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Jazz Crawl Is Back!

9/16/2024

 
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​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).

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MARSHA AMBROSIUS AT PIJF

9/6/2024

 
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Newly Added …
 Neo-Soul Diva Marsha Ambrosius to Close
The 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
on Sunday, September 22, 8:45 pm
 
Co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,
the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Takes Place September 19-22, 2024,
​with Free Outdoor Concerts on Liberty Avenue
and Paid Events at August Wilson African American Cultural Center

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 23, 2024 – Vocalist, songwriter, producer and lyricist Marsha Ambrosius has just been added to close out the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), on Sunday, September 22, at 8:45 pm, on Liberty Avenue, between 10th and 7th Streets downtown, near the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue. The festival, which runs from September 19-22 with free street concerts on Saturday and Sunday and paid events at AWAACC, is co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Ambrosius’s performance is made possible by generous support from The Wilson Group.

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UPDATE: TASTE OF JAZZ PARTY

9/5/2024

 
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TASTE OF JAZZ PARTY, One of the City’s Hottest Social Events,
Returns to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival,
​Friday, September 20
 
Vocalist Maysa Kicks Off the Evening at 8:00 pm followed by the
Taste of Jazz Party with Music, Dancing,
Food and Beverage Tastings, 9:00 pm
​PITTSBURGH, PA, August 27, 2024 – Get your tickets for vocalist Maysa, prepare your palate, put on your dancing shoes and head to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, for the annual Taste of Jazz Party (TOJ), an evening of music, dancing, food and beverage tastings on Friday, September 20, starting at 8:00 pm with Maysa in concert in the AWAACC main theater followed by TOJ from 9:00 pm – Midnight.

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Taste of Jazz at PIJF

8/27/2024

 
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TASTE OF JAZZ PARTY, One of the City’s Hottest Social Events,
Returns to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival,
Friday, September 20
 
Vocalist Maysa Kicks Off the Evening at 8:00 pm followed by the
Taste of Jazz Party with Music, Dancing,
​Food and Beverage Tastings, 9:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 27, 2024 – Get your tickets for vocalist Maysa, prepare your palate, put on your dancing shoes and head to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, for the annual Taste of Jazz Party (TOJ), an evening of music, dancing, food and beverage tastings on Friday, September 20, starting at 8:00 pm with Maysa in concert in the AWAACC main theater followed by TOJ from 9:00 pm – Midnight.

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Club Patio Jazz Day

8/16/2024

 
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Enjoy an American Holiday with the Country’s Most Original Art Form, as Imani Records Celebrates Labor Day Weekend with the Inaugural Club Patio Jazz Day
on Saturday, August 31, 2024, 12:00pm - 6:00 pm,
at Whitemarsh Valley Event Center, Fort Washington, PA
 
The Event Features Orrin Evans, Marianne Solivan,
David Gibson, Luke Carlos O’Reilly,
Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Jonathan Michel, Milton Suggs,
​Thomas Marriott and Others

​PHILADELPHIA, PA – Imani Records, an artist-run record label co-founded by Philadelphia-based pianist, composer, educator, bandleader, producer and impresario Orrin Evans and his wife, Dawn, presents its first annual Club Patio Jazz Day Celebration, Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, August 31, 2024, 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the Whitemarsh Valley Event Center, 493 S. Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA.

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M'Boom + Horns

8/16/2024

 
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Jazzmobile’s Summerfest 2024 Continues
This Week with Three concerts
 
August 16:  A Max Roach Centennial Tribute
M'Boom + Horns featuring
Warren Smith, Bobby Sanabria 
Plus The Kojo Melché Roney Experience

​New York, NY, August 12, 2024 – In celebration of Max Roach 100, the legendary late jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, activist, will be honored with a performance by M’BOOM + HORNS, in Marcus Garvey Park on August 16, starting at 7:00 pm. Commissioned by Jazzmobile with a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation and Harlem Grown | CCCI, the Music Directors are the original founding member Warren Smith and former member Bobby Sanabria. Founded in 1970 by the legendary Max Roach, M'BOOM is an ensemble comprised completely of percussionists using orchestral percussion instruments – marimba, xylophone, tympani, vibes, orchestra bells, gongs, the American drum set, Afro-Latin percussion and the Trinidadian steel pan. The original ensemble featured Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, Omar Clay, Joe Chambers, Roy Brooks and Ray Mantilla. Sheila Anderson, on air host of WBGO 88.3 Radio, is the evening’s Emcee.

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Sun-Music Live

8/16/2024

 
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Sun-Music Live Presents
​the Ron Reid Liberty Quintet
Thursday, August 15, 2024, 7:00 pm
https://sun-music.net/sun-music-live/
 
Live from The Record Co. Garage, Boston, MA

​BOSTON, MA, August 14, 2024 – Log on Thursday, August 15, at 7:00 pm (EDT) when Sun-Music Live presents The Ron Reid Liberty Quintet in concert at https://sun-music.net/sun-music-live/.

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Hometown Stars Light Up PIJF Stages

8/12/2024

 
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Drummer Thomas Wendt

Hometown Favorites SEAN JONES, THOMAS WENDT,
HOWIE ALEXANDER, SELECTA and DJ BIG PHILL
​Play Bop, Ballads and Beats
at the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,
the  FestivalTakes Place September 19-22, 2024,
​with Free Outdoor Concerts on Liberty Avenue
and Paid Events at August Wilson African American Cultural Center

​PITTSBURGH, PA, August 13, 2024 – The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) has always spotlighted homegrown, home-nurtured talent, and the tradition of featuring musicians with ties to the city continues with Sean Jones, Howie Alexander, Thomas Wendt, Selecta and DJ Big Phill and more.  Co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the 14th annual PIJF returns to its roots with free concerts on Liberty Avenue between 10th and 7th Streets downtown and paid events at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue.  


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August 12th, 2024

8/12/2024

 
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Multi Grammy Award-Winning Keyboardist,
​Bandleader and Composer
ROBERT GLASPER
Returns to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
with His Ebony Eclipse of Jazz, Pop and Hip-Hop
for a FREE Concert September 21, 8:45 – 10:00 pm
​

​Co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,
the Festival Takes Place September 19-22, 2024,
​with Free Outdoor Concerts on Liberty Avenue
and Paid Events at August Wilson African American Cultural Center

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 8, 2024 – The award-winning composer, bandleader and keyboardist Robert Glasper takes the stage at the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, on Saturday, September 21, 8:45 – 10:00 pm, in a Free concert on Liberty Avenue between 10th and 7th Streets downtown, near the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue. Backed by drummer Justin Tyson, bassist Burniss Travis and longtime collaborator DJ Jahi Sundance, Glasper returns to Pittsburgh with his modern meld of jazz, R&B, neo-soul, hip-hop, electronica, dub and dance genres.

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Average White Band Returns to PIJF

8/12/2024

 
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AVERAGE WHITE BAND Closes the Curtain on Amazing 50+-year Career During Their Worldwide Farewell Tour
at 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
on Sunday, September 22, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
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​Co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,
the Festival Takes Place September 19-22, 2024,
with Free Outdoor Concerts on Liberty Avenue and Paid Events
at August Wilson African American Cultural Center

​PITTSBURGH, PA, August 5, 2024 – As part of their worldwide Farewell Tour, the legendary Average White Band (AWB), one of the hottest soul/R&B/funk bands for over 50 years, returns for the final time to the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, on Sunday, September 22, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, in a Free concert on Liberty Avenue between 10th and 7th Streets downtown, near the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue.

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