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THE JAZZ TRAIN Heads to Pittsburgh Jazz Fest September 18

2/28/2025

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.

ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH RETURNS TO AWAACC

2/21/2025

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.

Sun Music Presents Charenee Wade at Scullers

12/20/2024

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.

Jay Hoggard at Alvin & Friends

12/20/2024

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Sun-Music Presents DEBO RAY

11/18/2024

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.

LAEF & WBGO Kids Concert: Antoinette Montague

11/18/2024

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.

LAEF Presents WBGO Kids Concert

11/11/2024

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and WBGO Children's Concert Series Present Pianist/Singer/Composer/Bandleader DAVELL CRAWFORD
in "A Musical Journey from New Orleans to Newark,”
at Newark Symphony Hall, Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1:00 pm
During the 13th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival

The Concert is Free and Open to the Public

NEWARK, NJ, November 8, 2024 - New Orleans and Newark are nearly 1300 miles apart, but that distance disappears when New Orleans’ native son, pianist, composer and bandleader Davell Crawford and his quartet return to the TD James Moody Jazz Festival to perform “Davell Crawford: a Musical Journey from New Orleans to Newark at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street on November 16, 2024, at 1:00 pm. The concert is presented by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) and the WBGO Children’s Concert Series.

Celebrating Dan Morgenstern

10/31/2024

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Pays Tribute
to Dan Morgenstern:
Long-time Board Member, Jazz Journalist,
Educatorand NEA Jazz Master
October 24, 1929 – September 7, 2024

NEW YORK, NY, October 24, 2024 – Today on what would have been his 95th birthday, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) pays tribute to long-time board member Dan Morgenstern, who passed away September 7. He was celebrated as a jazz writer uniquely embraced by musicians, using unpretentious prose and a vast knowledge of jazz history to capture the essence of their music.

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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

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

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

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big BandEmbarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tourwith a Stop at Yoshi’s in San FranciscoDecember 23, 8:00 pm

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big BandEmbarks 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

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

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents WBGO Children's ConcertFeaturing The Antoinette Montague Experiencein "From New Orleans to NewarkSaturda, November 16, 1:00 pm

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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