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| Gerald Veasley at the Kimmel Center Philadelphia native, bassist and WJJZ 97.5 on-air personality Gerald Veasley performs a special Jazzy Christmas program with his quintet and special guests at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 . Joining Veasley on stage are special guests vocalist Maysa, guitarist Chuck Loeb, pianist Bobby Lyle and saxophonist Kim Waters for a jazzy, gospel rendition of holiday favorites. Veasley narrates the story of a gift with winter's promise to audience members, to then return to the true meaning of Christmas -spending time with loved ones -through musical selections. The program includes holiday hits such as “Wonderland,” “Let it Snow,” “Baby It's Cold Outside” and “Best Gift I Ever Got,” as well as Stevie Wonder's “If it's Magic,” “Holy Night” and “This Christmas.” This concert is the twelfth concert in the World & Pop Series scheduled for the Kimmel Center Presents 2007/2008 season. The next concert in the series will be Daryl Hall and John Oates with “Home for Christmas” on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 8pm in Verizon Hall. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |