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Pittsburgh Celebrates Music Scene With The Annual Jazz Days Of Summer

August 1, 2019

JazzPGH is excited to announce the commencement of its annual Jazz Days of Summer, an in-depth look at an average week in Pittsburgh jazz. The Jazz Days of Summer campaign will shine a spotlight on the scene by promoting over 50 local events across various social media platforms from Saturday, August 17th to Sunday, August 25. ...

About Ian Michael Brown

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Ian Michael Brown

Born: July 20, 1995

Ian Michael Brown is a pianist, keyboardist, and organist from Grove City, Pennsylvania. Ian is a passionate jazz composer and musician who recently released his first album, “The Beauty of Not Knowing” containing ten original jazz fusion tunes taking inspiration from some of Ian’s favorite musicians. Currently, Ian is working in Pittsburgh, PA as a pianist, music director, and organist in addition to his writing. Ian began his collegiate music studies at Lebanon Valley College located in central Pennsylvania. He studied both Jazz and Classical under Dr. Eric Fung, Prof. Tim Wolfe, Jr., and Prof

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2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

by Mackenzie Horne
July 7, 2019

Gary Bartz Liberty Avenue Stage Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Pittsburgh, PA June 23, 2010 The 2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival featured a heavyweight lineup of world-renowned saxophone players, including Charles Lloyd, Nubya Garcia, and Gary Bartz. Bartz was scheduled to perform selections from Bitches Brew and In a Silent Way ...

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2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 4, 2019

2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Pittsburgh, PA June 20-23, 2019 Now in its ninth year, the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival continues to grow and prosper as one of the country's best jazz festivals. Tied to the efforts of the city's August Wilson African American Cultural Center, the festival continues to prosper under ...

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Pittsburgh Celebrates the Guitar with "Four on Six" at Alphabet City

by Mackenzie Horne
May 31, 2019

For countless bluesmen, rockers, and bossa players, the guitar is the path to jazz; that trail was blazed as early as the 1920s by practitioners such as Eddie Durham, Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, and Charlie Christian. For Pittsburgh guitarist Mark Strickland, it was Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue (Blue Note, 1963) that first sparked his interest in ...

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Pittsburgh's Jazz Days of Winter Set for February 16-23, 2019

January 31, 2019

By Mackenzie Horne Dwindling attendance is perhaps the most serious threat to the well-being of today's regional jazz circles, and addressing this issue requires an approach that is as authentic as it is aggressive. Problems with attendance and participation seem to be amplified in a metropolitan area as small as Pittsburgh, and past history ...

About Jessica Lee

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Jessica Lee

Born: September 2, 1969

Jessica Lee is an American Jazz & Blues singer with a unique voice influenced by Jazz, Blues, Rhythm & Blues and Inspirational music. She performs "Classic," "Contemporary" and "Crossover" Jazz & Blues, and has produced shows with innovative, customized themes for charity performances and for concerts at theaters, festivals, jazz & blues clubs, arts centers and country & urban clubs throughout the country. Jessica has had the pleasure of writing, recording and performing with wonderfully talented musicians, including a long collaboration with guitar great Mark Strickland and with some of her favorite Jazz mentors.

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48th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar

by Mackenzie Horne
November 18, 2018

48th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar Various Venues Pittsburgh, PA November 1-3, 2018 The Pitt Jazz Seminar took place the first weekend of Novenmber under the musical direction of Terri Lyne Carrington; Thursday, Friday, and early Saturday were packed with guest lectures while the all-star concert was scheduled for 7:30 on Saturday ...

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The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra at Greer Cabaret Theater

by Mackenzie Horne
November 15, 2018

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

August 25, 2018

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 ...