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Jay Hoggard Releases Raise Your Spirit Consciousness January 9, 2023

12/20/2022

Vibraphonist/Composer Jay Hoggard Debuts New Album,
RAISE YOUR SPIRIT CONSCIOUSNESS, January 9, 2023

NEW YORK, NY – With 22 recordings as a leader, and performances around the globe, vibraphonist/composer Jay Hoggard has been one of the most enduring and innovative masters on his instrument since the 1970s. A direct musical descendant of Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Lem Winchester and Bobby Hutcherson, Hoggard’s omni-directional artistry encompasses the myriad musical dimensions of the African Diaspora and its spiritual resonances.

Regina Carter Performs "Gone in a Phrase of Air" at AWAACC, 12/14

12/6/2022

Award-Winning Violinist Regina Carter
Performs Her Multi-Media Work, Gone in a Phrase of Air,
at August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s
Uhuru Jazz Series
Wednesday, December 14, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA – Violinist and NEA Jazz Master Regina Carter is the most accomplished musician on her instrument of her generation. The recipient of multiple Grammy nominations, a Doris Duke Award, and a MacArthur Genius Grant, Carter has been a shining star on the jazz scene for three decades. With over 10 recordings as a leader, she has performed music that spans jazz, Latin, classical, world and Appalachian genres. On Wednesday, December 14, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, Carter comes the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s (AWAACC) Uhuru Jazz Series to perform her latest project, Gone in a Phrase of Air.

Celebrate a Cool Yule with Louis Armstrong Foundation's Holiday Gifts

12/6/2022

Celebrate the Holiday Season
with Louis Armstrong Holiday Gifts
and the Release of
Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule,
Armstrong’s First-ever Christmas Recording,
which Debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard Charts

NEW YORK, NY – When the world-renowned jazz icon Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was on tour, he would always put up a small Christmas tree in the hotel he and his wife Lucille were staying. When they were home for the holidays, they would lavishly display their Corona Queens home with decorations, sing carols, recite The Night Before Christmas, and Armstrong sent friends his homemade holiday cards, made in his genius, down home style.

November 23rd, 2022

11/23/2022

We Want the Funk Fest Takes Over AWAACC December 9-10

Morris Day & The Time, Alexander O’Neal,
ConFunkShun and The Bar-Kays
Headline The Fourth Annual We Want the Funk Festival
at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center,
8:00 pm, December 9 and 10

PITTSBURGH, PA – The fourth annual We Want the Funk Festival, which takes place at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) December 9 and 10 at 8:00 pm, celebrates the rhythm-driven musical genre that evolved from the R&B, soul, and jazz music of the 1960s that continues to influence today’s artists. Featuring a dynamic host and lineup, the concerts include a variety of performers from chart-toppers to R&B-fusion groups to solo vocalists.

Uhuru Jazz Series Kicks Off at AWAACC with Tia Fuller November 12

11/3/2022

Alto Saxophonist Tia Fuller Kicks Off
August Wilson African-American Cultural Center’s Uhuru Jazz Series for Two Shows,
7:00 pm and 9:00 pm on November 12

Tickets are $28.00 and On Sale Now at www.awaacc.org

PITTSBURGH, PA, October 25, 2022 – Colorado-born, Boston-based alto saxophonist, composer and educator Tia Fuller has been one of the most delightful and distinguished musicians on the jazz scene for two decades. She famously worked and toured with Beyoncé for four years, gigged with a wide range of artists from Aretha Franklin to Esperanza Spalding and provided the saxophone sound and was the model for the character, Dorothea Williams in the Oscar-winning animated Disney film, Soul. On Saturday, November 12, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, Fuller brings her towering talents to the August Wilson African-American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Ave., to inaugurate the new Uhuru Jazz Series.

Soul Sessions kick off with Angelique Kidjo at AWAACC, October 27

10/21/2022

Five-Time Grammy-Winning Afropop Diva Angélique Kidjo
Performs at
August Wilson African-American Cultural Center’s
Soul Sessions, Thursday, October 27, 8:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA - October 20, 2022 - Angélique Kidjo, the Benin-born, Paris-based vocalist, who for four decades has reigned supreme as the queen of Afropop/world music and has sung the music of James Brown and Jimi Hendrix, comes to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Ave., Thursday, October 27, 8:00 pm, to perform as part of Soul Sessions, a series of intimate concerts featuring some of the most talented artists today. Tickets are available here.

Bass Legends Ron Carter, Buster Williams and Stanley Clarke Walk the Line at Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, 9/16 - 18

9/8/2022

All Bassists Covered:
Bass Legends Ron Carter, Buster Williams and Stanley Clarke
Perform at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
September 16-18,August Wilson African American Cultural Center and Highmark Stadium

PITTSBURGH, PA - September 2022 - Ray Brown (1926-2002), a proud native son of Pittsburgh, was one of the founding fathers of modern jazz bass. So it’s only fitting that the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) presents Ron Carter Foursight, Buster Williams & Something More and Stanley Clarke N 4Ever – three lords of the lower frequencies.

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Brings His 662 to 412 for Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival, September 15

9/8/2022

Blues Phenom Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Brings His 662 Live Juke Joint
to Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival
Thursday, September 15, Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh, PA, September 01, 2022 – Every so often, a few blues child prodigies like Lucky Peterson, Derek Trucks and Johnny Lang, arrive on the scene and deliver much-needed excitement into the idiom, with the promise of their coming greatness. At only 23 years old, guitarist/vocalist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has already fulfilled his potential and is one of the most impactful blues artists of his generation. Guitar World declared that he, “has already made his mark as one of the best, and undoubtedly most exciting, blues guitarists in the world.”

Pittsburgh: A City Where Jazz History Leads the Future

8/31/2022

Celebrate the Legacy of Jazz
at the 2022 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
September 16 – 18

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 31, 2022 – Never just a stop on the circuit, Pittsburgh has long been a town that has grown jazz, cultivated it, celebrated it and called it its own. One need not look any further than the storied Hill District – once known as the “Crossroads of the World” and “Little Harlem.” To have walked down Wylie Avenue in its heyday, on any given night one might have moved from the Crawford Grill to the Savoy Ballroom to the Hurricane Club to the Bambola Social Club, grooving to the likes of Basie or Ellington, swooning over Ella, or bopping with Coltrane, Mingus, or Dizzy. It was all there. The spirit and energy of jazz was never just a visitor to Pittsburgh, but always a permanent resident of the city.

Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival Returns to Pittsburgh 9/14-15

8/30/2022

Fifth Annual Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival
Takes Over Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium September 14-15, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 30, 2022 – “The blues help you to get out of the bed in the morning. You get up knowing you ain’t alone. There’s something else out there in the world. Something’s been added by that song. This be an empty world without the blues. I take that emptiness and try and fill it up with something.” So, says Ma Rainey in August Wilson’s renowned play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

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Celebrate the Holiday Seasonwith Louis Armstrong Holiday Giftsand the Release ofLouis Wishes You A Cool Yule,Armstrong’s First-ever Christmas Recording, which Debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard Charts

We Want the Funk Fest Takes Over AWAACC December 9-10

Morris Day & The Time, Alexander O’Neal,ConFunkShun and The Bar-KaysHeadline The Fourth Annual We Want the Funk Festivalat The August Wilson African American Cultural Center,8:00 pm, December 9 and 10

Alto Saxophonist Tia Fuller Kicks OffAugust Wilson African-American Cultural Center’s Uhuru Jazz Series for Two Shows, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm on November 12 Tickets are $28.00 and On Sale Now at www.awaacc.org

All Bassists Covered: Bass Legends Ron Carter, Buster Williams and Stanley Clarke Perform at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival September 16-18,August Wilson African American Cultural Center and Highmark Stadium

Blues Phenom Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Brings His 662 Live Juke Jointto Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival Thursday, September 15, Highmark Stadium

Fifth Annual Highmark Blues & Heritage FestivalTakes Over Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium September 14-15, 2022

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