Josh Groban – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – November 12, 2018 – Photo by Isa Barnett © 2018 Josh Groban & Idina Menzel – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – November 12, 2018 Broadway came to the Wells Fargo Center on Monday as Josh Groban ( The Great Comet of 1812 , the album Stages ) and diva Idina Menzel ( Wicked, Rent ) shared the stage. Menzel opened the night with a stellar set, mixing her stage and film favorites as well as a few cannily chosen covers. No

Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 – Photo by Jay S. Jacobs © 2016 Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 No one wanted the recent Glen Hansard concert in suburban Philadelphia to end, least of all the singer himself, who ended up performing a generous eight-song encore.  In fact, it was nine songs if you count the extended snippet of Aretha Franklin’s soul classic “Respect” which he wove

Marketa Irglova in concert at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Photo copyright 2014 Jim Rinaldi. Markéta Irglová Can Have Whatever She Dreams Of by Jay S. Jacobs Music has led Markéta Irglová down many roads.  She was born under the communist regime in the old Czechoslovakia.  Though not a musician himself, her father was very involved in the local arts scene and helped to set up performances by many international artists. It was through one of these performances that Irglová