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Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard Introduces RETRO FOCUS August 14

8/7/2023

Vibraphonist/Composer JAY HOGGARD Releases RETRO FOCUS,
August 14, 2023 on the JHVM Label

This Riveting Retrospective Recording Features Jay’s Most Popular
and Critically-Acclaimed Compositions, along with collaborators
Gary Bartz, Yoron Israel, James Weidman and Winard Harper

NEW YORK, NY, August 7, 2023 – For four decades, Jay Hoggard has been highly regarded as a master of the vibraphone and marimba, a supportive and engaging bandleader, a comprehensive and compelling composer immersed in the infinite musical varieties of the African Diaspora, a dedicated educator and a respected recording artist.

Hot Discounts for Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens

8/2/2023

Don’t Miss HOT Discounts in August
for Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens
for Tickets at Highmark Stadium

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 1, 2023 – The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is ringing in August with a HOT offer for the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens. Now through August 7, music lovers will receive $20 off a two-day pass or $10 off a Saturday or Sunday one-day ticket for concerts on Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, at Highmark Stadium.

Tammy McCann/Russell Malone Tribute to Les Paul/Mary Ford

8/2/2023

Dizzy’s Club Presents
Second Night of
An Evening of Les Paul and Mary Ford
with Russell Malone and Tammy McCann August 2, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm

, NYNEW YORK, NY – Russell Malone, world-renowned jazz guitarist, and the dynamic vocalist Tammy McCann have joined forces for a celebration of Les Paul and Mary Ford, the husband/wife superstar duo who performed and recorded together between 1945-1963. Presented in collaboration with the Les Paul Foundation, An Evening of Les Paul and Mary Ford featuring Malone and McCann kicked off August 1 and will wrap up tonight, August 2, 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm, at Dizzy’s Club, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY.

Bob James Added to 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Lineup

7/26/2023

BOB JAMES, Grammy-Winning Keyboardist/Composer/Arranger and Jazz Fusion/Smooth Jazz Pioneer Joins the Lineup for the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens on Saturday, September 16, 3:30 pm, at Highmark Stadium

James Is the 2023 PIJF Luminary Award Recipient

PITTSBURGH, PA, July 25, 2023 – Keyboardist/composer/arranger Bob James, who has shaped modern music for an astonishing six decades with over 60 albums as a leader, has been added to the lineup of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) Presented by Citizens on Saturday, September 16, 3:30 pm, at Highmark Stadium, 510 W. Station Square Drive.

Vocalist Lenora Zenzalai Helm Wraps Up 20-Year Journey with JOURNEYWOMAN

7/20/2023

The Award-Winning, Jazz Vocal Musician, Composer, Lyricist and Educator Lenora Zenzalai Helm and Her Tribe Jazz Orchestra® Nonet Unveil JOURNEYWOMAN,
Her New Album Chronicling the Challenges and Triumphs of Black Women

DURHAM, NC, July 14, 2023 – Hailed by Jazziz magazine as the ”voice of her generation” and a “national treasure,” Chicago-born, Durham, North Carolina-based Dr. Lenora Zenzalai Helm is a top-notch jazz vocal musician, an ebullient composer, an inventive lyricist, an inspiring bandleader and a dedicated educator at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Helm encompasses all of the inventions and dimensions of jazz and the African Diaspora on her new recording, Journeywoman, featuring her Tribe Jazz Orchestra® Nonet. Helm’s new CD, her eighth as a leader, is a compelling 65-minute, multi-movement 12-track work, where she sings about the life of an allegorical woman named Journey, and her struggles with abuse, birth, death, self-definition and her victories through self-love, perseverance and affirmation.

James Weidman Releases SONIC REALITIES

7/14/2023

Pianist James Weidman Releases Sonic Realities
Available Now on Inner Circle Music

Weidman’s First Recording in 5 Years Features Bassist Harvie S and Drummer Alvester Garnett Performing Original Compositions and Works by Charlie Parker, Kurt Weill and Hale Smith

NEW YORK, NY, July 2023 – For the past four decades, the Youngstown, Ohio-born pianist James Weidman has literally been one of the most valuable players on the New York scene, as an indispensable sideman with a wide variety of jazz leaders, from singers Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, to Steve Coleman’s iconoclastic M-Base collective to Joe Lovano’s Us Five ensemble. Weidman’s recordings as a leader showcase his profound, propulsive and poetic pianism, as does his long-awaited recording, Sonic Realities, with bassist Harvie S and drummer Alvester Garnett. Weidman sees this project as the latest in a continuum of jazz piano trios that have defined the music.

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.

Jazzmobile Summerfest Returns to All Five Boroughs Starting in July

6/30/2023

Jazzmobile’s SUMMERFEST 2023, New York City’s Longest Running Jazz Concert Series, Returns in July
with Performances in Every Borough

The Series Features Orrin Evans and His Captain Black Big Band with Dianne Reeves, Jason Moran’s Tribute to Bandleader James Reese Europe, Tammy McCann, Jeremy Pelt,
Wycliffe Gordon, Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Band
and a Special Event Partnership with the John Coltrane Festival

HARLEM, NY, June 26, 2023 – New York City’s parks and outdoor spaces come alive with the sound of jazz in the summer, courtesy of Jazzmobile’s 58th annual Summerfest 2023 series, which premieres on stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with an outstanding assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 5 to September 24. Jazzmobile’s much anticipated return provides audiences with another year of exceptional musical performances that reflect New York City’s dynamic diversity, from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing stylings and genres and beyond.

June 20th, 2023

6/20/2023

LEDISI Returns to Pittsburgh with a Tribute to Nina Simone
at the 13th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens
at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:00 pm

The Evening Continues with the Taste of Jazz Party Featuring Selecta, Hubb’s Groove, Kevin Howard and Jonathan Barber,
Plus Food and Beverage Tastings Presented by Area Restaurants

PITTSBURGH, PA, June 20, 2023 – The vivid and vivacious vocalist Ledisi was born in New Orleans with jazz, R&B, blues and gospel music in her veins. She honed those musical styles as a singer raised in Oakland, and is loved around the world, including in Pittsburgh, where she delivered a crowd-pleasing performance at last year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens (PIJF). This year, Ledisi returns to the 13th edition of the festival with Ledisi Sings Nina, her powerful, show-stopping tribute to the legendary vocalist/composer/pianist/activist Nina Simone on Friday, September, 15 at 8:00 pm, at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue. Tickets are available now at https://pittsburghjazzfest.org.

Celebrating The Quincy Jones Conservatory in France

6/12/2023

France’s Conservatoire de la Communauté
urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise
to Be Renamed The Quincy Jones Conservatory June 16, 2023

New York, NY, June 8, 2023 – World-famous trumpeter/arranger/composer/producer Quincy Jones will be given a new eponym on Friday, June 16, at 6:30 pm – The Quincy Jones Conservatory – formerly the Conservatoire de la Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise, located in Mantes-la-Jolie in France. Jones, who has worked with numerous entertainment greats including Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and more, has a close connection with the region and considers France as his second home.

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Don’t Miss HOT Discounts in Augustfor Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizensfor Tickets at Highmark Stadium

Dizzy’s Club Presents Second Night ofAn Evening of Les Paul and Mary Fordwith Russell Malone and Tammy McCann August 2, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm

BOB JAMES, Grammy-Winning Keyboardist/Composer/Arranger and Jazz Fusion/Smooth Jazz Pioneer Joins the Lineup for the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens on Saturday, September 16, 3:30 pm, at Highmark Stadium James Is the 2023 PIJF Luminary Award Recipient

The Award-Winning, Jazz Vocal Musician, Composer, Lyricist and Educator Lenora Zenzalai Helm and Her Tribe Jazz Orchestra® Nonet Unveil JOURNEYWOMAN,Her New Album Chronicling the Challenges and Triumphs of Black Women

All Aboard The Jazz Trainto 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

France’s Conservatoire de la Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oiseto Be Renamed The Quincy Jones Conservatory June 16, 2023

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