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Maxwell is back in Philadelphia on a double bill with Jill Scott on June 19

Brooklyn, N.Y.-born soul singer Maxwell returns to town in a great double bill with Philly's own Jill Scott. Maxwell, whose 2009 album "BLACKsummers'night" marked his first release in almost a decade, has been enjoying some incredible success af

Brooklyn, N.Y.-born soul singer

Maxwell

returns to town in a great double bill with Philly's own

Jill Scott

. Maxwell, whose 2009 album

"BLACKsummers'night"

marked his first release in almost a decade, has been enjoying some incredible success after such a long break. The album not only debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was Maxwell's fourth platinum album, it also netted the singer R&B Album of the Year and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance awards at the Grammys. Meanwhile, co-headliner Scott has been prepping her fourth studio album, "The Light of the Sun," slated for release sometime this summer. Aside from an impressive music career that includes three Grammys and two platinum records, Scott has also flexed her acting muscles in HBO's "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."

Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 7 p.m. tomorrow, $57-$152, 215-336-3600, www.wachoviacenter.com.

- James Johnson