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DS Kinsel Presents New Work at AWAACC

3/17/2025

 
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DS Kinsel's Work Inspired by August Wilson's Two Trains Running

DS Kinsel Presents New Work
at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center 
Inspired by the August Wilson Archive

PITTSBURGH, PA -- Renowned visual artist and cultural agitator DS Kinsel will unveil new work created as part of the August Wilson Archive Community Artist-Scholar Award program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Library System. The exhibition is on view March 6 until April 6, 2025, inside the 2nd floor Claude Worthington Benedum Gallery within the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC).
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Four New York Public Radio Stations Form Tri-State Music Collaborative

3/12/2025

 
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NEWARK, NJ – Four New York City-area public radio music stations are joining forces to form the Tri-State Public Radio Music Collaborative (TSPRMC), a landmark partnership between WBGO 88.3 FM (Newark Public Radio), WQXR 105.9 FM (New York Public Radio), WFUV 90.7 FM (Fordham University Public Radio) and WSHU 91.1 FM (Sacred Heart University Public Radio). The stations will collaborate to create content, build audiences and generate revenue.

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THE JAZZ TRAIN Heads to Pittsburgh Jazz Fest September 18

2/28/2025

 
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Save the Date for
the 15th Anniversary Celebration of
the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Co-Presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
September 18-21, 2025
 
Tickets for THE JAZZ TRAIN, in Partnership with Amtrak,
 and VIP PASSES
Are Available NOW at https://pittsburghjazzfest.org
 
Hosted by Renowned Pianist ORRIN EVANS,
THE JAZZ TRAIN Departs September 18
with Stops in New York, Newark and Philadelphia
and Returns September 22
 

​PITTSBURGH, PA, February 26, 2025 –  Save the date for the 15th Anniversary of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Co-Presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (PIJF), set for Thursday, September 18 – Sunday, September 21, 2025. This year's festival celebrates 15 years of world-class jazz in Pittsburgh, boosting the local economy and enriching our community—a commitment shared by Highmark's charitable giving and community involvement program, Highmark Bright Blue Futures.

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ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH RETURNS TO AWAACC

2/21/2025

 
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Roger Guenveur Smith Brings Solo Performance
IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT,
to August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Thursday, February 27, 2025

​PITTSBURGH, PA, February 20, 2025 – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) is proud to present acclaimed actor Roger Guenveur Smith in his latest solo performance, IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, on February 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM. This powerful theatrical tribute, presented in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater and The House of Life Pittsburgh, explores the enduring legacy of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat through Smith’s signature blend of storytelling, history, and poetic lyricism.

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Sun Music Presents Charenee Wade at Scullers

12/20/2024

 
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Sun Music Presents Vocalist CHARENEE WADE at Scullers Jazz Club
Saturday, December 21, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

​BOSTON, MA, December 2 – Sun Music presents award-winning New York singer, arranger, educator and composer Charenee Wade at Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA on Saturday, December 21, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.

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Jay Hoggard at Alvin & Friends

12/20/2024

 
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Celebrate Your Holiday Vibes with Vibraphonist/Composer 
JAY HOGGARD When He Returns to the Roscoe Room at
Alvin & Friends in New Rochelle December 19-21, 2024

NEW YORK, NY, December 9, 2024 – Celebrate Your Holiday Vibes with renowned vibraphonist and composer Jay Hoggard in The Roscoe Room at Alvin & Friends, 14 Memorial Highway, in New Rochelle, December 19-21, at 7:00 pm nightly plus a 9:30 pm set on Saturday. Joining the celebration are pianist James Weidman, bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Jocelyn Pleasant.

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PANS at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

12/20/2024

 

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual
Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour
with a Stop at Yoshi’s in San Francisco
December 23, 8:00 pm

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​NEW YORK, NY – For the second straight year, the innovative drummer, composer Joe McCarthy and his Latin Grammy award-winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band (NYABABB) will crisscross the country to perform The Pan American Nutcracker Suite (PANS), their spirited and swinging Latin jazz reimagining of Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky’s immortal 1892, eight-part ballet suite and Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. The performance, which features Afro-Latin rhythms from the NYABABB’s 2022 album also titled The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, makes a stop at Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, on December 23, at 8:00 pm.

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PANS in Arroyo Grande

12/20/2024

 

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour with a Stop at Clark Center for the Performing Arts
 in Arroyo Grande, CA, December 22, 7:00 pm

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​NEW YORK, NY – November 20, 2024 -  For the second straight year, the innovative drummer, composer Joe McCarthy and his Latin Grammy award-winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band (NYABABB) will crisscross the country to perform The Pan American Nutcracker Suite (PANS), their spirited and swinging Latin jazz reimagining of Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky’s immortal 1892, eight-part ballet suite and Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. The performance, which features Afro-Latin rhythms from the NYABABB’s 2022 album also titled The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, makes a stop at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Avenue, Arroyo, CA, on December 22, at 7:00 pm.

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Sun-Music Presents DEBO RAY

11/18/2024

 
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Sun-Music Presents Vocalist Debo Ray
​at Scullers Jazz Club
Friday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

BOSTON, MA, November 13, 2024 – Grammy-nominated vocalist Debo Ray takes the stage at Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, for an immersive musical and visual experience presented by Sun-Music on Friday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.

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LAEF & WBGO Kids Concert: Antoinette Montague

11/18/2024

 
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Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents 
WBGO Children's Concert
Featuring The Antoinette Montague Experience
in "From New Orleans to Newark
Saturda, November 16, 1:00 pm

NEW YORK, NY, November 14, 2024 -- New Orleans and Newark are nearly 1300 miles apart, but that distance disappears when The Antoinette Montague Experience swings into the TD James Moody Jazz Festival to perform “From New Orleans to Newark,” at the WBGO Children’s Concert Series, presented by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street, on November 16, 2024, at 1:00 pm. The free concert features music and stories by and about Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson, James Moody, Sarah Vaughan and other great entertainers from New Orleans and Newark.

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