Is there Jazz in Pittsburgh? Let there be no doubt, the answer this summer is YES!
August 17-25 has major events like the Monroeville Jazz Festival, the Manhattan Transfer at Hartwood Acres and Piano Day Pittsburgh - plus 90 more!
Jazz venues, performers and supporters are collaborating to help remind everyone of the great energy that is a part of the active jazz scene in Pittsburgh, today! Jazzpgh.org is special, voluntary collaboration that includes WZUM, jazz presenters and performers and promoters in Pittsburgh.
Details at WZUM's Jazz Central.
Also check out JazzNearYou for more information.
Celebrate and Support live jazz this summer!
Sponsored in part by these supporters of the Pittsburgh Jazz scene, and many more:
Here's a partial listing of what's up for this huge week for jazz in the Pittsburgh region. Follow Jazz Central, and also check JazzNearYou for more details on the collaborative upturn to the temperature of great jazz in an around Pittsburgh!
Deanna Witkowski - JazzLive Tuesdays Greer Cabaret Lounge, Downtown
Deanna Witkowski - piano; Tony DePaolis - bass; Thomas Wendt - drums
David Gurwin Duo - Jazz at Sullivan's Steak House, Downtown
David Gurwin - piano; Rick Finkelstein - guitar
Roger Humphries + RH Factor, Sahar Muradi, Xan Forest Phillips, Volodymyr Rafeyenko, & Mónica de la Torre. - Jazz Poetry Month - Alphabet City / City of Asylum - Northside
Roger Humphries: drums; Yoko Suzuki: saxophone; Lou Stellute: saxophone; Dwayne Dolphin: bass; Max Leake: piano
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Greer Cabaret Theater
Starring Gabrielle Lee
Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona
Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums
Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export
This week - Kenny Blake - John Gresh- Joe Ferri - Larry Enzo Belli - Allen Muckle - Don Czaplicki and more
Trudy Holler - Vocal Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
Trudy Holler - vocals; Mark Lucas - guitar; Kevin Moore - keys; George Jones - congas
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Kenny Blake and the New Hip at Asti's Italian Steakhouse - North Braddock
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Greer Cabaret Theater
Starring Gabrielle Lee
The Dwayne Dolphin F'otet - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
Dwayne Dolphin - bass; James Moore - trumpet; Antonio Croes - piano; George Heid III - drums
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Alex Harding & Lucian Ban Blutopia (ft Bob Stewart), with poets/ authors Quan Barry, Jorge Olivera Castillo, Quincy Scott Jones, & Rajiv Mohabir
Jazz Poetry Month - Alphabet City / City of Asylum - Northside
Lucian Ban - piano; Alex Harding - saxophone; Bob Stewart - tuba; Mat Maneri - viola; Allan Mednard - drums