en-usCopyright 2008 Philadelphia Museum of ArtFri, 09 May 2008 03:00:00 -0500The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States.http://www.philamuseum.org/ With the Dave Douglas Quintet, saxophonist Donny McCaslin has achieved wide praise for his emotionally charged solos. His virtuosity and distinctive voice as a composer have been on display on his sideman work on recordings by Danilo Pérez and Luciana Souza, as well as on his solo albums, which subtly incorporate elements of Latin American music within adventurous jazz frameworks.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=9&et=1&dt=May_2008#767May 9, 2008 After a successful career in his native Uruguay, pianist and composer Nando Michelin came to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music. In his music, he explores the relationship between Latin music and jazz improvisation, forging a wholly personal voice that draws on both.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=16&et=1&dt=May_2008#5527May 16, 2008 Oliver Lake (alto saxophone), Reggie Workman (bass), and Andrew Cyrille (drums) have an uncanny communication with each other that has driven a twenty-year collaboration. Between the three musicians, they have played alongside jazz giants like John Coltrane, Art Blakey, and Wayne Shorter.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=23&et=1&dt=May_2008#5542May 23, 2008 Vocalist Paula West, who is coming off an acclaimed run at the Algonquin Room in New York, performs from an eclectic songbook of jazz and pop standards. Her voice has been compared to Nina Simone and Cassandra Wilson but with "a thicker caramel coating" (The New York Times). Her affinity for Bob Dylan, whose songs she regularly performs, recalls the passion for his music expressed by Nina Simone.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=30&et=1&dt=May_2008#5528May 30, 2008 Rousing and raucous, Scythian plays kicked-up Celtic and world music with hints of gypsy and klezmer, all infused with a touch of punk-rock sensibility. The band has been riling up audiences along the East Coast with its high-energy, interactive show, causing outbreaks of tambourine playing, feverish dancing, and spontaneous bedlam.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=6&et=1&dt=June_2008#5541June 6, 2008 Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is a performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. His dynamic compositions, with blues and gospel roots, recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, and Duke Ellington.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=13&et=1&dt=June_2008#5543June 13, 2008 Amina Figarova is one of the most exciting jazz composers and talented jazz piano players from Europe. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and now living in Rotterdam, Figarova studied classical music at the Baku Conservatory and jazz performance at the Rotterdam Conservatory and the Berklee College of Music.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=20&et=1&dt=June_2008#5544June 20, 2008 By opting for the musical road less traveled, vocalist Kate McGarry has placed herself firmly on the road to critical and popular success. This concert is part of the CD release tour for McGarry’s organ trio with Gary Versace, Clarence Penn, and Keith Ganz.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=27&et=1&dt=June_2008#3134June 27, 2008