Pittsburgh Jazz Days of Summer Pittsburgh’s Inaugural Jazz Week Commences With Great Success August 10-19, 2018

Source: ALL ABOUT JAZZ
August 25, 2018
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An initiative came together in the Pittsburgh Jazz community to create a ten-day series of events for the city. The program called Pittsburgh Jazz Days of Summer was developed by the committee that grew out of the JazzHubs America project.

Pittsburgh was selected along with Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; and Washington, DC to hold a series of summits for their regional Jazz ecosystems. The JazzHubs America project concluded at the end of 2017; however, the Pittsburgh Jazz community formed a committee to further the initiatives outlined during the JazzzHubs Pittsburgh summits. This committee, comprised of 21 individuals including presenters, independent musicians, music educators and media, have continued to meet and plan not only the Pittsburgh Jazz Days of Summer but other initiatives. One such initiative that was launched during the Pittsburgh Jazz Days of Summer is a partnership with AllAboutJazz.com and JazzNearYou.com to create a comprehensive listing of Jazz events around the Greater Pittsburgh region. The website is pittsburgh.jazznearyou.com. JazzNearYou.com also has a mobile app and a weekly newsletter for Jazz lovers to stay informed of everything happing in Jazz around Pittsburgh. The partnership with AllAboutJazz.com also gives Pittsburgh a connection to other markets across the county.

Pittsburgh Jazz Days of Summer was held from August 10-19, 2018. During those 10 days, 13 partnering organizations presented and promoted 25 official partner events in 15 venues around the City of Pittsburgh; hiring over 100 musicians to perform for approximately 10,000 attendees. After the official events were announced another 35 performances were added to the week creating a combined 60 shows seen by an estimated thousands of people.