Odean Pope | Philadelphia based Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, and Educator | Official website

"Sometimes I play a note that's so high ... It's above the altissimo range. I hit it a couple of times with Max (Roach). Sometimes if I have a good reed I can do it. So these are the kinds of things I'll be reaching for." -Odean Pope

Upcoming tour dates

Odean Pope is currently recording his upcoming CD. If you are interested in bookings or press materials, please visit the Press Materials page.

: John Coltrane Birthday Tribute; Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; Saturday, September 20, 2008: 4-5pm; Art Sanctuary: Church of the Advocate
1801 West Diamond Street
Philadelphia, PA

: Head Lines: The Media Jazz Festival; Odean Pope Trio; Saturday, October 18, 2008: 9:30 – 10:45PM; Media, PA

: Musical Residency: Imhotep Charter High School; Odean Pope; February 3,5,6,11,12,13,18,19,20,23; 21st and Godfrey Avenue; Philadelphia, PA 19141

: Master Class; The Relationship Between an Architect and a Musician; Drexel University; February 12th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm; 34th and Market Street | Philadelphia, PA

: Odean Pope with Gloria Galante; Conducting workshops at Chester High School; 2/24,09, 3/3, 3/10, 4/1, 4/14, 5/5; 232 West 9th Street
Chester, PA

: Cape May Jazz Festival; Odean Pope Quartet; Friday April 17, 2009: 8:30pm and 11pm; Aleathea's Restaurant: Inn of Cape May
7 Ocean St | Cape May, NJ

: Odean Pope, Guest Soloist; With the Clayton White Singers and Band; Sunday, April, 19th, 2009, 3:00 PM; Mount Carmel Church
58th & Race Street | Phila., PA | (215) 476-5320

: Odean Pope Trio in Performance; Roundtable discussion follows on Lightning in a Bottle: Creating, Presenting and Preserving Jazz Discussants include: Odean Pope, Lee Smith, Craig McIver, Billy Banks, Loren Schoenberg, Myles Weinstein, Deena Adler (moderator); Sunday, April 26th, 2009, 1:00 PM | The Philoctetes Center (website ); 247 East 82nd Street, NY 10028 | (646)422-0544

: Odean Pope at the Blue Note Jazz Club; Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; Special guest, James Carter; March 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th, 2009; Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC

: Odean Pope and Gloria Galante; workshop with the School District of Philadelphia; May 19, 2009

: Artist of The City Award; Odean Pope; Sunday, June 7, 3:00 PM; The Painted Bride
230 Vine Street | Philadelphia, PA 19106

: Odean Pope with Sunny Murray (drums) and Lee Smith (bass); The Vision Jazz Festival; June 11, 2009; New York, NY

: Odean Pope Duo | Sunny Murray, drums; Philadelphia Art Alliance; Friday, June 12, 8:00 PM; 251 S. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA

: Odean Pope Trio recording date; Odean Pope: Tenor Saxophone
Sunny Murray: Drums
Lee Smith: Up Right Double Bass; June 13, 2009

: Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; Clifford Brown Jazz Festival; Saturday, June, 20, 2009 | 2:00-3:15pm; Wilmington, DE

: Odean Pope Trio; West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival; June 21st, 2009, 2:15 - 3:00 PM | Stage 4; 72nd & Ogontz Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

: University of the Arts
Sponsored summer enrichment workshops; Odean Pope; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 12:00-2:30, July, 2009

: Odean Pope as special guest with Carl Grubbs Quintet; Annual Tribute to John Coltrane; Saturday, September 19th, 8 & 9:30 pm; 5:30pm - 6:30 pm w/ pre-concert talk with Francis Davis; 409 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD | (410) 385-263

: ODEAN POPE appears as a special guest of CHRISTIAN McBRIDE; Kimmel Center Presents, Christian McBride and Friends; Friday, October 16 at 8pm; Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts; 260 S. Broad Street on the Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia | 215-790-5800

: ODEAN POPE, guest panelist on WHYY; Fall Boomervision: "The Legacy of African American Musicians"; November 10, 2009; The audience will include younger musicians as well as the general public WHYY

: Odean Pope with Sonia Sanchez; WNYC; Tuesday, December, 1st, 2009; Free concert - 6:00 pm; 160 Varick Street, NYC

: Odean Pope - Master Class on the relationship between architect and musician; Drexel University; January 28th, 2010, 7:00 - 9:30 pm

: Odean Pope Trio; Workshop and Concert: March 6th, 2010; 5:00-6:00 and 8:00-10:00pm; Charleston Jazz Series; 400 2nd Ave., S. Charleston; Charleston, West Virginia

: Odean Pope & Saxophone Choir/Trio; European Tour; March 2010; Details TBA

: Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; guest soloists, Joe Lovano & Ravi Coltrane; Blue Note Jazz Club; May 20th through May 23rd, 2010 (sets: 8:00 & 10:30)
131 W. 3rd St. NY, NY 10012

: Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival; June 19th, 2010, 2:30 - 3:30pm - Main Stage 1; Sommervile and Ogontz Ave
Philadelphia, PA