Virtual Soul & Blues: Damani Phillips Trio

All virtual concerts will be available on our Facebook page.

Thank you to the City of Hills for use of the bandshell in City Park,  City Channel 4 for video recording, and Alex Body for sound production!

About:  

Dr. Damani Philips is a native of Pontiac, MI, where he began playing at the age of 10. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Iowa, where he teaches applied jazz saxophone, directs jazz combos and teaches courses in African-American music, jazz history, jazz theory and improvisation. He has earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from DePaul University (Chicago) and The University of Kentucky in classical saxophone; and a second Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Wayne State University (Detroit). Phillips completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder; becoming one of the first African-Americans in the country to do so.

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Summer of the Arts Festivals:  

• 2020 Soul & Blues Festival