An evening with Luke Carlos O’Reilly & Friends, co-presented by J. Michael Harrison, host of The Bridge
Jazz performance featuring award-winning musician Luke Carlos O’Reilly & Friends, as part of Painted Bride’s Jazz on Market event series.
Doors at 4:30PM.
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Luke Carlos O’Reilly is an award winning pianist, organist and musical director currently based out of Philadelphia, PA.
After a Boston upbringing, Luke moved to Philadelphia to attend the Esther Boyer School of Music at Temple University on an academic and music scholarship. It was there where he had the opportunity to tour and record with artists such as Seal, Roy Ayers, Curtis Fuller, Nicholas Payton, Dave Valentin, Billy Paul, Bobby Watson, Slide Hampton, Fred Wesley, Steve Turre, Musiq Soulchild, Bilal, Carol Riddick, K’naan, Wiz Khalifa and many others.
Luke has recorded 4 albums as a leader, the most recent being ‘Leave The Gate Open’ (Imani Records 2024). He was named the Kimmel Center of Philadelphia’s Artist in residency in 2018, and now teaches for the Kimmel Center and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Ensemble:
Luke Carlos O’Reilly - Piano
Vicente Archer - Bass
Jerome Jennings - Drums
Dan Spearman - Trumpet
Michael Spearman - Trombone
Dylan Band – Saxophone