Curator Michelle Lordi is known for creating  musical events in the Philadelphia area, including a seasonal jazz series at the Abington Art Center (2014-2016), Barnstock; a concert series/workshop  to bringing jazz , alternative and rock musicians together to make music (2015-2016 ), and a weekly jazz session at Vintage Bar & Grill ( Abington, PA) from 10/2014- 12/2019 which become one of Philadelphia's most treasured jam sessions for vocalists . Prior to the Covid-19 quarantine, Lordi curated a weekly series called “Jazz &” at Robert’s Block in Glenside, PA ( January- March 2020) and is Abington Art Center’s music Curator for their 2020 live streamed world music outdoor concert series. Lordi was co-founder and director for Bandwagon Excursions, a bus tour company that focuses on connecting  local music lovers to jazz and other cultural events in NYC, especially those featuring Philadelphia artists (2017-2019).