Slife Productions

12/13/2025

Our Countdown 2026 Coltrane Festival is off and running with this fabulous all-star band lead by Melissa Aldana! They play through Sunday December 14th; grab tickets: https://tix.to/7rpMDkV4OS
featuring:
Melissa Aldana (tenor saxophone)
George Garzone (tenor saxophone)
Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone)
Glenn Zaleski (piano)
Linda May Han Oh (bass)
Bill Stewart (drums)

07/06/2024

This off-Broadway commercial shoot was right in our nerdy wheelhouse. https://fb.watch/t8_0NBHId0/

08/19/2023

Tickets: www.SmokeJazz.com

“Eric Reed has fully established himself in the forefront of jazz pianists.”�– All About Jazz

Eric Reed – piano
Dan Wilson – guitar
Luca Alemanno – bass
Billy Drummond – drums

Eric Reed leads a captivating quartet with guitarist Dan Wilson and drummer Billy Drummond. On the heels of his release earlier this year of a new album Black, Brown, and Blue, celebrating music by composers of color, Reed called it a milestone calling it “the culmination of my life thus far. I’m freer than I’ve ever been in my personal life, and I’m freer than I’ve ever been in my music. I’m accepting who I am. I love who I am. And as I continue to evolve – my artistry, my sexuality, and my overall humanity – my music will continue to become more and more personal.” A widely respected and popular musician and mentor, Reed first rose to fame with Wynton Marsalis and has performed with artists as varied as Jessye Norman, Quincy Jones, and Patti Labelle. His perpetually swinging and sophisticated style has made him one of the important ambassadors of the music.

07/29/2023

Tickets: www.SmokeJazz.com

“A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level.” – The New York Times

Tierney Sutton – vocals
Tamir Hendelman – piano
Ricky Rodriguez – bass
Orion Turre – drums
featuring special guest
Houston Person – tenor saxophone (sun)

Tierney Sutton, the nine-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz vocalist, makes her SMOKE debut backed by a sublime trio. One of the most acclaimed jazz vocalists, Sutton is renowned for her impeccable voice and imaginative treatments of standards, and she has received GRAMMY nominations for every project she has released in the last decade. JazzTimes describes her recent recordings as marking her transition “from great to iconic.” The New York Times adds, “Ms. Sutton is a pure jazz spirit who respects a song. Even when going out on an improvisatory limb, she never lets its essence slip away.”

07/28/2023

Tickets at www.SmokeJazz.com

Tierney Sutton – vocals
Tamir Hendelman – piano
Ricky Rodriguez – bass
EJ Strickland – drums

“A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level.” – The New York Times

Tierney Sutton, the nine-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz vocalist, makes her SMOKE debut backed by a sublime trio. One of the most acclaimed jazz vocalists, Sutton is renowned for her impeccable voice and imaginative treatments of standards, and she has received GRAMMY nominations for every project she has released in the last decade. JazzTimes describes her recent recordings as marking her transition “from great to iconic.” The New York Times adds, “Ms. Sutton is a pure jazz spirit who respects a song. Even when going out on an improvisatory limb, she never lets its essence slip away.”

02/18/2023

Our partnership with WRTI continues to blossom! Our NPR live sessions work is featured this week, improvisational soul jazz from Aura:

The Aura Trio presents "The Untitled Ceremony Pt. 1" featuring Yesseh Furaha-Ali on sax. The Aura Trio is Shakoor Hakeem on percussion, Ben Singer on drums, and Elijah Thomas on piano and flute. Recorded at WRTI Philadelphia. Producer: J. Michael Harrison Director of Production: Tyler McClure Video....

04/21/2022

Your humble Director in the trenches keeping those livestream lenses clean for Nugs.net in Manhattan last night with John Medeski, Mono Neon and the Chase Brothers.

04/07/2022

We could all use a laugh these days and Helium Comedy Club has just launched a new video channel. Slife has been proud to help on the production side and it's been a joy to see these comedians at work up close and personal.

For the last several months, we've filmed some of our favorite funny humans on the stage at the original Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. And now, we want...

02/01/2022

Another recent piece, produced on-site in Manhattan for Deloitte. Be curious!

This is "Weclome to Cura" by Jason Fifield on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

01/12/2022

Another Slife video highlight from 2021, dig in to positivity!

This is "We Are One" by Jason Fifield on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

01/12/2022

Almost exactly a year ago, in defiance of the hangover that was January 6, local musician Sol contracted Slife to help finish a music video he had envisioned and started on his smartphone. We updated his footage with a daylong shoot in Fishtown, made use of lo-fi special FX, and pulled some fair use stock footage to create this celebration of honesty and unity 'We Are One: Inauguration Day.' The message is more important than ever !

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