"A Very Jazzy Christmas" Concert featuring The Andy Kahn Trio - 2013

By : Marvin DeBose Sr.



The Jazzy Christmas Concert 2013

On Saturday, December 21, 2013 to spread the holiday spirit, Overbrook Park Library hosted “The Jazzy Christmas” concert featuring the renowned Andy Kahn Trio.

The trio featured Kahn on the piano, Kenny Davis on bass and Bruce Klauber on the drums. The Overbrook Park community was treated to an experience of a lifetime, being presented with a free holiday Jazz concert by some of Philadelphia's own jazz musicians greats.

This particular concert had sentimental value for the trio because they dedicated their performance to jazz artist Father John D'Amico, who passed away this past November. D'Amico performed at last year's Jazz Appreciation month concert along with Klauber and Davis and got a great response from members of the Overbrook Park community. This year, the Trio performed a song in his honor and also received a positive response. 

(L-R) Kenny Davis, Bruce Klauber, Andy Kahn and Marvin DeBose

The Trio’s performance was superb, they performed all the great Christmas standards, but the highlight of this concert was when Overbook Park’s own Bruce Klauber singing the Holiday favorite "Have Yourself a Little Merry Christmas". The crowd enjoyed the music as well as the refreshments provided by library staff. Also, each person in attendance was presented with a winter-themed coffee mug as a holiday gift from Overbrook Park Library staff.

Jazz and history fans should keep an eye out for future events, Bruce Klauber and I are putting our heads together and we are working on a major Jazz project that we will be hosting at the Lucien E.Blackwell-West Philly Regional Library in the very near future.

The Overbrook Park Community Enjoying the Concert!