Painted Bride Jazz Presents: Satellite Sound Series - Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopators

Painted Bride Jazz presents Satellite Sound, a fall series at The Fallser Club spotlighting bold, risk-taking talent, in collaboration with WRTI’s J. Michael Harrison, host of The Bridge.

This fall, Painted Bride Jazz presents a three-part Satellite Sound event series at the Fallser Club in East Falls. Co-curated with WRTI's J. Michael Harrison, host of The Bridge.

Pianist-composer Elio Villafranca is a visionary force in contemporary jazz. Cuban-born and classically trained, the Grammy-nominated, Guggenheim Fellow, and Steinway Artist returns to the Bride’s orbit with his powerhouse ensemble The Jass Syncopators. Rooted in deep tradition, bold arrangements, and immersive storytelling, Villafranca delivers a musical expedition across the African diaspora, powered by Afro-Caribbean rhythms and hard-swinging jazz—that will captivate both devoted fans and first-time listeners.

Hailed by DownBeat as “the latest in a decades-long line of Cuban musicians who have integrated African, European and Pan-American musical concepts,” Villafranca channels the grandeur of…