The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2016 April 30, 2016 
Celebrate Philly Jazz Month and International Jazz Day with renowned bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and friends at the Clef Club 
Internationally renowned producer, composuer, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma is pleased to present The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival for the second year in a row, a celebration of creative, progressive improvised music.
The concert takes place on International Jazz Day, Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 7pm — 1 am  at the Philadelphia Clef Club, 736-38 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146. Admission is payable at the door in cash only, $25 for adults and $15 for students with I.D.

The 2015 Festival brought together people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities for an evening celebrating Philadelphia's rich musical legacy—the event was sold out with a waiting list to get in. This year the festival was chosen to be the closing event of Celebrate Philly Jazz Month: Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month is a project of the Smithsonian Museum’s National Museum of American History.

This year, Festival founder Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s curatorial focus is on cross-generational musical exchange. Tacuma has identified fiery young artists to pair with seasoned figures of Philadelphia improvised creative music.
The Outsiders also brings to the stage national and international musicians who have a strong connection to Philadelphia. These include:  composer, multi-instrumentalist John Zorn (NYC), composer guitarist Elliot Sharp (Berlin/NYC),  bassist/ violinist/ poet Henry Grimes (NYC, born and raised in Philadelphia), composer saxophonist James Brandon Lewis (NYC), drummer Abe Speller (NJ/NY).
2016 Philadelphia performers include saxophonist  Odean Pope, composer saxophonist Bobby Zankel, bassist Richard Hill, drummer Jim Hamilton Trio, guitarist Charles Ellerbe & Matrix 12:38, composer pianist Dave Burrell,  pianist Farid Barron, Fuse Vox featuring guitarist Jeff Monjack, vocalist Valerie Gay, electroncis June Lopez,  drummer Justin Faulkner, drummer Cornell Rochester, Sirius JuJu, drummer Nazir Ebo, trumpeter Kwami Hadi. 
Performance Schedule: 7 pm to 2 am 

7:00         John Zorn - Alto Sax            
                 Odean Pope - Tenor Sax
                 Abe Speller  - Drums
                Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Bass
 7:40        Elliott Sharp - Guitar, Electronics
                 Nazir Ebo - Drums
                 Bobby Zankel- Alto Sax
 8:20        Cornell Rochester Drum Solo  
  8:45        Sirius JuJu- Quintet 
 9:25        Fuse Vox –  Jeff Monjack- Guitar, Valerie Gay- Vocals,  
                                   June Lopez -Electronics            
                                     

9:55          Richard Hill- Bass              
                  Julius Masri- Drums
                  Kwame Hadi- Trumpet
 10:25       Dave Burrell- Grand Piano                            
                 Farid Barron- Upright Piano
                 Raymond King-  Rhodes Electric Piano
 10:55       Charles Ellerbe's Matrix 12:38 – Charles Ellerbe- Guitar, Ready Fredie
                                                                         Percussion, Anthony Mathews-Drums,
                                                                       Jake Kaplan- Bass, Keith Ivy- Keys
 11:35           Jim Hamilton Trio ( 30 Minutes)
 12:15 am       Henry Grimes- Double Bass, Violin  
                       James Brandon Lewis- Tenor Sax
                       Justin Faulkner- Drums   Jamaaladeen Tacuma- Bass

The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival is supported by Creative Philadelphia, the Wyncote Foundation, WRTI's The Bridge with J. Michael Harrison, The Balance of Life Initiative, WKDU's Perry McCotter, Philadelphia Producers Guild, Aguilar Amplification, KP-Vintage, Ahmad & Zaffarese LLC, La Bella Strings