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| 20th Anniversary Season at Penn's Landing Celebrated With Weekend of Free Concerts With Singers and Songwriters This year, Penn's Landing Corporation will produce its 20th Season of free programming on the Great Plaza, the heart of Penn's Landing, Philadelphia's premier riverfront entertainment destination. Presented by Independence Blue Cross, the centerpiece of our 20th Anniversary celebration will be an extraordinary weekend of free concert performances featuring Philly's own Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, blues legend Buddy Guy, The Sound of Philadelphia and world famous singer songwriters, They Might Be Giants. The 20th Anniversary Summer Program Season will feature a diverse schedule of events including ten multicultural festivals, spectacular concert series featuring smooth jazz, gospel, blues, R&B and singer songwriters, a new outdoor movie series, the annual AFL-CIO Labor Day Family Picnic, ship tours, and more. The Sounds of R&B concert series will kick off the 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert Weekend on Friday July 22, 2005. This free concert beginning at 7:00 p.m. will celebrate Rhythm and Blues. The Sound of Philadelphia, will open the concert with a tribute to Philadelphia soul, followed by blues legend, Buddy Guy at 8:00 p.m. Guy is considered the greatest contributor to classic Chicago Blues and a recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Over the course of his 45-year career, Guy has sold over 2 million albums and won 5 Grammy Awards and 19 W.C. Handy Blues Awards. The 20th Anniversary Concert Celebration weekend continues on Saturday July 23rd with a free concert featuring Time for Three , Adrian Belew, and They Might Be Giants. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. and at 4:00 p.m., Time for Three will kick off the concert. Brimming with youthful energy and exuberance, Time for Three plays a unique mix of bluegrass, gypsy, jazz, and classical. The group is composed of violin players Zachary DePue and Nick Kendall, and Ranaan Myer on the double bass. The group formed at the Curtis Institute for Music and soon after won Astral Artististic Services 2003 National Auditions. Time for Three's music was also featured in the documentary Rittenhouse Square. Adrian Belew will then take the stage at 5:00 p.m. This critically acclaimed musician's career has spanned three decades. Belew has worked with such artists as Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Paul Simon, and Talking Heads to name a few. Saturday's concert will be headlined by Grammy award winning singer songwriters, They Might Be Giants . Not only are they talented artists, but these traveling performers also write children's music, have created a children's DVD along with Disney and are developing children's books with Simon and Schuster. They will take the stage at 6:00 p.m. for this family-friendly show. The celebration will conclude on Sunday July 24 at 5:00 p.m. with a free concert by Philadelphia natives Vivian Green and Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. Contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Vivian Green began playing the piano at age eight and writing songs when she was 11. Green's debut album, A Love Story, reached gold status in May 2003. Green's latest album, Vivian, was written and co-produced by the talented 23-year old. Peter Nero, a two-time Grammy Award winner, leads his Philly Pops , the largest independent orchestra in the country. Their style blends Classical, Swing, Broadway, Blues and Jazz. Nero and the Philly Pops have recently signed a three-record deal with DRG Records in New York. They are one of only two Pops orchestras in the country to have a recording contract. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |