Stephen Wise & The Edge Ring In The Solstice in Northwest Philadelphia

The solstice supreme was the order of the evening Stephen Wise & the Edge (a jazz quartet) at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration on Sunday, December 21 at 4:30 pm.

Bandleader and lead vocalist for the Edge for the last 20 years, Stephen Wise (also on sax and flute) appeared with Toby Johnson on drums, Steven Page on keyboard and Doug Grigsby, III, on bass. The group played original (and celestial) compositions as well as holiday standards and compositions by Stevie Wonder. Stephen Wise also played the didgeridoo, an Aboriginal Australian wind instrument.

Between them, members of the group have been nominated for a Grammy, drummed with Luther Vandross, and performed or recorded with Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men, The Roots, and Britney Spears.
Jazz Vespers are held at 4:30 pm on the third Sunday of each month at 4:30 pm. There is a ten dollar donation requested and a reception afterward with light refreshments. Restoration Church is located at 6900 Stenton Avenue (at the corner of Gorgas Lane) in Philadelphia. For more information, email: uucr-jazzvespers@verizon.net or call: 215-910-2404. For more information on the church, visit http://www.uurestoration.us/index.php

Jazz guitarists Steve Giordano and Jason Klinke will perform Sunday, January18, 2015 at 4:30.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration is located at 6900 Stenton Avenue (at the corner of Gorgas Lane) in Philadelphia. For more information, email: uucr-jazzvespers@verizon.net or call: 215-910-2404. For more information, visit http://www.uurestoration.us/newsletter.php#jazz