The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and Rush Arts Philadelphia (RAP) present a Jazz Month Celebration featuring vocalist Lezlie Harrison, Dylan Taylor on bass and Al Johnson on drums. Special appearances of spoken word by D-Cross as well as RAP founder, and creator of Def Poetry Jam, Danny Simmons. The author of four poetry books, Simmons also has a forthcoming album on Blue Note Records with legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter based on Simmons’ book The Brown Beatnik Tomes.

As part of Philly Celebrates Jazz, the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy is proud to present its third Neighborhood Jazz Series of FREE jazz concerts, dance lessons, film screenings and more throughout Philadelphia.