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2nd Annual Center City Jazz Festival To Have Modern Flare

Jazz Appreciation month may have ended April 30th, but the Center City Jazz Festival is bringing a few Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bees into the month of May.

2013/05/05

(Dr. Vera Tolbert with partner Paul at Take the Lead dance studio in West Philadelphia. Credit: Cherri Gregg)

Local Organization Gears Up For 5th Annual Dancing With The Philadelphia Stars

The ballroom dance competition pits Philadelphia notables against one another to raise money for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.

2013/04/14

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Sixers Fall To Jazz, 107-91

Randy Foye scored 17 points, Gordon Hayward added 15 on 3-of-3 shooting beyond the arc and the Utah Jazz beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 Monday night to halt a four-game losing streak.

2013/03/25

Blue Note App

Blue Note Records put out some of the greatest jazz records of all time – and now, fans of the music have a chance to add those songs to their digital collections.

2012/12/19

Derrick Coleman Says He And Kenny Anderson Were Better Than Stockton And Malone

Former Sixer Derrick Coleman thinks he was better than Karl Malone.

2012/07/16

Brotherly Love: Jazz Band Helps Stranded Students

Keeping the beat: That’s the mission of a special jazz band in South Jersey. They’re trying to make a difference in the lives of students who enjoy playing music, but don’t have anywhere to perform.

2012/06/26

Music City Philadelphia: Jeff Bradshaw

North Philadelphia native Jeff Bradshaw is leading the pack of the “New Jazz” movement with a fusion of R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, and hip hop on his new CD Bone Appétit.

2012/06/19

Lakers Crushed By Thunder In Game 1

Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the weary Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals.

2012/05/15

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers gives Metta World Peace #15 a five in the third quarter while taking on the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Metta’s Defense Makes Difference To Lead Lakers Past Nuggets In Game 7

Pau Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Denver Nuggets for a thrilling 96-87 victory in Game 7 on Saturday night to win their first-round series.

2012/05/14

Nuggets Crush Lakers To Force Game 7

Ty Lawson scored 32 points, fellow spark plug Corey Brewer added 18 and the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series with a dominating 113-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

2012/05/11

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives on Corey Brewer #13 of the Denver Nuggets during Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Scores 38 To Lead Lakers Past Nuggets, Go Up 2-0 In Series

Kobe Bryant scored 38 points, Andrew Bynum followed up his playoff-opening triple-double with 27 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers weathered Denver’s late rally for a 104-100 victory over the Nuggets on Tuesday night, taking a 2-0 series lead.

2012/05/02