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James Weidman Releases SONIC REALITIES

7/14/2023

Pianist James Weidman Releases Sonic Realities
Available Now on Inner Circle Music

Weidman’s First Recording in 5 Years Features Bassist Harvie S and Drummer Alvester Garnett Performing Original Compositions and Works by Charlie Parker, Kurt Weill and Hale Smith

NEW YORK, NY, July 2023 – For the past four decades, the Youngstown, Ohio-born pianist James Weidman has literally been one of the most valuable players on the New York scene, as an indispensable sideman with a wide variety of jazz leaders, from singers Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, to Steve Coleman’s iconoclastic M-Base collective to Joe Lovano’s Us Five ensemble. Weidman’s recordings as a leader showcase his profound, propulsive and poetic pianism, as does his long-awaited recording, Sonic Realities, with bassist Harvie S and drummer Alvester Garnett. Weidman sees this project as the latest in a continuum of jazz piano trios that have defined the music.

Get On Board the Jazz Train to Pittsburgh

7/5/2023

All Aboard The Jazz Train
to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
with Stops in New York, Newark and Philadelphia
Departing September 14; Returning September 18

Tickets Are On Sale Now at https://pittsburghjazzfest.org

PITTSBURGH, PA, June 29, 2023 – ALL ABOARD, jazz fans in New York, Newark and Philadelphia! Join Pianist Orrin Evans, host of the inaugural Jazz Train, for an exciting ride and five days of music, fun, food and camaraderie at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), which takes place September 14 - 17 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) and Highmark Stadium.

Jazzmobile Summerfest Returns to All Five Boroughs Starting in July

6/30/2023

Jazzmobile’s SUMMERFEST 2023, New York City’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series, Returns in July
with Performances in Every Borough

The Series Features Orrin Evans and His Captain Black Big Band with Dianne Reeves, Jason Moran’s Tribute to Bandleader James Reese Europe, Tammy McCann, Jeremy Pelt,
Wycliffe Gordon, Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Band
and a Special Event Partnership with the John Coltrane Festival

HARLEM, NY, June 26, 2023 – New York City’s parks and outdoor spaces come alive with the sound of jazz in the summer, courtesy of Jazzmobile’s 58th annual Summerfest 2023 series, which premieres on stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with an outstanding assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 5 to September 24. Jazzmobile’s much anticipated return provides audiences with another year of exceptional musical performances that reflect New York City’s dynamic diversity, from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing stylings and genres and beyond.

June 20th, 2023

6/20/2023

LEDISI Returns to Pittsburgh with a Tribute to Nina Simone
at the 13th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens
at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:00 pm

The Evening Continues with the Taste of Jazz Party Featuring Selecta, Hubb’s Groove, Kevin Howard and Jonathan Barber,
Plus Food and Beverage Tastings Presented by Area Restaurants

PITTSBURGH, PA, June 20, 2023 – The vivid and vivacious vocalist Ledisi was born in New Orleans with jazz, R&B, blues and gospel music in her veins. She honed those musical styles as a singer raised in Oakland, and is loved around the world, including in Pittsburgh, where she delivered a crowd-pleasing performance at last year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens (PIJF). This year, Ledisi returns to the 13th edition of the festival with Ledisi Sings Nina, her powerful, show-stopping tribute to the legendary vocalist/composer/pianist/activist Nina Simone on Friday, September, 15 at 8:00 pm, at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue. Tickets are available now at https://pittsburghjazzfest.org.

Celebrating The Quincy Jones Conservatory in France

6/12/2023

France’s Conservatoire de la Communauté
urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise
to Be Renamed The Quincy Jones Conservatory June 16, 2023

New York, NY, June 8, 2023 – World-famous trumpeter/arranger/composer/producer Quincy Jones will be given a new eponym on Friday, June 16, at 6:30 pm – The Quincy Jones Conservatory – formerly the Conservatoire de la Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise, located in Mantes-la-Jolie in France. Jones, who has worked with numerous entertainment greats including Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and more, has a close connection with the region and considers France as his second home.

Uhuru Jazz Sessions Presents Georgia Anne Muldrow, June 4 at AWAACC

6/6/2023

Rooted and Revolutionary Keyboardist/Composer/Beatmaker
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW
to Perform at August Wilson African-American Cultural Center’s Uhuru Jazz Sessions on Thursday, June 22, 7:00 pm

Tickets are $28 and Available at www.awaacc.org

PITTSBURGH, PA, May 16, 2023 – When the Los Angeles native Georgia Anne Muldrow came on the scene in 2006, she was a best-kept secret – an underground superheroine of sound, who combined J Dilla’s breathtaking beats, George Clinton’s P-funk, Nina Simone’s truth-telling and Sun Ra’s interstellar Afrofuturism. Twenty albums and EP’s later, the secret is out, and today Muldrow is one of this century’s most prolific and pioneering artists. Her towering talents will be on display when she performs in the latest installment of the Uhuru Jazz Sessions at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Ave., in Pittsburgh on Thursday, June 22, 2023, 7:00 pm.Uhuru Jazz Sessions are made possible with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Returns September 14 - 17

5/16/2023

Gregory Porter, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, PJ Morton,
Somi, Kurt Elling/Charlie Hunter, Keyon Harrold, José James, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Emmet Cohen/Houston Person
and More to Perform
at the 13th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
September 14-17, 2023 at Highmark Stadium
and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center

PITTSBURGH, PA, May 4, 2023 – Ray Brown, Art Blakey, Billy Eckstine, Fatha Hines, Mary Lou Williams, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine and Erroll Garner are just a few of the greats who answered the Pittsburgh jazz roll call. Through their music, these sons and daughters of Pittsburgh not only spoke the language, but they also re-invented it, refined it and expanded it through musical conversations across time and place. They understood how the language of jazz connects us, encourages us to remember where we’ve been and where we’re going, and gives voice to our shared community. And, it’s these timeless cross-cultural conversations that will be carried on through the 13th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens (PIJF), which returns to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) and Highmark Stadium September 14 – 17, 2023.

Do I Move You? Coming March 10 from Vocalist Tammy McCann

2/9/2023

Chicago’s Dynamic, Award-winning Vocalist Tammy McCann
Releases New CD, Do I Move You?, on March 10, 2023

Featuring Her Amazing Blend of Jazz, Gospel and Blues
and the Music of The Beatles, WAR,
Nina Simone, Bill Withers, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

Please contact us at [email protected]
to request a review copy of the CD or a link to the music.

CHICAGO, IL, February 8, 2023 – In the three decades she’s been on the scene, no one has moved so effortlessly and ebulliently from the secular to the sacred world than the Mississippi-born, Windy City native Tammy McCann. Her brilliant blend of gospel, jazz and blues reigns supreme on her new CD Do I Move You? (Io Canto Music, LLC), scheduled for release on March 10, 2023.

Pianist Bobby West's "Big Trippin'" Is Out Now on Soulville Sound Recordings

2/3/2023

Pianist/Composer Bobby West
Releases Big Trippin’,
His Second Compilation
on Soulville Sound Recordings

LOS ANGELES, CA, January 31, 2023 – For nearly all of his four-decade career, the Los Angeles-based pianist/composer Bobby West was an unheralded scientist of sound: well-known and respected in his community, but largely unknown beyond it, with no recordings of his own as a leader. Like so many jazz artists, West went abroad in 1993, mostly to the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia and Taiwan for better opportunities, with occasional visits back home.

Vanisha Gould Performs at August Wilson Center's Uhuru Jazz Series

2/1/2023

Singer/Songwriter Vanisha Gould
Returns to Pittsburgh to Perform
at the Uhuru Jazz Series
August Wilson African-American Cultural Center
on Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, January 30, 2023 – After two stellar performances at the 2022 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, composer/vocalist Vanisha Gould returns to Pittsburgh to perform in the latest installment of the Uhuru Jazz Series at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue, on Friday, February 10, at 7:00 pm.

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All Aboard The Jazz Trainto the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival​ with Stops in New York, Newark and Philadelphia Departing September 14; Returning September 18 Tickets Are On Sale Now at https://pittsburghjazzfest.org

France’s Conservatoire de la Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oiseto Be Renamed The Quincy Jones Conservatory June 16, 2023

Rooted and Revolutionary Keyboardist/Composer/BeatmakerGEORGIA ANNE MULDROWto Perform at August Wilson African-American Cultural Center’s Uhuru Jazz Sessions on Thursday, June 22, 7:00 pm Tickets are $28 and Available at www.awaacc.org

Pianist/Composer Bobby West Releases Big Trippin’,His Second Compilation on Soulville Sound Recordings

Singer/Songwriter Vanisha GouldReturns to Pittsburgh to Perform at the Uhuru Jazz SeriesAugust Wilson African-American Cultural Centeron Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm

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All Aboard The Jazz Train
to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
with Stops in New York, Newark and Philadelphia
Departing September 14; Returning September 18

Tickets Are On Sale Now at https://pittsburghjazzfest.org

France’s Conservatoire de la Communauté
urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise
to Be Renamed The Quincy Jones Conservatory June 16, 2023

Rooted and Revolutionary Keyboardist/Composer/Beatmaker
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW
to Perform at August Wilson African-American Cultural Center’s Uhuru Jazz Sessions on Thursday, June 22, 7:00 pm

Tickets are $28 and Available at www.awaacc.org

Pianist/Composer Bobby West
Releases Big Trippin’,
His Second Compilation
on Soulville Sound Recordings

Singer/Songwriter Vanisha Gould
Returns to Pittsburgh to Perform
at the Uhuru Jazz Series
August Wilson African-American Cultural Center
on Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm