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Students from Jubilee School used the archives of The Philadelphia Tribune to dig into the lives and legacies of some of Philadelphia’s most influential jazz musicians for an exhibit commemorating Jubilee School students and their guests at the recent reception for that school’s contribution to the John Coltrane commemoration. Adults in photo, from left, Karen Falcon, Jubilee School founder/teacher; Marilyn Kai Jewett, founding member of the John Coltrane Cultural Society; percussionist Robert Kenyatta and acclaimed keyboard artist Alfie Pollitt. Kenyatta and Pollitt performed during the reception. — LBWPhoto Jubilee School students, from left, Minna Eliason, Joshua De Paor and Noah Lindo presenting biographies on selected Philadelphia jazz luminaries like John Coltrane, organist Shirley Scott and trumpeter Lee Morgan during an event at the Widener Library in North Philadelphia.

—LBWPhoto Students from Jubilee School used the archives of The Philadelphia Tribune to dig into the lives and legacies of some of Philadelphia’s most influential jazz musicians for an exhibit commemorating John Coltrane. The exhibit,“The Word is the Music: The Black Press Digs Deep into Philly’s Jazz Giants,” is on display at the Widener Library, 2808 W. Lehigh Ave., in North Philadelphia through Oct. 24. Students at the West Philadelphia school conducted their research during July, turning to the Tribune’s archives to learn more about the musicians and the role the Black