Jill Scott is coming to The Met Philly to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of her debut album

Early on in 2020, Jill Scott embarked on an anniversary tour to mark the two decades that had passed since the release of Who Is Jill Scott?: Words & Sounds Vol. 1, the debut album that introduced the North Philadelphia song-poet and actress to the world.

That tour was over soon after it started — it got as far as the Borgata in Atlantic City, but never made it to Philadelphia, due to the COVID-19 live music shutdown.

But now, Jilly from Philly is headed home. Her new Words & Sounds tour, now marking the album’s 23rd anniversary, kicks off in Augusta, Ga., on Feb. 28, and arrives at The Met Philadelphia for two shows on March 16 and 18.

While in town, Scott will also hold a fund-raiser for her Blues Babe Foundation, which is self-described as “a launch pad for young brilliance from North Philadelphia.” That event will take place at the Arden Theatre in Old City, where she served as an intern in the 1990s.

On the Words & Sounds tour, which is promoted by Live Nation Urban, Scott will play her debut album in its entirety, including her best loved songs like “Gettin’ In The Way,” “A Long Walk,” and “He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat).” The album also includes “The Roots (interlude),” which features the original recording of the Philly band’s song “You Got Me,” including a hook written by Scott but sung by Erykah Badu on the official version on the Roots’ Things Fall Apart.

While she hasn’t been performing live, Scott has stayed visible during the pandemic. She’s the cohost of Jill Scott Presents: J.ill The Podcast, along with Laiya St. Clair and Aja Graydon-Dantzler of Philly retro-soul duo Kindred the Family Soul. She’s been featured in a series of Nationwide insurance television commercials and starred as an angel in Lifetime’s Highway to Heaven, and in BET+’s The First Wives Club.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. More details are at missjillscott.com.