Remembering Lee Morgan, the Aqua Lounge, and “the Strip”
Monday, July 10, 2023 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Age:
All Ages Born and raised in Philadelphia, Lee Morgan became one of the biggest names in jazz before turning twenty and played on hundreds of records before his tragic death in 1972. His final hometown performance was on “the Strip” at the Aqua Lounge, located at 52nd and Chancellor Streets where a state historical marker commemorating the legendary trumpeter will be installed.
On the occasion of Lee Morgan’s 85th birthday, Blackwell Regional Library will host an afternoon of remembering. Come out and share your memories and photographs, hear stories about Lee Morgan and the Aqua Lounge, and celebrate West Philly’s rich cultural history.
Co-Hosted by All That Philly Jazz - https://phillyjazz.us/
Light refreshments will be served!
Philly Haps
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: Impressions Block Party | 12:00pm | Impressions Philly | All Ages |
| Natural Information Society (Early Show) | 3:30pm | The Fabric Workshop and Museum | All Ages |
| Natural Information Society (Evening Show) | 5:30pm | The Fabric Workshop and Museum | All Ages |
| Destroyer / Cass McCombs | 7:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Hotline TNT / Path of Totality | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Marshall Allen Trio / Ade Ilu Ensemble | 8:00pm | The Perch | All Ages |
| Lydia Lunch & Joseph Keckler: Horribly True Confessions | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Girl / Maria BC | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Green Jellÿ / 96 Bitter Beings / The Convalescence | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over-Kill II: Reloaded | 7:30pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| South Arcade | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jazz Disciples | 7:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
| Deepak Kumar Pareek | 7:30pm | The Rotunda | All Ages |
| The Oh Hellos | 7:30pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Frog | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |