The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2016 April 30, 2016

Celebrate Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day with renowned bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and friends at the Clef Club

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2016 Philadelphia, PA – 

Internationally renowned bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma is pleased to present The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival for the second year in a row, a celebration of creative, progressive improvised music.

The concert takes place on International Jazz Day, Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 7pm — 11pm at the Philadelphia Clef Club, 738 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146. Admission is payable at the door in cash only, $25 for adults and $15 for students with I.D.

The 2015 Festival brought together people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities for an evening celebrating Philadelphia's rich musical legacy—the event was sold out with a waiting list to get in. This year the festival was chosen to be the closing event of Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month: Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month is a project of the Smithsonian Museum’s National Museum of American History.

This year, Festival founder Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s curatorial focus is on cross-generational musical exchange. Tacuma has identified fiery young artists to pair with seasoned figures of Philadelphia improvised creative music. 2016 Philadelphia performers include saxophonist  Odean Pope, saxophonist composer Bobby Zankel,  bassist Richard Hill, trumpeter Heru Shabaka-Ra Quartet, percussionist Julius Masri , drummer Jim Hamilton Trio , guitarist Charlie Ellerbe , pianist Farid Baron, guitarist Jeff Monjak, drummer Julius Masri and others...TBA

The Outsiders also brings to the stage national and international musicians who have a strong connection to Philadelphia. These include saxophonist James Brandon Louis (NYC) , composer, multi-instrumentalist John Zorn (NYC), composer guitarist Elliot Sharp (Berlin/NYC)

The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival is supported by Creative Philadelphia, the Wyncote Foundation, WRTI Jazz Bridge with J. Michael Harrison, The Balance of Life Initiative, WKDU's Perry McCotter, Philadelphia Producers Guild, Aguilar Amplification, KP-Vintage, Ahmad & Zaffarese LLC, La Bella Strings