March 2008
Saturday 29 March
- Jazz Up Close: Eastern Europe (16:00) - Daniel Szabo is a versatile jazz pianist-composer performing both original compositions and standard arrangements influenced by the colorful and complex musical heritage of Hungary. Joining him is Czech vocalist Marta Topferova whose dedication to the music of Latin America...
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Friday 28 March
- Wayne Shorter Quartet & Terell Stafford Quartet (16:00) - Wayne Shorter, one of the most unique and influential saxophonists and composers performing today, will perform in Verizon Hall tonight. At 75, saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter continues to take jazz across musical boundaries. Known for being a gifted and versatile player...
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Wednesday 19 March
- Fear and Loathing: The Music of Phil Kline (16:25) - Kimmel Center Presents’ Fresh Ink Series final performance takes place on April 5 with a performance of Fear & Loathing: The Music of Phil Kline. Listen to the next Kimmelcast in the Fresh Ink Series for a conversation with composer-guitarist...
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Sunday 16 March
- Lang Lang, piano (16:00) - Lang Lang, considered by the New York Times as the "hottest artist on the classical music planet", performs tonight in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall as part of the Master Musicians series. Let us know what you thought of the...
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Saturday 15 March
- The Chieftains (12:00) - Celebrate St. Patricks' Day with the music of Ireland as The Chieftains return today in their annual Kimmel Center performance! Let us know what you thought of the show....
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Friday 14 March
- Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar (16:00) - Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar makes its Philadelphia Premiere tonight at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater. Inspired by the life and work of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, Ainadamar is a mystical and poetic meditation on loss, memory, revolution,...
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Thursday 6 March
- 2008/2009 Season Announced! (09:03) - The 2008/2009 season's for Kimmel Center Presents and the Cadillac Broadway series have just been announced. Visit our digital brochure to see the artists and hear audio and see video samples of their work. You can subscribe to KCP...
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Tuesday 4 March
- Pink Martini (14:36) - "Like a romantic Hollywood musical of the 1940s or 50s—but with a global perspective that is modern . . . " That's Thomas Lauderdale describing the ensemble he founded, Pink Martini (above photo by Sherri Diteman). Based in Portland,...
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Saturday 1 March
- Jazz Up Close: Richard Bona Band (16:00) - Richard Bona Band makes its Kimmel Center debut tonight along with special guest Lionel Loueke. Dubbed "The African Sting," Bona blends global jazz, African spirit, and Anglo-Saxon pop harmonies with lyrical storytelling. Hope you'll tell us what you thought...
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