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JEFFREY OSBORNE, THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND and LOOSE ENDS

11/21/2023

Jeffrey Osborne, The Average White Band
and Loose Ends Featuring Jane Eugene
Headline The 5th Annual We Want the Funk Festival,
December 8-9, 8:00 pm,
at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center

PITTSBURGH, PA, November 20, 2023 – The 5th annual We Want the Funk Festival, which takes place at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue, on December 8-9, 8:00 pm, will once again celebrate the rhythm-driven musical genre that evolved from the R&B, soul, and jazz scenes of the 1970s and continues to influence today’s artists. This year’s edition features two groups from The United Kingdom and a soulful singer from New England – proving that the music is still funky from either side of the pond.

PAN AMERICAN NUTCRACKER HOLIDAY TOUR

11/13/2023

Angelface Records Presents
Joe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Seven-night PAN AMERICAN NUTCRACKER SUITE HOLIDAY TOUR
with Stops in New York City, Honolulu, Costa Mesa and Seattle

Experience Latin Jazz Versions of Tchaikovsky’s Famed The Nutcracker Including A Dazzling Combination of Music, Dance
and The Visual Arts

The Band’s “Waltz of the Flowers” Nominated for 2023 Latin Grammy - Best Arrangement

NEW YORK, NY, November 9, 2023 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s immortal 1892, eight-part ballet suite, The Nutcracker, is loved the world over and has been performed in a wide variety of styles, including the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn 1960 LP. On September 9, 2022, drummer/bandleader Joe McCarthy and his New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band added a different groove when he released The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, a swinging adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece with Latin Jazz and African-derived rhythms from the United States, the Caribbean and South America.

MUMU FRESH PERFORMS AT THE AWAACC 11/18

11/8/2023

Vocalist, Emcee, Composer and Social Activist MUMU FRESH
Brings Her Engaging and Empowering Artistry
to the August Wilson African American Culture Center’s SOUL SESSIONS
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 8:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA – October 31, 2023 - Baltimore-born Maimouna Youssef, better known as Mumu Fresh, is more than an artist – she is a summation point where hip-hop, jazz, R&B, blues, spoken word, soul and world music come together in one amazing performer. Following a dynamic guest appearance with trumpeter Keyon Harrold at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens in September, Mumu Fresh brings her songs and stories of the struggles and strivings of Black and Brown folk to the latest installment of Soul Sessions presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue, on Saturday, November 18, 2023, 8:00 pm.

JEFFREY OSBORNE, THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND and LOOSE ENDS

Jeffrey Osborne, The Average White Bandand Loose Ends Featuring Jane Eugene Headline The 5th Annual We Want the Funk Festival, December 8-9, 8:00 pm, at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center

PAN AMERICAN NUTCRACKER HOLIDAY TOUR

MUMU FRESH PERFORMS AT THE AWAACC 11/18

Vocalist, Emcee, Composer and Social Activist MUMU FRESHBrings Her Engaging and Empowering Artistryto the August Wilson African American Culture Center’s SOUL SESSIONSSaturday, November 18, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Jeffrey Osborne, The Average White Band
and Loose Ends Featuring Jane Eugene
Headline The 5th Annual We Want the Funk Festival,
December 8-9, 8:00 pm,
at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center

Vocalist, Emcee, Composer and Social Activist MUMU FRESH
Brings Her Engaging and Empowering Artistry
to the August Wilson African American Culture Center’s SOUL SESSIONS
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 8:00 pm