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Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival 2017

By C. Andrew Hovan
July 1, 2017
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The complicated logistics and sizable costs associated with free jazz festivals have made them somewhat rarified these days. By its all-encompassing scope and scale, the Detroit Jazz Festival has served as a model for many decades now. But if you want something a bit earthier and intimate, there's really no equal for the atmosphere that envelops the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival. Now in its seventh year, this budding diamond in the rough gets its energy from the community that serves as its site location. Set on three stages along Penn Avenue, known as the city's cultural district, this festival maintains an intimate vibe despite the large crowds that tend to build over the course of each day. It is not unlikely to find artists and fans chatting on the streets before and after the shows and performances do not overlap so that it is quite easy to rotate among the stages, making sure that one never misses a downbeat.

Enjoy my photos shot over June 16-18, 2017.

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Spanish Harlem Orchestra

The Bad Plus

Marco Bermudez, Jeremy Bosch & Carlos Cascante Of Spanish...

Sean Jones Quartet

Barry Stephenson

Andre Berry

Ben Wendel

Ben Williams

Anthony Wonsey

Chico Freeman

Jack De Johnette

Dave King

David Sanborn

Dave King

Ethan Iverson

Jazzmeia Horn

Jerome Jennings

Jazzmeia Horn

John Scofield

Larry Grenadier

John Medeski

John Scofield

John Medeski

Nicky Moroch

Linda May Han Oh

Nasheet Waits

Linda May Han Oh

Mark Whitfield, Jr.

Orrin Evans

Odean Pope

Reid Anderson

Roy Ayers

Reid Anderson

Sean Jones

Warren Wolf

Sean Jones

Warren Wolf

Sean Jones

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