Germantown Sound Sessions

Join us for Germantown Sound Sessions, a live music kickback that's perfect for a night out with local creatives. Enjoy 3 live music sets from Jacqueline Constance, Jonill, and Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, plus visual art on display from featured artist Ali Derricotte. With complimentary wine, BYOB, and an intimate creative atmosphere, this event delivers your Friday night vibes just right.

Get your tickets early, the last Germantown Sound Sessions SOLD OUT!

Event Details

Tickets: $15 pre-sale tickets, $20 general admission, limited $25 tickets available at the door until the show is sold out

Live Music Sets: There will be 3 live music performances featuring Jacqueline Contance, Jonill and Guthrie Ramsey ranging from 20 - 30 minute sets from 7pm - 9pm.

Food & Drink: Complimentary wine will be available. This event is also BYOB. For food, we recommend visiting Young American Cider at 6350 Germantown Ave.

Transportation: Our House Culture Center is easily accessible by bus (route 23). Free & metered street parking is available around the venue.

Accessibility: One entrance has two steps up with no railing. The side entrance has no steps. There are two steps with no railing within the venue space. The Our House restroom is gender inclusive. For all accessibility questions, please contact info@iloveourhouse.org.

Health & Safety: Masks are optional.

Featured Live Music Artists & DJ

Jacqueline Constance - Not one to wait for a musician to make her magic happen, Jacqueline also produces some of her own material. Armed with just a mic, her digital sampling, foot pedal and a small mixer, Jacqueline turns breaths, sighs and words into funky orchestral pastures for her lyrics to frolic through.

Philly based singer/songwriter, Jacqueline Constance blends her R&B and Hip Hop command into a swirling emotional stew. With a warm, yet strident voice she creates daring and fiery stories in sound.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Jacqueline is inspired by jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, which is apparent in her vocal nuances and soulful timbre. Her songs speak to those who are creating their own lane by adding lasting melodies to their own life story.

Dr. Guthrie Ramsey and Musiqology Media Group-A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. is a music historian, pianist, composer, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s the author of Who Hears Here: On Black Music Pasts and Present, The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History and the Challenge of Bebop, and Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop.

Ramsey has released six recording projects, including A Spiritual Vibe, vol. 1 and has performed at The Blue Note, The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, and Harlem Stage. He scored the 2019 prize-winning documentary Making Sweet Tea and the choreopoem, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body in 2024. Ramsey co-curated the exhibition Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment and was a consultant for the 2020 Emmy Award-winning documentary Apollo: The Soul of American Culture.

JONILL- JONILL is an emerging singer, songwriter, and producer in the Philadelphia area. His art serves to reflect and connect focusing on themes of self love, growth, and mental health through the lens of Alternative R&B, Jazz, Neo- Soul, Hip hop, and Indie. In innovating and emulating sounds of the past, he strives to make music that is unique yet nostalgic.

DJ Heat___wav - In his 10+ years of DJ-ing and production experience, Heat___wav honed a passion for live blending songs, original remixes, and tinkering with all musical genres and instrumentation. Since hitting the scene of Temple University's house party & cookout circuit, he's played gigs alongside local acts such as PNB Rock and DJ Vic B. With a comfortable grasp on the diasporic genres of Hip Hop, Dancehall, R&B, AfroBeats & Amapiano, his sound aims to provide a frictionless journey through contemporary rhythms, familiar vocals, and the overlapping space between songs.

Featured Visual Artist

Ali Derricotte - Art has been calling in Ali Derricotte's life since he was young. His journey started in the home he grew up in, with his family and an environment where he was able to grow creatively. He draws inspiration from his brother's drawings, his sister's movements, his father's sketches and his mother's poetry. Derricotte's art highlights the journey we take as individuals, the complexity of our lives and the daily decisions that we face.

Collaborators

Our House Culture Center - Our House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization dedicated to providing a platform and space for artists to network, gain exposure, share skills and knowledge with one another. Our House hosts events, collaborative exhibitions, group projects, and more on a broad range of important issues including environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability through the development and leveraging of local and regional partnerships.

Vanessa Chandler - Vanessa Chandler is an emerging independent curator based in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Her curatorial practice focuses on empowering under-represented local artists and creating environments for everyday people to experience extraordinary art. Born in Norristown, PA, Vanessa has lived in Philadelphia since attending Temple University in 2015 for hospitality and event management. Vanessa has worked with over 100 artists and produced over 30 arts-focused events, programs and initiatives.

Julian Moore-Griffin - Julian is a prolific storyteller. Whether penning articles spotlighting Philly's Sneakers of Brotherly Love, social justice in the city, cultural and community happenings or capturing the city's night life through his camera's lens, his thoughtful applications give his work a colorful depth and layered meaning. Check out Julian Moore-Griffin!