Jazz and R&B Acts Fill Philadelphia Venues This Week

Philadelphia audiences have access to a varied lineup of jazz and soul performances this week.

Flutist Elena Pinderhughes opens the series at City Winery on Wednesday. She releases her debut album, i hope you feel it too, this month. The record blends contemporary jazz with R&B and features contributions from saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah. Pinderhughes has performed with artists including Childish Gambino and Robert Glasper. She recorded her first album with her brother, pianist Samora Pinderhughes, at age nine. Tickets for her 7:30 p.m. show range from $24 to $60.

Singer-songwriter Ami Taf Ra and saxophonist Kamasi Washington perform at City Winery on Thursday at 6 p.m. Washington produced Taf Ra's debut album, The Prophet & The Madman. The project combines spiritual jazz, Moroccan Gnawa, and gospel elements. The music draws inspiration from the philosophical works of Kahlil Gibran. Admission costs between $66 and $86.

Chris' Jazz Cafe hosts The All Star Septet on Friday and Saturday. The group features trombonist Conrad Herwig, saxophonists Victor North, Brandon Suarez, and Daniel Cohen, and pianist Brandon Goldberg. The ensemble plays hard-bop styles across two sets each night at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $35, with dinner packages available.

Drummer Daniel Villarreal performs at Solar Myth on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Villarreal, who hails from Panama and lives in Philadelphia, leads a group including Nathan Karagianis on guitar, Cole DeGenova on keys, John Sutton on bass, and Danjuma Gaskin on percussion. Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs joins the Friday set, while DM Hotep of the Sun Ra Arkestra plays on Saturday. Tickets are $30.

The Miki Yamanaka Trio performs a First Friday concert at the Barnes Foundation on Friday at 6 p.m. Yamanaka's new album, Breathe, includes a track dedicated to pianist James Williams. Bassist Tyrone Allen II and drummer Jimmy Macbride join her on stage. The event is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and aligns with the exhibition Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America. Admission is $35.