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Philly's Jazz Legacy: Around the World and Back Again
Presented as part of the Lantern's Spotlight Northwest Series
Welcome to the Spotlight Northwest Series

This new initiative features FREE artistic programming and other special events for communities in Northwest Philadelphia, presented in advance of opening our Mt. Airy Theater in 2026.
PHILLY'S JAZZ LEGACY: AROUND THE WORLD AND BACK AGAIN

Friday, June 20, 2025 • 5PM - 7PM


Lantern Theater Company is partnering with the Young Friends of Wyck and The Johnson House to celebrate Black Music Month with an evening of Jazz and Jazz-influenced performance from Philadelphia and around the globe. This program will take place outdoors on Wyck's beautiful historic grounds.

Opening acts feature Stephanie Cole and Braylynn Nahja performing jazz standards from the Billie Holiday songbook accompanied by Luke McGinnis, Christa Aikins performing DÆGURLAG (Icelandic Jazz) standards, and violinist Juan Yanez performing Venezuelan music with Latin jazz rhythms.

Our headliner for the evening is Germantown native and renowned poet Ursula Rucker performing her unique style of spoken word with some of her favorite local musicians.

Bring a picnic, blanket, and/or camping chairs and experience Philadelphia's legacy as a music center that attracts international talent and influences artists around the world. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be Wednesday, June 25, and we will notify all registered attendees if we need to move this program to the rain date.

NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA VENUE:
Wyck Historic House & Garden
6026 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144

Your complimentary ticket includes a post-show discussion with the artists and community members
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Header Photo: Lawrence Stallings in the world premiere of Me and the Devil (2021); Anthony Lawton and Dave Johnson in Travesties (2022); Melissa Rakiro and Joanna Liao in Twelfth Night (2023); and Paul L. Nolan, Sally Mercer, and Charles McMahon in Copenhagen (2018). Photos by Mark Garvin.

Lantern Theater Company acknowledges that it is situated on Lenapehoking, the ancestral and spiritual homeland of the Unami Lenape, and we pay respect to them as this region's original storytellers.

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