A show at the Society Hill Playhouse and a series of weekly happy hours at the Gershwin Y bring Dizzy Gillespie back into the spotlight. Jack McCarthy profiles Dizzy’s years in Philadelphia and the Downbeat club that laid the foundations for his stardom

For as rich a musical history as Philadelphia has, its jazz scene has been shamefully overlooked, even in its own backyard. It’s through no fault of the Philadelphia Jazz Project’s, though, and to that end, they’re hosting a Jazz Walk in Fairmount Park this weekend to draw some attention to it, with free music and snacks to boot

What’s the (extraordinary) story behind Philadelphia’s first Buddhist Temple, at 12th and Washington? The Shadow knows!

North Philadelphia’s Tioga Theater, which once hosted jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan, will be reincarnated as a community-oriented banquet hall