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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.

February 26th, 2024

2/26/2024

Eight-Time Grammy Winning Bassist/Bandleader Christian McBride
To Perform a Swinging Evening of Jazz
at August Wilson African American Cultural Center
on Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA – February 15, 2024 – Since he came on the scene in the late eighties, the eight-time Grammy winner, Philadelphia-born bassist, bandleader, educator and media host Christian McBride has been the hardest working bass player in modern music. Influenced by the great Pittsburgh bassist Ray Brown, McBride will perform an inspired and expansive evening of jazz with his quintet at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) 980 Liberty Avenue, on Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm.

Sun-Music Presents Ray Greene

2/13/2024

Vocalist Ray Greene,
the Voice of Santana and Tower of Power,
Kicks Off Tour for United States Release of His Album STAY
at Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Sunday, February 25, 6:00 pm

CHARLOTTE, NC, February 8, 2024 – Blessed with a towering and tender tenor voice that is both down-home and up-South with a taste of Saturday night and Sunday morning, Georgia-born singer/trombonist Ray Greene, the voice of Santana and Tower of Power, kicks off his U.S. album release tour for Stay at the Stage Door Theater at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 North Tryon Street, in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday, February 25, at 6:00 pm.

Kindred the Family Soul

2/8/2024

Neo-Soul Duo Kindred The Family Soul Kicks Off 2024 Soul Sessions at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2024, 8:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA - February 8, 2024 — Following in the footsteps of Ashford & Simpson, Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon — better known as the Philadelphia-based, husband and wife duo, Kindred The Family Soul — AKA Kindred - brings their compelling songs, inspiring lyrics and jazzy, hip-hop friendly beats to Pittsburgh, performing in the latest edition of the Soul Sessions series at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue, on February 14, 2024 at 8:00 pm.

Meet Karla Ferguson

1/26/2024

Karla Ferguson: Curator, World Changer, Mother, Warrior

PITTSBURGH, PA, January 24, 2024 – A “curator” is a keeper or a custodian of a museum or other collections. Traditionally the work of a curator is invisible. Aloof discretion is the goal. Curators gently nudge viewers. They are art influencers rarely in the spotlight. A perfectly curated collection doesn’t show off the organizational skill of the curator. It allows the artist to shine

AWAACC Presents Highlights from 2023 Pittsburgh Jazz Festival

1/22/2024

Relive the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Presented by Citizens with Concert Highlights Airing FREE January 24 – January 25, 2024, 7:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, January 19, 2024 – Relive the excitement of the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens (PIJF) when The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) airs a special 24-hour presentation featuring highlights from Highmark Stadium on Wednesday, January 24, through Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 7:00 pm. To enjoy a second look or catch the festival for the first time, tune in FREE to https://pittsburghjazzfest.

Hooks and Phonics Festival at Pittsburgh's AWAACC

1/16/2024

Photo: Sunni Patterson, Spoken Word Poet

HOOKS & PHONICS FESTIVAL MAKES HIP-HOP AND SPOKEN WORD POETRY HISTORY AT THE AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER JANUARY 19-21
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January 15, 2024 (Pittsburgh, PA) – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) is proud to announce the debut of the Hooks & Phonics Festival, a groundbreaking weekend celebration of Hip-Hop culture and the art of Spoken Word Poetry taking place January 19-21, 2024. This inaugural festival is dedicated to amplifying the powerful stories of trial and triumph narrated by BIPOC communities, whose orators and emcees speak truth to power without compromise.

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

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

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

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

Eight-Time Grammy Winning Bassist/Bandleader Christian McBrideTo Perform a Swinging Evening of Jazzat August Wilson African American Cultural Centeron Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm

Vocalist Ray Greene, the Voice of Santana and Tower of Power, Kicks Off Tour for United States Release of His Album STAYat Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts CenterSunday, February 25, 6:00 pm