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Jazz in the Valley Is Back!

4/10/2024

The 24th Annual JAZZ IN THE VALLEY Festival Returns
to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park
Sunday, August 18, 2024, Noon – 6:00 pm,
with an All-Star Lineup

Javon Jackson performs with featured guests –
acclaimed poet and cultural icon Nikki Giovanni
and vocalist Nnenna Freelon

Jazz Icon Charles McPherson, The Brandee Younger Trio, and Mitch Frohman & The Bronx Horns complete the day’s musical offerings

TRANSART’s Second Annual Poughkeepsie Jazz CrawlTakes Over
Downtown Poughkeepsie on Saturday, August 17

Tickets Go on Sale April 15 at www.jazzinthevalleyny.org

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, April 8, 2024 – Jazz in the Valley (JITV), upstate New York’s premiere festival, returns to Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park on Sunday, August 18, 2024, starting at Noon and ending at 6:00 pm. Presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., the 24th annual festival celebrates the legacy, history and future of jazz, with a blend of young and legendary musicians that include harpist Brandee Younger and her trio, alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, Mitch Frohman & The Bronx Horns and JITV Artistic Director Javon Jackson performs with featured guests, the esteemed poet Nikki Giovanni and vocalist Nnenna Freelon.

Mýa Comes to Pittsburgh!

3/28/2024

Grammy Winning, Multi-Talented Singer, Songwriter and Producer MÝA
Performs at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s Soul Sessions Series
Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 28, 2024 – Performing at the top of her game, drawing from her hit-filled career spanning more than 25 years, the dynamic diva known as Mýa comes to Pittsburgh to deliver her astounding artistry in the latest edition of Soul Sessions, the series of intimate concerts featuring some of today’s most talented artists, at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAAC), 980 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, on Friday, April 26 at 8:00 pm.

March 28th, 2024

3/28/2024

Relive
the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Presented by Citizens
with Concert Highlights Airing FREE over 48 Hours
Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7pm

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 28, 2024 – In honor of National Jazz Appreciation Month, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) is sharing another opportunity to enjoy the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) during a special 48-hour presentation featuring highlights from Highmark Stadium on Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 7:00 pm (EDT). To enjoy a second look or catch the festival for the first time, tune in FREE to https://pittsburghjazzfest.org, https://youtube.com/@pittsbughjazzfest, via Facebook Live on https://www.facebook.com/pittsburghjazzfest or https://facebook.com/jazzcorner.

45 YEARS WITH WBGO 88.3

3/21/2024

WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio,
Hosts 45th Birthday Celebration
with a VIP Reception and Dance Party
at Newark Symphony Hall
April 12, 2024, 6:00 pm - Midnight
featuring Vocalist TYREEK McDOLE
and ANGELIKA BEENER and DJ PRINCE HAKIM
Spinning Dance Tunes

NEWARK, NJ, March 21, 2024 – Celebrate 45 years of great music, interviews, news, history and more with WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio, the global leader in jazz radio, on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street. Meet and mingle with the station’s current and former hosts, board members, local politicians, special guests and patrons and then find a spot on the dance floor and let the rhythms take control.

WHO IS MAHALIA JACKSON?

3/14/2024

Vocalist Tammy McCann
and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Pay Tribute to the Queen of Gospel
in Who Is Mahalia Jackson?
at Rose Theater Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm

NEW YORK, NY – No jazz singer on the scene today bridges the Saturday night function with the Sunday morning church service like Chicago Vocalist Tammy McCann. For more than 20 years, McCann has paid homage to gospel pioneer Mahalia Jackson, and now she and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform Who Is Mahalia Jackson? on Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm, at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th and Broadway, New York, NY.

NEW PIANO FOR ROOM 623

3/14/2024

ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club,
Is Gifted a New Acoustic Piano
by Generous Patron, Stuart Holland,
in Honor of His Family, His Love for Jazz and the Legacy of Harlem’s Rich Musical History

HARLEM, NY, March 8, 2024 – ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club, located at 271 W. 119th Street (between Frederick Douglass and St. Nicholas Avenues), celebrated a very special and much-needed gift – a brand new Yamaha U1 PE upright piano – presented by Harlemite and arts patron Stuart Holland and officially unveiled on February 28 at a performance and reception attended by area residents, musicians, members of the press and other special guests. In addition to remarks by the club owner and manager and the Holland family, the evening also showcased performances by three of Harlem’s great pianists: Bertha Hope, Danny Mixon and Luther S. Allison, sponsored by Karen Hayes and Lynnea Greene.

February 26th, 2024

2/26/2024

Eight-Time Grammy Winning Bassist/Bandleader Christian McBride
To Perform a Swinging Evening of Jazz
at August Wilson African American Cultural Center
on Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA – February 15, 2024 – Since he came on the scene in the late eighties, the eight-time Grammy winner, Philadelphia-born bassist, bandleader, educator and media host Christian McBride has been the hardest working bass player in modern music. Influenced by the great Pittsburgh bassist Ray Brown, McBride will perform an inspired and expansive evening of jazz with his quintet at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) 980 Liberty Avenue, on Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm.

Sun-Music Presents Ray Greene

2/13/2024

Vocalist Ray Greene,
the Voice of Santana and Tower of Power,
Kicks Off Tour for United States Release of His Album STAY
at Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Sunday, February 25, 6:00 pm

CHARLOTTE, NC, February 8, 2024 – Blessed with a towering and tender tenor voice that is both down-home and up-South with a taste of Saturday night and Sunday morning, Georgia-born singer/trombonist Ray Greene, the voice of Santana and Tower of Power, kicks off his U.S. album release tour for Stay at the Stage Door Theater at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 North Tryon Street, in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday, February 25, at 6:00 pm.

Kindred the Family Soul

2/8/2024

Neo-Soul Duo Kindred The Family Soul Kicks Off 2024 Soul Sessions at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2024, 8:00 pm

PITTSBURGH, PA - February 8, 2024 — Following in the footsteps of Ashford & Simpson, Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon — better known as the Philadelphia-based, husband and wife duo, Kindred The Family Soul — AKA Kindred - brings their compelling songs, inspiring lyrics and jazzy, hip-hop friendly beats to Pittsburgh, performing in the latest edition of the Soul Sessions series at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue, on February 14, 2024 at 8:00 pm.

Meet Karla Ferguson

1/26/2024

Karla Ferguson: Curator, World Changer, Mother, Warrior

PITTSBURGH, PA, January 24, 2024 – A “curator” is a keeper or a custodian of a museum or other collections. Traditionally the work of a curator is invisible. Aloof discretion is the goal. Curators gently nudge viewers. They are art influencers rarely in the spotlight. A perfectly curated collection doesn’t show off the organizational skill of the curator. It allows the artist to shine

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The 24th Annual JAZZ IN THE VALLEY Festival Returnsto Poughkeepsie’s Waryas ParkSunday, August 18, 2024, Noon – 6:00 pm,​with an All-Star Lineup Javon Jackson performs with featured guests –acclaimed poet and cultural icon Nikki Giovanniand vocalist Nnenna Freelon​

Grammy Winning, Multi-Talented Singer, Songwriter and Producer MÝAPerforms at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s Soul Sessions Series ​Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 pm

Relive the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival​Presented by Citizenswith Concert Highlights Airing FREE over 48 HoursFriday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7pm

WBGO 88.3 FM, Newark Public Radio,Hosts 45th Birthday Celebrationwith a VIP Reception and Dance Partyat Newark Symphony Hall April 12, 2024, 6:00 pm - Midnightfeaturing Vocalist TYREEK McDOLEand ANGELIKA BEENER and DJ PRINCE HAKIM​Spinning Dance Tunes

Vocalist Tammy McCann and Jazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraPay Tribute to the Queen of Gospelin Who Is Mahalia Jackson?at Rose Theater Saturday, March 16, 3:00 pm

ROOM 623, Harlem’s Speakeasy Jazz Club,Is Gifted a New Acoustic Piano ​by Generous Patron, Stuart Holland,in Honor of His Family, His Love for Jazz and the Legacy of Harlem’s Rich Musical History

Eight-Time Grammy Winning Bassist/Bandleader Christian McBrideTo Perform a Swinging Evening of Jazzat August Wilson African American Cultural Centeron Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 pm

Vocalist Ray Greene, the Voice of Santana and Tower of Power, Kicks Off Tour for United States Release of His Album STAYat Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts CenterSunday, February 25, 6:00 pm