PITTSBURGH, PA, September 13, 2024 – Jazz Crawl is Back at the 2024 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center has added Jazz Around Town to give music lovers multiple options to support live music. Special thanks to sponsors Carnegie Libraries, the Pittsburgh International Airport and the City of Pittsburgh for supporting regional artists. Check out every style from hip hop by Talib Kweli at City Winery to classic jazz piano with Frank Cunimundo at the elegant Fort Pitt Piano Salon in the Strip to jazz in neighborhood libraries and at the baggage claim at the JazzPort (airport).
For more information, see the list below or visit: https://pittsburghjazzfest.org/lineup/jazz-crawl/.
AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER (AWAACC)
980 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Thursday, 9/19
THE INTERMISSION
WINSTON BELL
6:00 – 9:00 PM
BURN by ROCKY PATEL PITTSBURGH
346 North Shore Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 586-5854
Friday, 9/20
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, 9/21
LIVE MUSIC
CIOPPINO RESTAURANT AND CIGAR BAR
2350 Railroad St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-6593
Saturday, 9/21
ERIC DEFADE
7:00 – 10:00 PM
CITY WINERY
1627 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 246-1000
Tuesday, 9/17
TALIB KWELI
7:30 PM
Get tickets
Thursday, 9/19
JARROD LAWSON
7:00 PM
Get tickets
CON ALMA
613 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 932-2387
Thursday, 9/19
DWAYNE DOLPHIN FO’TET
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Friday, 9/20
BOBBY SELVAGIO QUARTET
5:30 – 8:30 PM
REGGIE WATKINS
9:00PM – until
Saturday, 9/21
JASON KUSH QUARTET
5:30 – 8:30 PM
PAUL THOMPSON’S WAYNETET (Tribute to Wayne Shorter)
9:00 PM – until
Sunday, 9/21
DAVID THROCKMORTON QUARTET featuring JOHN SHANNON
5:00 PM – until
EDDIE V’S
Elegant fine-dining chain with a seafood & steak menu, plus a cocktail lounge featuring live jazz
Union Trust Building
501 Grant St #100
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Friday, 9/20
KENNY STOCKARD
6:30 – 10:30 PM
FORT PITT PIANO COMPANY
2358 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Friday, 9/20
FRANK CUNIMUNDO
5:00 – 7:00 PM
KINGFLY SPIRITS
2613 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 392-8928
Thursday, 9/19
ROGER HUMPHRIES
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday, 9/21
DRAG BRUNCH
12:30 – 3:00 PM
JAZZPORT @ THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
In partnership with Pittsburgh International Airport, AWAACC launched the carefully crafted “JAZZPORT” series, which highlights a handful of Pittsburgh’s most promising artists. Visit https://flypittsburgh.com/events/ for more information.
Monday, 9/16
WINSTON BELL
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, 9/18
ANYAH NANCY
10:00 AM – NOON
Thursday, 9/19
BYRON NASH
3:00 – 5:00 PM
JAZZ @ THE LIBRARY
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMEWOOD
7101 Homewood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Tuesday, 9/3
YOKO SUZUKI
6:00 PM
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF BROOKLINE
708 Brookline Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Thursday, 9/5
DENNIS GARNER
5:30 PM
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH, LAMP
4724 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Friday, 9/6
GEORGE HEID III
11:00 AM
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH, WOODS RUN
1201 Woods Run Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Wednesday, 9/11
ANYAH NANCY
6:00 PM
The 2024 PIJF also features Robert Glasper, Shemekia Copeland, Maysa, Average White Band Farewell Tour, Sean Jones, Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band, Emmet Cohen Trio, Endea Owens & The Cookout, Cimafunk, Luedji Luna, Dan Wilson, Selecta, Vanisha Gould, Howie Alexander, Chris Coles, Reagan Gray & Black Vitaminz and the popular Taste of Jazz Party.
For more information and tickets for concerts at AWAACC and VIP packages for the free concerts, please log on to https://pittsburghjazzfest.org.
SPONSORS
The 2024 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous support from the Mellon Foundation.
Additional sponsors include The Wilson Group, UPMC, UPMC Health Plan, Rivers Casino, Visit Pittsburgh, Xfinity, Ya Momz House, P&W BMW and Mini of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Allegheny County Airport Authority, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Green Mountain Energy, NRG Energy, T-Mobile, Fort Pitt Piano Company, Hollowood Music and Sound, and Duquesne University.
The engagement of Luedji Luna is made possible in part through the Performing Arts Global Exchange program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Instituto Guimarães Rosa.
The Libation Area is proudly presented by Bacardi, with Arsenal Cider House as special libation partner.
The Game Zone is generously sponsored by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Special thanks to media sponsor, Comcast NBCUniversal, and media partners JazzCorner, WZUM, DownBeat, Code M Magazine and City Paper.
ABOUT HIGHMARK INC.
An independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Highmark Inc., together with its Blue-branded affiliates, collectively comprise the fifth largest overall Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the country with approximately 7 million members in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and western and northeastern New York. Its diversified businesses serve group customer and individual needs across the United States through dental insurance and other related businesses. For more information, visit www.highmark.com.
The Highmark Bright Blue Futures program is designed to ensure healthier, brighter, stronger futures for all, and it focuses on improving equitable access to care, quality of life, and economic resilience in the communities the enterprise serves. For more information, visit Highmark Bright Blue Futures.
ABOUT AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
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.
AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER (AWAACC)
980 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Thursday, 9/19
THE INTERMISSION
WINSTON BELL
6:00 – 9:00 PM
BURN by ROCKY PATEL PITTSBURGH
346 North Shore Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 586-5854
Friday, 9/20
LIVE MUSIC
Saturday, 9/21
LIVE MUSIC
CIOPPINO RESTAURANT AND CIGAR BAR
2350 Railroad St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 281-6593
Saturday, 9/21
ERIC DEFADE
7:00 – 10:00 PM
CITY WINERY
1627 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 246-1000
Tuesday, 9/17
TALIB KWELI
7:30 PM
Get tickets
Thursday, 9/19
JARROD LAWSON
7:00 PM
Get tickets
CON ALMA
613 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 932-2387
Thursday, 9/19
DWAYNE DOLPHIN FO’TET
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Friday, 9/20
BOBBY SELVAGIO QUARTET
5:30 – 8:30 PM
REGGIE WATKINS
9:00PM – until
Saturday, 9/21
JASON KUSH QUARTET
5:30 – 8:30 PM
PAUL THOMPSON’S WAYNETET (Tribute to Wayne Shorter)
9:00 PM – until
Sunday, 9/21
DAVID THROCKMORTON QUARTET featuring JOHN SHANNON
5:00 PM – until
EDDIE V’S
Elegant fine-dining chain with a seafood & steak menu, plus a cocktail lounge featuring live jazz
Union Trust Building
501 Grant St #100
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Friday, 9/20
KENNY STOCKARD
6:30 – 10:30 PM
FORT PITT PIANO COMPANY
2358 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Friday, 9/20
FRANK CUNIMUNDO
5:00 – 7:00 PM
KINGFLY SPIRITS
2613 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 392-8928
Thursday, 9/19
ROGER HUMPHRIES
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday, 9/21
DRAG BRUNCH
12:30 – 3:00 PM
JAZZPORT @ THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
In partnership with Pittsburgh International Airport, AWAACC launched the carefully crafted “JAZZPORT” series, which highlights a handful of Pittsburgh’s most promising artists. Visit https://flypittsburgh.com/events/ for more information.
Monday, 9/16
WINSTON BELL
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, 9/18
ANYAH NANCY
10:00 AM – NOON
Thursday, 9/19
BYRON NASH
3:00 – 5:00 PM
JAZZ @ THE LIBRARY
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMEWOOD
7101 Homewood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Tuesday, 9/3
YOKO SUZUKI
6:00 PM
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF BROOKLINE
708 Brookline Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Thursday, 9/5
DENNIS GARNER
5:30 PM
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH, LAMP
4724 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Friday, 9/6
GEORGE HEID III
11:00 AM
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH, WOODS RUN
1201 Woods Run Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Wednesday, 9/11
ANYAH NANCY
6:00 PM
The 2024 PIJF also features Robert Glasper, Shemekia Copeland, Maysa, Average White Band Farewell Tour, Sean Jones, Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band, Emmet Cohen Trio, Endea Owens & The Cookout, Cimafunk, Luedji Luna, Dan Wilson, Selecta, Vanisha Gould, Howie Alexander, Chris Coles, Reagan Gray & Black Vitaminz and the popular Taste of Jazz Party.
For more information and tickets for concerts at AWAACC and VIP packages for the free concerts, please log on to https://pittsburghjazzfest.org.
SPONSORS
The 2024 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous support from the Mellon Foundation.
Additional sponsors include The Wilson Group, UPMC, UPMC Health Plan, Rivers Casino, Visit Pittsburgh, Xfinity, Ya Momz House, P&W BMW and Mini of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Allegheny County Airport Authority, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Green Mountain Energy, NRG Energy, T-Mobile, Fort Pitt Piano Company, Hollowood Music and Sound, and Duquesne University.
The engagement of Luedji Luna is made possible in part through the Performing Arts Global Exchange program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Instituto Guimarães Rosa.
The Libation Area is proudly presented by Bacardi, with Arsenal Cider House as special libation partner.
The Game Zone is generously sponsored by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Special thanks to media sponsor, Comcast NBCUniversal, and media partners JazzCorner, WZUM, DownBeat, Code M Magazine and City Paper.
ABOUT HIGHMARK INC.
An independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Highmark Inc., together with its Blue-branded affiliates, collectively comprise the fifth largest overall Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the country with approximately 7 million members in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and western and northeastern New York. Its diversified businesses serve group customer and individual needs across the United States through dental insurance and other related businesses. For more information, visit www.highmark.com.
The Highmark Bright Blue Futures program is designed to ensure healthier, brighter, stronger futures for all, and it focuses on improving equitable access to care, quality of life, and economic resilience in the communities the enterprise serves. For more information, visit Highmark Bright Blue Futures.
ABOUT AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
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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