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Series: Pittsburgh Jazz Festival

2024

Jazz Train
Feb 12

PIJF Jazz Train

Join pianist and travel host Orrin Evans on the second annual Jazz Train™, which picks up fans at Amtrak stations in New York, Newark and Philadelphia before arriving in Pittsburgh…

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Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival 2023 Highlights
Jan 09

Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival 2023 Highlights

Relive the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Featuring Gregory Porter, Kurt Elling, Bob James, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Chelsea Baratz, PJ Morton, Pharoahe Monche, Keyon Harrold,…

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2023

Taste of Jazz Pittsburgh
Jul 31

Taste of Jazz

What is a Taste of Jazz? September 15th is the annual Taste of Jazz party.  It is a Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival by Citizens tradition, and highly anticipated party of…

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Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Feb 06

Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens has become one of the coolest music destinations in the country. Jazz in multiple genres, newly commissioned music, unique collaborations between artists,…

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2022

Elias Khouri Highmark Stadium Pop Up
Jul 29

Elias Khouri Highmark Stadium Pop Up

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center will celebrating the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival with a Pop Up featuring Elias Khouri at The Tailgate Zone, located just outside Highmark Stadium. We look forward…

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Vinyl Report
May 12

Vinyl Report

For the final new episode of The Vinyl Report, we spend time with Mensah Wali and Art Blakey’s Drum Suite. Mensah Wali relocated to Pittsburgh in 2005, but his history with Art…

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Vinyl Report
May 12

Vinyl Report

In this episode of The Vinyl Report, Dr. James T. Johnson Jr. Meets Kenny Clarke. Shortly after pianist Dr. James T. Johnson Jr. arrived in 1977 to pursue his doctorate…

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Vinyl Report
May 12

Vinyl Report

On this episode of The Vinyl Report, Dr. Harry Clark Remembers bassist John Heard. Dr. Harry Clark has been one of the most essential figures in Pittsburgh Jazz for many…

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Vinyl Report
May 12

Vinyl Report

The Vinyl Report is back with a new episode featuring Jeff Bush and The Two Sides of Slide Hampton. Since he was a kid, Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra lead trombonist and…

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Apr 28

A Taste of Jazz

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is excited to kick off the 12th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival at our center with our Opening Night: A Taste of Jazz…

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Ron Carter Foursight: A Taste of Jazz
Apr 28

Ron Carter Foursight + A Taste of Jazz

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is excited to kick off the 12th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival at our center, with Ron Carter Foursight and the Opening Night:…

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