Live Music
Free Range
Free Range is a monthly concert series at Urban Movement Arts that occurs on the last Thursday of each month. The series is curated by guitarist and composer Eric McGarry; throughout the year we will present a wide variety of music and artists, across genres and mediums. Please follow @free_range_music to stay up to date.
Doors at 7pm
Music at 7:30 and 8:30pm
$5 cover charge, Refreshments included
4/25
James Melton
&
Shane Aaserud
5/30
Fabien Enger
&
Gusten Rudolph and Friends
6/27
Zephyr KM
&
Rockwell Valentine
7/25
TBA
8/29
TBA
9/26
TBA
10/31
TBA
Eric McGarry is a guitarist, composer, and educator based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
McGarry is a graduate of the University of the Arts with a Master of Music in Jazz Studies. Prior to completing his Master of Music, McGarry earned a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance with Honors, and a Minor in Music Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology from the University of the Arts.
In 2019, McGarry was named a recipient of the Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency, a selective program reserved for fifteen of the nations finest collegiate musicians. In 2022 McGarry was a member of Jazz Philadelphia's Core Cooperative, an entrepreneurship and wellness program focused on nurturing the Philadelphia jazz scene.
McGarry’s main creative project, the Eric McGarry Quintet focuses on performing his original compositions. They can be found regularly at venues like Chris’ Jazz Cafe, where McGarry recently hosted the Friday night jam sessions. Recently, McGarry was a featured artist at the Philadelphia Free Library. McGarry will be releasing his debut album, “As I Am, As You Were” on 1/27/2023.
