Fire Museum Presents 25th Anniversary: Dave Burrell

Name: Fire Museum Presents 25th Anniversary: Dave Burrell
Start: 2026-01-22T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-22T22:00:00-05:00
Location: The Perch Music & Arts Community

Schedule

Thu Jan 22 2026 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Perch Music & Arts Community | Philadelphia, PA

Dave Burrell:
Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene.
Standing out as a leading figure of the New York avant-garde scene in the second half of the '60s, Burrell quickly established himself as one of the most innovative pianists, collaborating with the emerging leaders in contemporary jazz and joining the groups of Marion Brown, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp. He has played and recorded, among others, with Giuseppi Logan, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Grahan Moncur III, Byard Lancaster, Sirone, Alan Silva, Clifford Thornton, Roscoe Mitchell. His dynamic compositions with blues and gospel roots recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington, as well as avant garde composers Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane." Dave Burrell is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including National Endowment for the Arts, Vision Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, Philadelphia Music Foundation, William J. Cooper Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania State Council on The Arts, MidAtlantic Foundation, John Garcia Gensel Award, and the Pew Fellowship in Jazz Composition.
Fire Museum Presents turns 25! Our first ever event took place on January 20th, 2001 in Berkeley, Ca. To celebrate we are hosting three events with series favorites, tonight we present the return of Dave Burrell!
We are proud to be working with The Perch Music & Arts Workshop to establish a space where performances, workshops and other community events can take root.
accessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.