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Eddie Sherman & Peggy Raley with George Caldwell, Eddie Allen & Paul Carr at The TBJAZZ FESTIVAL ’25 CLOSING BRUNCH BASH
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm
$80
True Blue Jazz Festival & Founders, Peggy Raley & Eddie Sherman were given the CLIFFORD BROWN JAZZ AWARD for “TOP JAZZ PRESENTERS OF THE YEAR ” by Cityfest & The City of Wilmington DE ~ April 30th of 2021
“One of the great Tenor Sax Players on Jazz Scene today.”
– Jazz Forward on Paul Carr Tenor Sax, Educator, Mid Atlantic jazz Festival President / Executive Producer
“Grammy Winning Pianist George Caldwell is a fully tenured jazz piano legend… He’s one of the pre-eminent swing jazz players in modern jazz”
– Jeff Miers, The Buffalo News Music Critic
“Allen’s control of the timbers, from guttural moans to clarion peals, and his ability to squeeze whimpers out of brass and hurl them at the listener, marks him as a horn man to watch.”
– W. Royal Stokes-The Washington Post
2025’s Festival Closing Brunch Bash will be ‘One for the Books’ with lineup of players on the Bandstand with Eddie Sherman & Peggy Raley. Whether accompanying or performances of tunes pulled for the Ensemble just for this show…these tenured Jazz Artists will be bringin’ it in every note & measure played. True Blue Jazz Founders/Producer & Vocalists Eddie Sherman & Peggy Raley will be backed by an All-Star “Off The Hook” roster of premier Philadelphia area & beyond Jazz Players. Each one respected for their skills & artistry as Jazz Musicians & Educators….this Group will be featuring…. Paul Carr on Tenor Sax, Trumpet Player Extraordinaire Eddie Allan, George Caldwell at the Piano…with Grammy Winning Bassist Lee Smith…plus Philly drummers’ Drummer, Webb Thomas.