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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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Instant Composers Pool Orchestra (from Holland) at First Unitarian Church

April 10, 2013 from 8pm to 10pm
In 1958, the liner notes of a Jimmy Giuffre albumcoined the term "instant composition" to describe improvisation. A few years later, pianist Misha Mengelberg made the term stick. He played with drummer Han Bennink on Eric Dolphy's "Last Date" (1964) and then the two founded the ICP in 1967. By 1974 it became a Tentet, and by the 1980s had begun to coalesce its present-day lineup, comprised of saxists/clarinetists Michael Moore, Ab Baars, and Tobias Delius, trombonist Wolter Wierbos, bassist…See More
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Instant Composers Pool Orchestra (from Holland) at First Unitarian Church

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In 1958, the liner notes of a Jimmy Giuffre albumcoined the term "instant composition" to describe improvisation. A few years later, pianist Misha Mengelberg made the term stick. He played with drummer Han Bennink on Eric Dolphy's "Last Date" (1964) and then the two founded the ICP in 1967. By 1974 it became a Tentet, and by the 1980s had begun to coalesce its present-day lineup, comprised of saxists/clarinetists Michael Moore, Ab Baars, and Tobias Delius, trombonist Wolter Wierbos, bassist…See More
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For only three men, Chicago's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble brings a wealth of history, variety and versatility to the stage. Rising from the 1970s era of Chicago's famed AACM collective, founder and percussion genius Kahil El Zabar can play just about anything with a membrane, specializing in African instruments such as shekere, kalimba and talking drums. He's kept the beat for Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Nina Simone. Ernest Dawkins, founder of the New…See More
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For only three men, Chicago's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble brings a wealth of history, variety and versatility to the stage. Rising from the 1970s era of Chicago's famed AACM collective, founder and percussion genius Kahil El Zabar can play just about anything with a membrane, specializing in African instruments such as shekere, kalimba and talking drums. He's kept the beat for Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Nina Simone. Ernest Dawkins, founder of the New…See More
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Tickets $15 advance at Paul's CDs, Caliban Books, Dave's Music Mine, The Exchange Downtown, The Exchange Squirrel Hill, or at the Thunderbird Cafe website. $20at the door. Note this  is an early show, it starts on time.For 35 years, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble has carried on the African-American tradition of percussive jazz from a distinctly Midwest-Chicago perspective. They have a long line of stellar recordings, many on the respected Delmark jazz label.The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed…See More
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Tickets $16 in advance at the Thunderbird Cafewebsite and Paul's CDs (Bloomfield). $20 door.Master jazz musician (acoustic bass, violin, poetry) HENRY GRIMES has played more than 38O concerts in 24 countries (including many festivals) since 2OO3, when he made his astonishing return to the music world after 35 years away. As a youngster in the '5O's and early '6O's, he came up with R&B / soul musicians; but drawn to jazz, he went on to play, tour, and record with many great jazz musicians of…See More
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Born in Squirrel Hill, went to Chatham Music & Arts Camp, CAPA High School and Carnegie Mellon, raised in the music
scene. Worked for Pgh New Music Ensemble & Mellon Jazz Festival. Released records and CDs. Presented hundreds of
avant-garde jazz & free-improv concerts. Shop at Paul's CDs and Jerry's Records!
Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
Ben Opie, Michael Johnsen, Dave Bernabo, Margaret Cox,
Dave Throckmorton, Daryl Fleming, Johan Nystrom.
Favorite Jazz Radio or media station
WRCT-FM
Favorite Pittsburgh Jazz Venue
Garfield Artworks, Your Inner Vagabond, Modern Formations Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Club Cafe. Rex Theater, Gullifty's, Warhol Museum.
About Me:
journalist. concert presenter. radio DJ. avant-garde music fan.
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