Olivia Hughart’s “The Wiley”

6:30PM - DOORS

7:00PM - SHOW

BYOB

$15 General Admission

$10 Student Tickets (at door only)

Olivia Hughart’s “The Wiley”

Olivia Hughart is a saxophonist, composer, advocate, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Key of She Jazz (keyofshejazz.org), an organization devoted to supporting and encouraging more girls and nonbinary students in jazz. She is a gigging and recording musician with bands in New York City, Philadelphia, and beyond. Hughart leads her own band, a funk/jazz/pop sextet called “The Wiley”. Hughart is a member of Triad Brass, Aberdeen the Band, Adam Neely’s Sungazer Plus, The NYChillHarmonic, the Grace Fox Big Band, The Kal Ferretti Big Band, the Andrew Neu Big Band, and has performed with New Heights Brass Band, DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and is frequently called for off-Broadway productions. Hughart has attracted the attention of the press from various publications including Philly Magazine, NPR Live Sessions, CBS Philly, WRTI, NYU News, Cool Jazz Radio, Shoutout LA, Voyage LA, and various podcasts. Hughart is a Presser Scholar, 2023 JEN Mary Jo Papich Women in Jazz Scholarship winner, 2020 Bruce Montgomery Foundation Springboard Grant Winner, and 2020 Pennsylvania Project Stream Grant winner.