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Wade Dean and his band at the Society Hill Playhouse in Philadelphia

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Appearing at the new Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concerts series called Jazz at the Playhouse, will be saxophonist/composer Wade Dean and his band at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street in Philadelphia on December 15th, 2011. One Show: 7:30-9:00 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. For info: 215-517-8337 or 856-858-8914. Parking is right across the street.

For a complete lineup, visit Jazz Bridge. Jazz Bridge, a 501c3 nonprofit that assists our local jazz and blues musicians in crisis, is sponsoring this concert.

About Wade Dean

Among the new generation of “Young Lions" invigorating the East Coast jazz scene these days, one of the most impressive voices interpreting the American classics belongs to 25-year-old saxophonist/composer Wade Fulton Dean. Grounded in the rich traditions of jazz since his teen years, young Dean commands enormous respect from contemporaries and music critics for his soulful interpretations of jazz chestnuts and for his contributions to the literature of jazz. Dean and his band, The Wade Dean Enspiration, are developing a strong fan base at Philadelphia's hottest performance venues. Acutely aware of the city's gifts to America's music legacy, Wade deliberately chose The City of Brotherly Love to showcase the lessons he learned as a sideman performing with exceptional musicians on a variety of bandstands. From those encounters come inventive improvisations that erupt from the depths of his soul. Wade was born and raised in Orangeburg, S.C. within a strong family that encouraged his music aspirations. With his mother's tutelage, he learned to play the piano, his first instrument of choice. Soon, though, he took up the saxophone and never put it down. During his apprenticeship on the instrument, Wade learned the nuances of the horn from his uncle, Johnnie Williams, a baritone saxophonist in the Count Basie Orchestra.

Dean received a baccalaureate degree in music education at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Dean is currently Director of Jazz Combos at the University of Pennsylvania.

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