I was about to make my first visit to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), one of the major free jazz festivals in the country. However, there was some anxiety on my part regarding the ride down to Pittsburgh on the Jazz Train. This writer was never about group travel and activities. To my pleasant surprise, the jazz patrons were comfortably seated in one car, making it very easy to meet delightful jazz fans from North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Boston. They all had made their way to New York City’s Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, to board the Jazz Train that stopped for fans in Newark, NJ and Philadelphia. Pianist, Composer, and Big Band Leader Orrin Evans coordinates the Jazz Train and its various fun activities.