The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival

04/09/2026

We’re back for a 2nd time but with a new name! Uptown Rhythm Festival on Ogontz Avenue! SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, September 10, 2026 5-9 pm! 7100 block of Ogontz Avenue! Stay tuned for more information!

08/22/2025

We’re BAAAACCK!! Join OARC as we present the return of Night Market on Ogontz Avenue! Thursday, September 18th 7100 block of Ogontz Avenue 5-9 pm. Food Trucks, Vendors and Live Music! We’re excited to have Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Legendary Blue Notes Meli’sa Morgan and Uptown Own Dj Diamond Kutz DJ Diamond Kuts you do not want to miss this event! For Food Trucks and Vending contact: [email protected] Urban Guerilla Orchestra- UGOFUNK.COM Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation

03/05/2022

Happy Birthday Teena - You LIT UP Ogontz Avenue!! Give a like if you saw Lady T doing her thing at The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival in 2009!

01/24/2022

Penndot at Ogontz Plaza - next time you’re in the area, picture THIS beautiful crowd of people waiting on the best of Jazz and R&B at the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival!!

01/24/2022

Ogontz Avenue and Middleton Street never looked so good with the incredible crowds at the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival!

01/24/2022

“Baby its cold outside”, but who remembers when it was “Hot fun in the Summertime” at the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival(WOLJAAF)!! Lets go down memory lane and show the crowds at WOLJAAF!! 71st Ogontz Avenue was standing room only!!

01/21/2022

Good day fellow Jazz and Arts Friends! Jazz lovers know to hear some of the best Jam Sessions in the City, the world famous Relish Restaurant on Ogontz Avenue is the place to be! But what about the Arts? Little known fact is several art murals exists in the West Oak Lane/Uptown Community and recently Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation and Mural Arts Philadelphia teamed up to redo the "Jazzman" Mural at Relish. See wonderful article from Maggie Mancini at PhillyVoice and follow Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation to learn more about the new mural from born and raised Shawn Theodore! https://www.phillyvoice.com/west-oak-lane-mural-arts-ogontz-avenue-revitalization/

Ginger Rudolph

The first installation will highlight the work of Shawn Theodore, whose 'Afromythology' pieces combine the history and imaginary future of African Americans

01/19/2022

Good day fellow Jazz and Arts Fans! We are super excited to start posting more on this page of items related to Jazz and the Arts! Many of you are aware of how the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival (WOLJAAF) was created. However, for those new to WOLJAAF, please check out www.oarcphilly.org and see OARC’s page Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation! Give a follow for activities in west oak lane and continue to see postings on this page regarding Jazz, the Arts and WOLJAAF! As the great Louis Armstrong said “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never never know”. Have a fantastic day!

Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) community development corporation founded in 1983. OARC’s mission is to create and stimulate sustainable economic development through innovative and creative use of our available resources while improving the quality of...

01/04/2022

Happy New Year Fellow Jazz and Arts Fans! We're back!!!