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Where Music Lives: Chris' Jazz Cafe in Center City, Philadelphia

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Susan Lewis
Published March 20, 2013 at 4:36 PM EDT

Once home to jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane, Philadelphia still has a committed jazz contingent. WRTI's Susan Lewis talked with Christ Dhimitri and Mark DeNinno, past and present owners of Chris’ Jazz Café, an active jazz club in Center City.

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Listen to Chris' Jazz Cafe founder Christ Dhimitri talk with Susan Lewis about role of clubs in keeping the jazz scene vibrant.

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Susan Lewis
Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.
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