Ed Wise and his New Orleans jazz band perform at Wildflower, July 9

Come see and hear Ed Wise and his New Orleans Jazz Band pay a musical tribute to the place where American popular music in all its diversity began. This eight-piece band will showcase Dixieland jazz perform New Orleans-style jazz from Ed’s book of original and imaginative arrangements of jazz tunes, crafted during his twelve-year residency in the Crescent City.

Formerly of New Orleans and a resident of Philadelphia since Hurricane Katrina, Ed Wise has been bringing the traditional jazz, culture, and heritage of turn-of-the-century New Orleans to audiences on the East Coast for over four years. He has been a professional musician for over 40 years, performing across the United States, in Canada and Europe.

This Wildflower performance is sponsored by The Wayne Bank.

Upcoming concerts in the Wildflower concert series include: EAnna Maria Mendieta, the Wildflower Steppingstones Young Artist Concert with Penn State University graduate students (no admission charge), Girl Singers of the Hit Parade, Oh, What a Night (special $32 ticket), Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, the Eaken Piano Trio, and Davis and Dow Jazz Quartet.

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