Restoring and Reviving the Crawford Grill #2
The historic Crawford Grill #2 has been purchased by a responsible group of investors who want to restore it to viability as a jazz venue. Let them know how important their venture is to you.See More
Pittsburgh's Own Regional Notables of Jazz
PITTSBURGH JAZZ
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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.
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The historic Crawford Grill #2 has been purchased by a responsible group of investors who want to restore it to viability as a jazz venue. Let them know how important their venture is to you.See More
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what happened to jazz songwriting
I write songs in the traditional jazz form (AABA structures, melodies that emphasize the sixth and the ninth, strict rhyming schemes etc.) and was hoping there might be others out here who are interested in the same. My goal is to find other like-minded composers arrangers and songwriters who also sing, harmonize, and perform. I am looking to put together a recording project of my own songs (and others hopefully) combined with some of the best-kept secret vocalists in Pittsburgh. Some…See More
Cabaret Club: weekly open mic at Hambone's
December 10, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
This is a weekly open mic cabaret. It is open to singers as well as jazz instrumentalists who are interested in tunes from the American Songbook. Bring your music or tell me a tune and if I know it, you have a stage!
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December 10, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
This is a weekly open mic cabaret. It is open to singers as well as jazz instrumentalists who are interested in tunes from the American Songbook. Bring your music or tell me a tune and if I know it, you have a stage!
ian kane posted an eventCabaret Club: weekly open mic at Hambone's
December 10, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
This is a weekly open mic cabaret. It is open to singers as well as jazz instrumentalists who are interested in tunes from the American Songbook. Bring your music or tell me a tune and if I know it, you have a stage!
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REVITALIZATION OF THE NEW GRANADA THEATER
Marimba Milliones, now executive director of the Hill District Community Development Corp., is heading the effort to resuscitate the New Granada.
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The historic Crawford Grill #2 has been purchased by a responsible group of investors who want to restore it to viability as a jazz venue. Let them know how important their venture is to you.See More
Marva Josie might attend ian kane's eventCabaret Club at Hambone's: open mic! at Hambone's 4207 Butler Street, Pgh 15201 (in Lawrenceville)
July 9, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
This is a weekly open mic cabaret. It is open to singers as well as jazz instrumentalists who are interested in tunes from the American Songbook. Bring your music or tell me a tune and if I know it, you have a stage!See More
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my new residency!
Posted on April 14, 2012 at 5:55pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I am currently playing an open-mic cabaret every Monday night from 8-10 at
Hambone's in Lawrenceville.
My new vocal trio, The Blue-hots, plays there periodically too.
iso singer
Posted on January 2, 2010 at 7:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Just moved from NYC and am looking for a singer to complete our act-- an old-style vocal duet-- for gigs in and around the Pgh area.
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