A rich array of jazz offerings unfold for the summer - and we play music from many of the artists to be featured on The Scene this week. Also - new music from the Reid Hoyson Project (a homecoming for a number of Pittsburgh players) and the new MCG Jazz release by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra- Ellington Masterworks.
The Jazz Central Calendar has the details - some highlight include:
June 26 - The Jamie Baum Septet+ at MCG Jazz
June 28 - Tito Puente Jr and Nestor Torres - plus Hugo Cruz and Caminos at Hartwood Acres
July 2 - Accentuate the Positive - Jazz at the Ballroom, Greer Cabaret Theater
July 22 - Harry Connick Jr at Heinz Hall
July 24/25 - Vanessa Ruben at Con Alma
Click on the text above for details on each event - and go to the Jazz Central Calendar for the evolving lineup of jazz in the region.
A reminder - a group with a connection to Bing Crosby’s Northern California residence led to a celebration of jazz and the American Popular Songbook. The group Jazz at the Ballroom also has Pittsburgh context - including a new CD with Byron Stripling and Bennie Benack III. Jazz at the Ballroom comes to the Greer Cabaret Theater with the show Accentuate the Positive - July 2
The Scene - Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5.
Roger Humphries
Suzanne Wodlowski of Jazz at the Ballroom
Tito Puente, Jr.
