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From Blakey to Brown, Como to Costa, Eckstine to Eldridge, Galbraith to Garner, Harris to Hines, Horne to Hyman, Jamal to Jefferson, Kelly to Klook; Mancini to Marmarosa, May to Mitchell, Negri to Nestico, Parlan to Ponder, Reed to Ruther, Strayhorn to Sullivan, Turk to Turrentine, Wade to Williams… the forthcoming publication Treasury of Pittsburgh Jazz Connections by Dr. Nelson Harrison and Dr. Ralph Proctor, Jr. will document the legacy of one of the world’s greatest jazz capitals.
Do you want to know who Dizzy Gillespie idolized? Did you ever wonder who inspired Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey? Who was the pianist that mentored Monk, Bud Powell, Tad Dameron, Elmo Hope, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Torme? Who was Art Tatum’s idol and Nat Cole’s mentor? What musical quartet pioneered the concept adopted later by the Modern Jazz Quartet? Were you ever curious to know who taught saxophone to Stanley Turrentine or who taught piano to Ahmad Jamal? What community music school trained Robert McFerrin, Sr. for his history-making debut with the Metropolitan Opera? What virtually unknown pianist was a significant influence on young John Coltrane, Shirley Scott, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Timmons and Ray Bryant when he moved to Philadelphia from Pittsburgh in the 1940s? Would you be surprised to know that Erroll Garner attended classes at the Julliard School of Music in New York and was at the top of his class in writing and arranging proficiency?
Some answers can be gleaned from the postings on the Pittsburgh Jazz Network.
For almost 100 years the Pittsburgh region has been a metacenter of jazz originality that is second to no other in the history of jazz. One of the best kept secrets in jazz folklore, the Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy has heretofore remained mythical. We have dubbed it “the greatest story never told” since it has not been represented in writing before now in such a way as to be accessible to anyone seeking to know more about it. When it was happening, little did we know how priceless the memories would become when the times were gone.
Today jazz is still king in Pittsburgh, with events, performances and activities happening all the time. The Pittsburgh Jazz Network is dedicated to celebrating and showcasing the places, artists and fans that carry on the legacy of Pittsburgh's jazz heritage.
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I am a Pittsburgh native and local youth arts advocate attempting to expose young up and coming artists to the heart and soul of pure Pittsburgh music culture and traditions as they meet and learn from some of the local Music Masters. If you are interested in hosting a Wednesday night once a month or every other month I would be humbled and honored to make this happen.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
By Linda Wilson Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A cat that survived a Feb. 17 car crash in California that killed Wilkinsburg native and jazz musician Dr. Derrick R. Finch is being flown to a new home in Pittsburgh thanks to the generosity of jazz lovers and cat lovers.
The tabby cat named Shadow has a new home with Shelia Finch, Dr. Finch's mother.
Dr. Finch, 37, a jazz musician who played throughout California, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate's degree from the University of Southern California.
Riverside County sheriff's deputies who arrived at the accident scene found the cat and took it to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, a shelter in Thousand Palms in the Los Angeles area. Friends told shelter workers that Shadow frequently traveled with Dr. Finch. The shelter contacted Mrs. Finch, who said she would like to take Shadow into her Wilkinsburg home.
The California shelter raised money to buy Shadow an airline ticket. He arrives in Pittsburgh on Friday, and Gretchen Fieser from the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society will pick him up and deliver him to Mrs. Finch.
More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
First published on March 26, 2009 at 5:01 pm
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09085/958543-100.stm
My heart goes out to his family in Pittsburg, his fiancé and those who were positively touched by him all over. My deepest sympathies to the family of Sonja Abate, I hope your daughter makes a full and fast recovery.
There will be a memorial service for Derrick’s LA family on Sunday, March 29, 2009: 3:00 p.m. at the University of Southern California (USC).
Here is a link with more details: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/32/event/869006
There is so much more I want to say, but this will have to do.
RIP: Derrick R. Finch, DMA (1972 – 2009)
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He would have been proud.
Amen.
I pray to God to keeps us all a close community.
HILL
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