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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?

 

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Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
Roger Humphries
Sean Jones
Nelson Harrison
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...too many to name. This is just a few off the top of my head. I can listen to Roger and Sean play all night, 8 days a week.
About Me:
I will fill out the rest of my bio at a later date.

I'm a 40 year old, polish girl originally from the South Hills. I'm currently enjoying life with my guy Tom and our dog Bear. I enjoy being turned on to new artists and I'm open to all music, as long as it's good. My Mother & Father raised my three older sisters and me on music, specifically r&b. Growing up, the radio dial was always set to WAMO. The tv was hardly ever on. That's the way it should be. Growing up, our house was all about music; listening or learing how to play an instrument.

I was conceived the summer of 69... which explains a lot. My parents looked exactly like Sony & Cher. Paul McCartney announced the Beatles were breaking up the day I was born, so I fashion myself to be a Yoko Ono of sorts... A Bridge Over Troubled Water was the number one song, Nixon was President and it was also the day the Apollo 13 shuttle almost didn't make it back home.

My Father was a general contractor and built an amazing music room in our house that had every instrument you can think of. I think he was hoping for a Jackson 5 or Partridge Family out of us girls, which obviously didn't happen. He taught me how to listen to music, shoot pool, try food before you say you don't like it, use power tools before I could ride a bike and to stand up for myself. I miss Him.

I played the drums pretty much my entire childhood. I'm currently teaching myself the guitar. I sat down at a drum set a while ago at someone's house and it felt so good. It took me back. I knew I was going to go to Drum World to pick up a scrap kit that same week and I did. (I still have my Zildjian symbols from my childhood.) I can't think of a better creative outlet than music. It's like singing and dancing; you don't have to be good to enjoy it. (You can add golf to that list.) I'm creating a music room in our house similar to the one we had growing up.

I once read that a life without music and someone you love to share it with, isn't worth living. I like that. Without music, you're not living, you're just existing.

Peace & Love to all of my fellow music lovers,
Lisa

And remember...

Life is about experiences, not things. ~Doris Buffet

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~Robert Brault

If winning isn't everything, then why keep score? ~Tommy Lasorda
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At 7:15pm on January 13, 2009, Terry Magursky said…
Wow, no gray hairs? Is he still frisky?
At 9:47pm on January 9, 2009, Terry Magursky said…
Dogs are great friends, how old is he?
At 12:20am on January 9, 2009, Terry Magursky said…
Hey Lisa,

Nice lookin dog! What kind is it?

Terry
At 8:13pm on December 27, 2008, paul steigerwald said…
I am now a member. I plan on going to CJ's a lot in the coming year. Leo, and my name is Paul....and I love alllllllll the women of the world. But there's only one who I wish still loved me.
At 4:14am on November 13, 2008, Janelle Burdell said…
yea for sure! not sure i'll make it to cj's tomorrow myself. may be going out of town for the weekend. i do need to see Roger though soon! enjoy! good to connect. thanks, -j
At 10:14pm on July 26, 2008, Tony DePaolis said…
Hey Lisa,
Great to have met you as well. See you out there soon.

-Tony

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