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John Coltrane Jazz Festival | Miles Ahead, Saturday, 9/23, 3:00 pm

9/19/2023

Trumpeter Miles Davis, left, with Saxophonist John Coltrane

Harlem Set to Celebrate the Second Annual FREE
John Coltrane Jazz Festival | Miles Ahead
September 23, 3:00 – 8:00 pm,
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park

Harlem, NY – What could make a celebration of jazz giant/saxophonist John Coltrane even better? Throw a FREE concert on his birthday, September 23, add in a salute to the musical genius Miles Davis, and invite music fans throughout the region to celebrate at the second annual John Coltrane Jazz Festival | Miles Ahead at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, 3:00 – 8:00 pm.

Renowned Pianists Take the Stage at Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens

9/7/2023

Piano/Keyboard Masters Bob James, Orrin Evans, P.J. Morton,
Nigel Hall, Kevin Howard and Howie Alexander Perform at
the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens
September 14-17 at Highmark Stadium
and August Wilson African American Cultural Center

PJ Morton

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 07, 2023 – The late, great Pittsburgh pianist Ahmad Jamal said, “I think Pittsburghers are stylists. They all have their approach…” Mr. Jamal was speaking of the many jazz musicians who came from the city, including piano players Earl “Fatha” Hines, Mary Lou Williams and Erroll Garner. And like those aforementioned masters, an accomplished potpourri of pianists/keyboardists – Bob James, Orrin Evans, P.J. Morton, Nigel Hall, Kevin Howard and Howie Alexander – will display their myriad styles and approaches at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) presented by Citizens September 14 – 17 at Highmark Stadium, Station Square, 510 W Station Square Dr., and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Ave.

John Coltrane Jazz Festival | Miles Ahead, Saturday, 9/23, 3:00 pm

Harlem Set to Celebrate the Second Annual FREEJohn Coltrane Jazz Festival | Miles AheadSeptember 23, 3:00 – 8:00 pm,at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park

Renowned Pianists Take the Stage at Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens

Piano/Keyboard Masters Bob James, Orrin Evans, P.J. Morton,Nigel Hall, Kevin Howard and Howie Alexander Perform atthe Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by CitizensSeptember 14-17 at Highmark Stadiumand August Wilson African American Cultural Center

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Harlem Set to Celebrate the Second Annual FREE
John Coltrane Jazz Festival | Miles Ahead
September 23, 3:00 – 8:00 pm,
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park

Piano/Keyboard Masters Bob James, Orrin Evans, P.J. Morton,
Nigel Hall, Kevin Howard and Howie Alexander Perform at
the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens
September 14-17 at Highmark Stadium
and August Wilson African American Cultural Center