en-usCopyright 2008 Philadelphia Museum of ArtThu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:00 -0600The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States.http://www.philamuseum.org/ Chilean singer/songwriter/arranger Claudia Acuña draws upon the culture of her homeland by fusing Latin rhythms with her instinctive jazz sensibilities. Singing mostly in Spanish, Acuña makes it clear that music crosses all barriers. This concert is part of the Week of Chile in Philadelphia and is supported by the Embassy of Chile.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=21&et=1&dt=November_2008#6027November 21, 2008 Grammy-nominated Kenny Werner was a child prodigy who recorded a single with a fifteen-piece orchestra at the age of eleven. He went on to become one of greatest jazz pianists, performing with Toots Thielemans and Joe Lovano, and later acted as the musical director for Betty Buckley.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=28&et=1&dt=November_2008#6028November 28, 2008 South African Bakithi Kumalo’s work on the electric bass has garnered him a stellar reputation as a musician. In addition to recording and touring with Paul Simon on the album Graceland, Kumalo has recorded and/or toured with Hugh Masekela, Grover Washington, Jr., Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Josh Groban, Chris Botti, and others.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=5&et=1&dt=December_2008#6021December 5, 2008 This world-premiere concert features jazz pianist Jason Moran, widely considered to be an innovative and provocative composer as well as a brilliant performer. Moran debuts a composition commissioned by the Museum that is inspired by the exhibition Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Moran is joined by his group The Bandwagon, and Grammy-award–winning jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. This program, including the commissioning and presentation, is made possible by a grant from the Philadelphia Music Project, a program of the The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and administered by The University of the Arts.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=12&et=1&dt=December_2008#6029December 12, 2008 Saxophonist Tim Warfield has been praised by the New York Times and has performed with such names as Christian McBride, Isaac Hayes, Orrin Evans, and others. This holiday concert also features Philadelphia vocalist Joanna Pascale.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=19&et=1&dt=December_2008#4707December 19, 2008 Pianist Orrin Evans has recorded as a leader for the Criss Cross, Palmetto, and Imani record labels. When not performing with his own trio or projects like Luvpark, he plays with such bands as Robin Eubanks EB3, the Mingus Big Band, and the Monk Project with Jamaaladeen Tacuma.http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/calendar.html?id=26&et=1&dt=December_2008#4708December 26, 2008