Blog Archives

Mýa Comes to Pittsburgh!

3/28/2024

Grammy Winning, Multi-Talented Singer, Songwriter and Producer MÝA
Performs at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s Soul Sessions Series
Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 28, 2024 – Performing at the top of her game, drawing from her hit-filled career spanning more than 25 years, the dynamic diva known as Mýa comes to Pittsburgh to deliver her astounding artistry in the latest edition of Soul Sessions, the series of intimate concerts featuring some of today’s most talented artists, at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAAC), 980 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, on Friday, April 26 at 8:00 pm.

March 28th, 2024

3/28/2024

Relive
the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Presented by Citizens
with Concert Highlights Airing FREE over 48 Hours
Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 28, 2024 – In honor of National Jazz Appreciation Month, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) is sharing another opportunity to enjoy the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) during a special 48-hour presentation featuring highlights from Highmark Stadium on Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 7:00 pm (EDT). To enjoy a second look or catch the festival for the first time, tune in FREE to https://pittsburghjazzfest.org, https://youtube.com/@pittsbughjazzfest, via Facebook Live on https://www.facebook.com/pittsburghjazzfest or https://facebook.com/jazzcorner.

45 YEARS WITH WBGO 88.3

3/21/2024

WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio,
Hosts 45th Birthday Celebration
with a VIP Reception and Dance Party
at Newark Symphony Hall
April 12, 2024, 6:00 pm - Midnight
featuring Vocalist TYREEK McDOLE
and ANGELIKA BEENER and DJ PRINCE HAKIM
Spinning Dance Tunes

NEWARK, NJ, March 21, 2024 – Celebrate 45 years of great music, interviews, news, history and more with WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio, the global leader in jazz radio, on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street. Meet and mingle with the station’s current and former hosts, board members, local politicians, special guests and patrons and then find a spot on the dance floor and let the rhythms take control.

WHO IS MAHALIA JACKSON?

3/14/2024

Vocalist Tammy McCann
and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Pay Tribute to the Queen of Gospel
in Who Is Mahalia Jackson?
at Rose Theater Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm

NEW YORK, NY – No jazz singer on the scene today bridges the Saturday night function with the Sunday morning church service like Chicago Vocalist Tammy McCann. For more than 20 years, McCann has paid homage to gospel pioneer Mahalia Jackson, and now she and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform Who Is Mahalia Jackson? on Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm, at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th and Broadway, New York, NY.

NEW PIANO FOR ROOM 623

3/14/2024

ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club,
Is Gifted a New Acoustic Piano
by Generous Patron, Stuart Holland,
in Honor of His Family, His Love for Jazz and the Legacy of Harlem’s Rich Musical History

HARLEM, NY, March 8, 2024 – ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club, located at 271 W. 119th Street (between Frederick Douglass and St. Nicholas Avenues), celebrated a very special and much-needed gift – a brand new Yamaha U1 PE upright piano – presented by Harlemite and arts patron Stuart Holland and officially unveiled on February 28 at a performance and reception attended by area residents, musicians, members of the press and other special guests. In addition to remarks by the club owner and manager and the Holland family, the evening also showcased performances by three of Harlem’s great pianists: Bertha Hope, Danny Mixon and Luther S. Allison, sponsored by Karen Hayes and Lynnea Greene.

Mýa Comes to Pittsburgh!

Grammy Winning, Multi-Talented Singer, Songwriter and Producer MÝAPerforms at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s Soul Sessions Series ​Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 pm

March 28th, 2024

Relive the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival​Presented by Citizenswith Concert Highlights Airing FREE over 48 HoursFriday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7pm

45 YEARS WITH WBGO 88.3

WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio,Hosts 45th Birthday Celebrationwith a VIP Reception and Dance Partyat Newark Symphony Hall April 12, 2024, 6:00 pm - Midnightfeaturing Vocalist TYREEK McDOLEand ANGELIKA BEENER and DJ PRINCE HAKIM​Spinning Dance Tunes

WHO IS MAHALIA JACKSON?

Vocalist Tammy McCann and Jazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraPay Tribute to the Queen of Gospelin Who Is Mahalia Jackson?at Rose Theater Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm

NEW PIANO FOR ROOM 623

ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club,Is Gifted a New Acoustic Piano ​by Generous Patron, Stuart Holland,in Honor of His Family, His Love for Jazz and the Legacy of Harlem’s Rich Musical History

Archives

Categories

Grammy Winning, Multi-Talented Singer, Songwriter and Producer MÝA
Performs at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s Soul Sessions Series
Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 pm

Relive
the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Presented by Citizens
with Concert Highlights Airing FREE over 48 Hours
Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7pm

WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio,
Hosts 45th Birthday Celebration
with a VIP Reception and Dance Party
at Newark Symphony Hall
April 12, 2024, 6:00 pm - Midnight
featuring Vocalist TYREEK McDOLE
and ANGELIKA BEENER and DJ PRINCE HAKIM
Spinning Dance Tunes

Vocalist Tammy McCann
and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Pay Tribute to the Queen of Gospel
in Who Is Mahalia Jackson?
at Rose Theater Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm

ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club,
Is Gifted a New Acoustic Piano
by Generous Patron, Stuart Holland,
in Honor of His Family, His Love for Jazz and the Legacy of Harlem’s Rich Musical History