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PANS at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

12/20/2024

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual
Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour
with a Stop at Yoshi’s in San Francisco
December 23, 8:00 pm

NEW YORK, NY – For the second straight year, the innovative drummer, composer Joe McCarthy and his Latin Grammy award-winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band (NYABABB) will crisscross the country to perform The Pan American Nutcracker Suite (PANS), their spirited and swinging Latin jazz reimagining of Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky’s immortal 1892, eight-part ballet suite and Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. The performance, which features Afro-Latin rhythms from the NYABABB’s 2022 album also titled The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, makes a stop at Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, on December 23, at 8:00 pm.

PANS in Arroyo Grande

12/20/2024

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour with a Stop at Clark Center for the Performing Arts
in Arroyo Grande, CA, December 22, 7:00 pm

NEW YORK, NY – November 20, 2024 - For the second straight year, the innovative drummer, composer Joe McCarthy and his Latin Grammy award-winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band (NYABABB) will crisscross the country to perform The Pan American Nutcracker Suite (PANS), their spirited and swinging Latin jazz reimagining of Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky’s immortal 1892, eight-part ballet suite and Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. The performance, which features Afro-Latin rhythms from the NYABABB’s 2022 album also titled The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, makes a stop at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Avenue, Arroyo, CA, on December 22, at 7:00 pm.

Sun-Music Presents DEBO RAY

11/18/2024

Sun-Music Presents Vocalist Debo Ray
at Scullers Jazz Club
Friday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

BOSTON, MA, November 13, 2024 – Grammy-nominated vocalist Debo Ray takes the stage at Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA, for an immersive musical and visual experience presented by Sun-Music on Friday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.

LAEF & WBGO Kids Concert: Antoinette Montague

11/18/2024

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents
WBGO Children's Concert
Featuring The Antoinette Montague Experience
in "From New Orleans to Newark
Saturda, November 16, 1:00 pm

NEW YORK, NY, November 14, 2024 -- New Orleans and Newark are nearly 1300 miles apart, but that distance disappears when The Antoinette Montague Experience swings into the TD James Moody Jazz Festival to perform “From New Orleans to Newark,” at the WBGO Children’s Concert Series, presented by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street, on November 16, 2024, at 1:00 pm. The free concert features music and stories by and about Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson, James Moody, Sarah Vaughan and other great entertainers from New Orleans and Newark.

LAEF Presents WBGO Kids Concert

11/11/2024

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and WBGO Children's Concert Series Present Pianist/Singer/Composer/Bandleader DAVELL CRAWFORD
in "A Musical Journey from New Orleans to Newark,”
at Newark Symphony Hall, Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1:00 pm
During the 13th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival

The Concert is Free and Open to the Public

NEWARK, NJ, November 8, 2024 - New Orleans and Newark are nearly 1300 miles apart, but that distance disappears when New Orleans’ native son, pianist, composer and bandleader Davell Crawford and his quartet return to the TD James Moody Jazz Festival to perform “Davell Crawford: a Musical Journey from New Orleans to Newark at Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street on November 16, 2024, at 1:00 pm. The concert is presented by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) and the WBGO Children’s Concert Series.

Celebrating Dan Morgenstern

10/31/2024

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Pays Tribute
to Dan Morgenstern:
Long-time Board Member, Jazz Journalist,
Educatorand NEA Jazz Master
October 24, 1929 – September 7, 2024

NEW YORK, NY, October 24, 2024 – Today on what would have been his 95th birthday, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) pays tribute to long-time board member Dan Morgenstern, who passed away September 7. He was celebrated as a jazz writer uniquely embraced by musicians, using unpretentious prose and a vast knowledge of jazz history to capture the essence of their music.

October 31st, 2024

10/31/2024

AWAACC is 15!

9/16/2024

Janis Burley,
CEO of August Wilson African American Cultural Center,
Reflects on the Organization’s 15 Years
of Enhancing the Arts and Cultural Scene in Downtown Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 12, 2024 – Fifteen years ago, on September 17, 2009, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture opened its doors to the public, embarking on a journey filled with amazing arts experiences and cultural milestones.

Throughout the last 15 years, we have celebrated many successes and successfully navigated periods of uncertainty. In 2017, a new cultural organization sparked a renaissance, transforming the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) into one of the largest, multi-disciplinary Black performing arts centers in the country.

Jazz Crawl Is Back!

9/16/2024

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).

MARSHA AMBROSIUS AT PIJF

9/6/2024

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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PANS at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual
Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour
with a Stop at Yoshi’s in San Francisco
December 23, 8:00 pm

PANS in Arroyo Grande

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour with a Stop at Clark Center for the Performing Arts
in Arroyo Grande, CA, December 22, 7:00 pm

Sun-Music Presents DEBO RAY

Sun-Music Presents Vocalist Debo Ray
at Scullers Jazz Club
Friday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

LAEF & WBGO Kids Concert: Antoinette Montague

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents
WBGO Children's Concert
Featuring The Antoinette Montague Experience
in "From New Orleans to Newark
Saturda, November 16, 1:00 pm

LAEF Presents WBGO Kids Concert

Celebrating Dan Morgenstern

October 31st, 2024

AWAACC is 15!

Janis Burley,
CEO of August Wilson African American Cultural Center,
Reflects on the Organization’s 15 Years
of Enhancing the Arts and Cultural Scene in Downtown Pittsburgh

Jazz Crawl Is Back!

MARSHA AMBROSIUS AT PIJF

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Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big BandEmbarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tourwith a Stop at Yoshi’s in San FranciscoDecember 23, 8:00 pm

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big BandEmbarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour with a Stop at Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande, CA, December 22, 7:00 pm

Sun-Music Presents Vocalist Debo Ray ​at Scullers Jazz ClubFriday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents WBGO Children's ConcertFeaturing The Antoinette Montague Experiencein "From New Orleans to NewarkSaturda, November 16, 1:00 pm

Janis Burley, ​CEO of August Wilson African American Cultural Center,Reflects on the Organization’s 15 Yearsof Enhancing the Arts and Cultural Scene in Downtown Pittsburgh

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Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual
Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour
with a Stop at Yoshi’s in San Francisco
December 23, 8:00 pm

Joe McCarthy’s 18-Piece New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Embarks on Second Annual Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour with a Stop at Clark Center for the Performing Arts
in Arroyo Grande, CA, December 22, 7:00 pm

Sun-Music Presents Vocalist Debo Ray
at Scullers Jazz Club
Friday, November 22, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm

Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Presents
WBGO Children's Concert
Featuring The Antoinette Montague Experience
in "From New Orleans to Newark
Saturda, November 16, 1:00 pm

Janis Burley,
CEO of August Wilson African American Cultural Center,
Reflects on the Organization’s 15 Years
of Enhancing the Arts and Cultural Scene in Downtown Pittsburgh