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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.
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The Jazz Train picks up fans at Amtrak stations in New York at 10:52 am, Newark at 11:09 am and Philadelphia at 12:42 pm, arriving in Pittsburgh on September 14 by 8:00 pm in time to see Samora Pinderhughes and Madison McFerrin at the AWAACC at 9:00 pm. The Jazz Train departs Pittsburgh on Monday morning, September 18.​

The Jazz Train package, available until July 5, will include round-trip train tickets from each city, live jazz music during the trip, light refreshments and a shuttle bus to/from the festival. Passengers are responsible for securing the hotel and festival events of their choice. More information and tickets are available at www.pittsburghjazzfest.org.

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PIJF DAILY LINEUP
 
Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 9:00 pm | AWAACC
Uhuru Jazz Sessions
Samora Pinderhughes
Madison McFerrin
 
Friday, September 15, 2023 | 8:00 pm | AWAACC
Ledisi Sings Nina Simone
 
Taste of Jazz | 9:00 pm – 12:00 am | AWAACC
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead
Kevin Howard
Selecta Spins Jazz Classics and Salutes 50 Years of Hip Hop
Hubb’s Groove
​Dancing | Food & Beverage Tastings

 
Saturday, September 16, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Highmark Stadium
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
PJ Morton
Orrin Evans
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Emmet Cohen & Houston Person
Howie Alexander
Christie Dashiell


Jam Session | 10:30 pm – 1:00 am | AWAACC
Orrin Evans & The Imani Allstars
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Highmark Stadium
Gregory Porter
Keyon Harrold with Pharoahe Monch & Mumu Fresh
Kurt Elling’s Super Blue with Charlie Hunter
Nicholas Payton
José James Sings Badu: On & On
Somi
Chelsea Baratz


August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) | 980 Liberty Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Highmark Stadium | 510 W. Station Square Drive | Pittsburgh, PA 15219
SPONSORS
Special thanks to Citizens, PIJF Presenting Sponsor; Bacardi, Presenting Sponsor, Libation Station Tent; and Supporting Sponsors  UPMC, UPMC Health Plan, P & W BMW and Mini of Pittsburgh, Highmark Health,  AARP and Arsenal Cider House, Supporting Libation Sponsor. 
 
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $226.7 billion in assets as of June 30, 2022. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations, and institutions. Citizens help their customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas, and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a full-service customer contact center, and the convenience of approximately 3,300 ATMs and more than 1,200 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management, and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers a broad complement of financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity risk management solutions, as well as loan syndication, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and debt and equity capital markets capabilities. More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook.
 
THE AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER is a non-profit cultural organization located in Pittsburgh’s cultural district that generates artistic, educational, and community initiatives that advance the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. One of the largest cultural centers in the country focused exclusively on the African American experience and the celebration of Black culture and the African diaspora, the non-profit organization welcomes more than 119,000 visitors locally and nationally. Through year-round programming across multiple genres, such as the annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, Black Bottom Film Festival, AWCommunity Days, TRUTHSayers speaker series, and rotating art exhibits in its galleries, the Center provides a platform for established and emerging artists of color whose work reflects the universal issues of identity that Wilson tackled, and which still resonate today. www.awaacc.org.
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
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