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Alton Merrell

Dr. Alton Merrell is a world class pianist, composer, and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His musical artistry is a unique blend of lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and fluid technique that spans multiple music genres including jazz, gospel, classical, pop, and rhythm and blues. His music is known to take listeners on spirit-filled excursions that deeply touch the soul. Currently, Dr. Merrell leads his own instrumental jazz group, "The Alton Merrell Quartet," as well as his own gospel jazz vocal group “Dr. Alton Merrell & Impact.” In both groups, Dr. Merrell incorporates diverse musical styles in the repertoire to minister love to people worldwide. Dr

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Finally Friday

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2023
Track listing: Hasty J; Finally Friday; Slipping Through the Cracks; With Thoughts of Agnes; Asked and Answered; Easy Going; Soledad del Otono; Razor Burn.

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Article: Album Review

Jason Kush: Finally Friday

Read "Finally Friday" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Simply narrating the resume of saxophonist/educator/writer/composer Jason Kush would require more space than is usually devoted to an entire review. For someone his age--or even someone older--Kush, currently an associate professor at Slippery Rock (PA) University, has had an exceptionally wide and productive career as a performer, teacher and author in a multitude of genres in ...

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Article: Album Review

James Johnson III: Full Circle

Read "Full Circle" reviewed by Mackenzie Horne


Pittsburgh drummer James Johnson III has spent the past several years developing his songwriting style—the results of that development can be heard at length on the drummer's sophomore solo record, Full Circle. Full Circle is not only more subdued than 2014's Between ( James Johnson III), but it is also more stylistically uniform. This record is ...

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Article: Live Review

The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra at Greer Cabaret Theater

Read "The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra at Greer Cabaret Theater" reviewed by Mackenzie Horne


Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Greer Cabaret Theater The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's International Festival of Firsts Pittsburgh, PA November 6, 2018 The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra (PJO) rounded out the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's International Festival of Firsts with their concert, titled “Liberation" in tribute to the prolific African American writer, philosopher, and advocate ...

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Article: Album Review

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra: Joyful Jazz

Read "Joyful Jazz" reviewed by Jack Bowers


One way in which to launch an appraisal of this outstanding seasonal album, the first ever by the world-class Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, is to check out its candid--and uncommonly accurate--title. Joyful? Most definitely. Jazz? Without a doubt. For five years, the orchestra's annual holiday celebration has been a welcome tradition for families in the greater Pittsburgh ...

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You're The Reason

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2005
Track listing: You're The Reason; Get Yo Praize On; Peace In Times of Storm; Sambalujah; I Need Thee Every Hour; You and I; Short Story; Total Praise; Song; Transformation; Humility; You're The Reason (Reprise)


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