Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/30/2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Christ Church Neighborhood House
Categories
Get ready for a real Jazz Appreciation Month finale that explores the talents of 1800s Philadelphia composer-band leaders, Francis Johnson and William Appo, once-noted pioneering musicians often forgotten in music history. In Dance Like It’s 1829, husband and wife duo dancer Lauren Putty and trombonist Brent White bring to life the music, dance and storytelling inspired by Johnson and Appo from Philadelphia’s Antebellum era. The dance comes with an improvisational modern spin. Putty, who toured with PHILANDANCO, and White, a Drexel University professor, are educators who researched their muses, staying largely true to the original source material. The performance will be part of local America250 celebrations.
$15 per ticket; 7 p.m. EST to 8:30 p.m. EST. Christ Church Neighborhood House. 20 N. American St. 215-922-1695 or https://www.phillyjazzscene.com/event-details-registration/dance-like-its-1829