- 1.Funk'in for Obama
- 2.Presenting Mr Jones
- 3.Knot the Blues
- 4.Jazz Hip Hop Afrikan Rebop
- 5.Shawn's Uhadi Samba
- 6.King Tut's Strut
- 7.Yesterdays Blues Today
- 8.Mdantsane Slow Jive Kwela
- 9.Let's Jigga with It
- 10.Round Midnight
- 11.Zimbabwe
- 12.Bolero for Nefertari & Jazz
- 13.Lulu's Back in Town
- 14.Monk in Soweto
- 15.Dance Madiba Dance
- 16.The Blues
- 17.A Calling
- 18.Njilo Njilo
- 19.Malay Tone Poem
- 20.Knot the Blues
- 21.Rendezvous in Congo Square
- 22.Harold's Bossa
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PITTSBURGH JAZZ
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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- Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
- Art Blakey, George Benson
- About Me:
- I'm a South African-American pianist-composer- Jazz Academic, spending some 30 years of my life 1961-2001 in exile in he U.S. where my interaction with American musicians resulted in a wonderful performance and recording career. I feel honored and blessed to have worked with Pharoah Saunders, Wallace Roney, Cindy Blackman, Archie Shepp, Miriam Makeba, Lenny White, Dewey Redman, Charles Lloyd and Sonny Stitt. I've recorded C.D.'s as a sideman with John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw, Hadley Caliman, Elvin Jones, Rene McLean, Hugh Masekela, Joshua Redman and Mario Pavone..
I was the pianist in the Jackie McLean band for 8 Years and the pianist on three of his C.D's "Dynasty" "Rites of Passage" & " The J Mac attack Live in Belgiium"
I'm currently the Director of the Miriam Makeba Center of Performing Arts at the University of Fort Hare's East London campus in South Africa.
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I should be in my music room playing..... Be well,
Ben Tolly
It would be an honor to be your friend. I especially like you piece 'Funk'in For Obama'.
Talk soon...
Love your creativity in your music. Thank you for the add request! You are more than welcome to join my circle of friends.
Be blessed always,
Kym
It's a pleasure to join me here.
JAH BLESS
JO TONGO
Thank you for responding to my invitation. I fondly remember our time together in Santa Cruz in 2003. Please add some of your music and maybe sometime we can get you to perform in Pittsburgh.