Featuring live physical-jazz performances by THE PILLOW PROJECT with special music guest Reggie Watkins. Reggie Watkins - trombone, Mike Hugo - guitar, Ava Lintz - upright bass and Jason Washington Jr. - drums.
"New Jazz Works Commission Premiere" The Stephen Philip Harvey Octet presents “Mythos,” a new original suite. Commissioned by Chamber Music America as part of the 2025 New Jazz Works, Harvey’s mid-sized ensemble shares new works based on mythology found in the African continent, mythology spread through the African diaspora, and the folktales right here in the USA that evolved from this sometimes forgotten past. This premiere comes on the heels of the ensemble’s second studio album, The Pen is Mighter, in February 2027. Coupling a new season of original compositions inspired by impactful cultural voices.
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The Stephen Philip Harvey Octet presents “Mythos,” a new original suite. Commissioned by Chamber Music America as part of the 2025 New Jazz Works, Harvey’s mid-sized ensemble shares new works based on mythology found in the African continent, mythology spread through the African diaspora, and the folktales right here in the USA that evolved from this sometimes forgotten past. This premiere comes on the heels of the ensemble’s second studio album, The Pen is Mighter, in February 2027. Coupling a new season of original compositions inspired by impactful cultural voices.
Tickets for tonight are $25 each (plus a $3 fee). This show will not be livestreamed.
Stephen Philip Harvey Octet - “Mythos” Commission Premiere
Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington D.C.
Stephen Philip Harvey Octet - “Mythos” Commission Premiere | The Stephen Philip Harvey Octet presents “Mythos,” a new original suite. Commissioned by Chamber Music America as part of the 2025 New Jazz Works, Harvey’s mid-sized ensemble shares new works based on mythology found in the African continent, mythology spread through the African diaspora, and the folktales right here in the USA that evolved from this sometimes forgotten past. This premiere comes on the heels of the ensemble’s second studio album, The Pen is Mighter, in February 2027. Coupling a new season of original compositions inspired by impactful cultural voices.
Sun, November 1, 5:30 PM $35 + $7 fee - Sun, November 1, 8 PM $35 + $7 fee
PA250 “OUR JAZZ STORY” Celebrating Jazz and Pennsylvania’s Role in American History
Presented by: The PA Jazz Alliance, Inc., in partnership with Pennsylvania Creative Industries and the National Endowment for the Arts. Performed by: The Keystone Jazz Orchestra • Directed by Maestro Marko Marcinko
More information will be available for these dates in the Fall of 2026. Nov 1- Mercyhurst University, Erie Nov 5- Lower Moreland High School, Huntingdon Valley Nov 6- Misericordia University, Dallas Nov 9- Hershey High School, Hershey Nov 17- The Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, Pittsburgh
