phila., PA 19125. Doors will open at 8pm and the show will be begin at 8:30pm.
About the Artist: An internationally touring artist based in New York City, trumpeter Alphonso Horne is becoming one of the most sought after jazz musicians of his time. Deeply rooted in the tradition of blues and swing, Horne’s performances electrify audiences and leave listeners with a new and higher standard for jazz music. A friend of Jazz Lives Philadelphia since its inception and a graduate of the Juilliard School, Alphonso has been trained by and has performed with some of the greatest living jazz musicians in the world such as Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts and Marcus Printup. Horne is also a consistent face on the stages of Jazz at Lincoln Center as both a band leader and a sideman.
