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BLUES ORPHANS at Hilltoppers Pub (Troy Hill) FEB 19, 2010

HILLTOPPERS PUB hosts The Blues Orphans Friday February 19, 2010. 9:00 to 1:00 1700 Lowrie Street PGH; PA. 15212 TROY HILL 412-322-3676 The Blues Orphans are: Bob Gabig (guitar/vocals) ~ Andy Gabig (harmonica) ~ Joe Briggs (upright bass) ~ Mark Custer (coronet) ~ Nelson Harrison (Trombone/TromBetto) ~ Dave Yoho (drums) Celebrating 30 years! Our most current CD release; "Root Rot" and our se… Continue

Added by Dave Yoho on December 4, 2009 at 7:16pm — No Comments

Kenny Fisher plays with the angels; Pittsburgh jazz icon passes at 69

The New Pittsburgh Courier Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer Thursday, 05 November 2009 13:12 Kenny Fisher didn’t talk much, but his saxophone spoke volumes to those lucky enough to have heard him play. “Fish,” as his friends called him, was one of the last links to Pittsburgh’s heyday as a jazz mecca—he knew everyone and played everywhere; the Loendi Club, the Hurricane and the old Crawford Grill. On Oct. 25, after a lengthy battle with cancer, Fisher played his last solo, he… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 6, 2009 at 6:26am — No Comments

Sean Jones Resurrects Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

Wednesday, October 07, 2009 By Rick Nowlin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lake Fong/Post-Gazette Trumpeter Sean Jones: "It's important for me to let Pittsburgh know, 'This is your orchestra.' " One might call the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra the "house band" for Heinz Hall. Sean Jones is tryin… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on October 8, 2009 at 3:14am — 1 Comment

WHO PAYS PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES AND WHO DOESN'T?

August 4, 2009 Radio Free America By NANCY SINATRA Los Angeles WHEN I hear great American standards on the radio, I think of all the songwriters, artists and musicians whom my father, brother and I have worked with over the years. It reminds me that every recording has two parts, the composition and the performance. It also reminds me how many wonderful artists and musicians have not been paid fairly for their work. Songwriters and publishers are paid when their tunes are played on the radio… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 4, 2009 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

OUR BRAINS on MUSIC: THE SCIENCE *

NEW YORK TIMES June 30, 2009 Television Review | 'Nova: Musical Minds' By MIKE HALE “Musical Minds,” the season premiere of “Nova” on PBS, is based on the neurologist Oliver Sacks’s most recent book, “Musicophilia,” a collection of case studies of people whose brains have unusual relationships to music, cases in which, as Dr. Sacks puts it, “music gets them going to an extraordinary degree.” A one-hour program can’t approach the depth and texture of Dr. Sacks’s book, but it does… Continue

Added by Bettoman on June 30, 2009 at 9:42pm — 1 Comment

Dr. Nelson Harrison's Trombetto Tones

I'll be sure to post any and all Pittsburgh Jazz Network tones here--these are Dr. Nelson Harrison's Trombetto Tones. Check them out on my WordPress blog, L… Continue

Added by T. Foley on June 12, 2009 at 12:58pm — No Comments

MEMBERSHIP ISSUE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

As we are approaching the 1200 member level, it has come to my attention that our recent practice of e-blasting current live local events has been both favorably and unfavorably received. Since this network is about values (personal, professional and artistic), I will try to address both… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on May 1, 2009 at 4:02am — 7 Comments

A Jones for Music - SEAN JONES

Printed from the Pittsburgh City Paper website: http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws POSTED ON APRIL 16, 2009:

URL for this story: http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.wshttp://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A61874 By Mike Shanley "Caravan" is the kind of song… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on April 17, 2009 at 6:22am — 3 Comments

IF YOU ARE A JAZZ FAN, YOU HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY A PITTSBURGHER.

In an era of world music, it is imperative that America's most important cultural contribution to the world… Jazz music… be preserved, taught, expounded, developed and commemorated. We have dedicated ourselves toward to recreating a physical and virtual conte… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on April 8, 2009 at 3:00am — 8 Comments

'Betto Debuts at IAJE Convention in NYC

'Betto Debuts at IAJE Convention Trombonist Nelson Harrison Unveils His Icon At Web/Tech News Posted: 2007-01-11 SOURCE: imajinnWEST San Francisco Bay design firm, imajinnWEST and Pittsburgh native, Dr. Nelson Harrison have given 'birth' and the coming out party is the International Association of Jazz Educators' Convention in NY this week. 'Betto is the alter ego designed by Principle Djinn Carl Lewis and spawned by the veteran trombonist of the Count Basie Orchestra as a sort of pocket tro… Continue

Added by Bettoman on April 7, 2009 at 12:40am — No Comments

The Next Page: Pittsburgh's jazz mystique -- the next generation steps up *

Dwayne Dolphin, Howie Alexander and Sean Jones -- three jazz artists tending the Pittsburgh flame Sunday, April 05, 2009 By Steve Hallock Stacy Innerst The house band at CJ's in the Strip District had just finished off a rousing "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" to whoops from the packed room at a recent Thursday night jam session. Roger Humphries turned over his drum set to a reedy kid named Joey Sailor as the musicians launched Miles Davis' "So What." Drum master handing off his throne to his st… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on April 5, 2009 at 8:39pm — 2 Comments

Saturday Daily News Article about network, events

ALL THAT JAZZ Network keeps Pittsburgh’s music legacy alive By ERIC SLAGLE Daily News Staff Writer eslagle@dailynewsemail.com Now that April is here, the question is what to do for Jazz Appreciation Month. You could travel to the Smithsonian Institution, (which designated the month-long observance), in Washington, D.C., or any city that comes to mind when thinking of jazz, such as New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago, L.A. or New York. That would be sort of silly, however, if you are reading this arti… Continue

Added by Slaglerock on April 4, 2009 at 7:29pm — 4 Comments

How is Web 2.0 different from the Web 1.0 dot-com boom and bust?

Dr. Linick is a colleague of mine for over 20 years. He offers a perspective on Web 2.0 that is easy to grasp and important for all to understand. The Pittsburgh Jazz Network is a Web 2.0 network. Nelson ==================================================================================== How does Google offer "the world's knowledge" to searchers for free and still make more than 10 billion in revenue, grow 68%, and have a stock market valuation of close to $200 billion? What could possibly ma… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on March 14, 2009 at 3:59pm — No Comments

East Liberty's AVA Lounge is a haven for jazz heads on Monday nights - Pittsburgh City Paper feature article

PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER FEBRUARY 26, 2009 BY STEVE HALLOCK...

Cymbal crashes and electric-piano chords accompany the twirls and kicks of the combatants in the kung-fu film up on the wall behind the bar. Considering the size of the boisterous crowd at East Libert… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on March 4, 2009 at 1:07am — 9 Comments

THE STATE OF JAZZ podcast with Diva JC on blogtalkradio.com

Nelson Harrison was my guest on my MUSICWOMAN LIVE! podcast on February 18, about THE STATE… Continue

Added by Diva JC on February 28, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

THE COMMERCIAL STATE OF JAZZ IN THE NEW MILLENIUM

There is a discussion on The Washington DC Network re: returning jazz back to commercially advertising radio stations. The discussion was initiated by my close friend and native Pittsburgher, Mickey Bass, an extraordinarily talented and venerated bassist. After reading the developing thread there I left a short comment but have decided to start another thread on this network that perhaps will move in another direction. Please join in both discussions if you like. It's all good. =================… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on February 21, 2009 at 9:00pm — 18 Comments

HELPFUL HINTS

As 2008 comes to a close we are overwhelmingly grateful for each and every member. The more you play around with your page the more you will learn. Anything you post you can also delete or edit. If you want to increase you traffic, make lots of friends; annotate your photos and videos. THE MAGIC TRAFFIC GENERATOR IS THE TAG. Make sure you put key words in the tag of every post and also your name. Viral marketing is driven by the tag so never leave the tag blank. You can also edit y… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on December 30, 2008 at 3:31am — 6 Comments

SEASON'S GREETINGS and HAPPY NEW YEAR

"Friendship is like music; two strings tuned alike, will both stir though but only one you strike." ---Francis Quarles We are individually and collectively blessed by each other in the fashion of the above quote and together we reach beyond our individual preferences to deploy the vibrations of love, peace, friendship, joy, and human kinship throughout the known and unknown Universe when we share our personal truth with another. We thank each of you for sharing yourselves on this network and we… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on December 25, 2008 at 7:00am — 11 Comments

THE WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL WALL OF FAME - 2007

The Westinghouse High School Wall of Fame Monday, February 19, 2007 Compiled by Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A list of people who were inducted into the Westinghouse High School Wall of Fame. Where available, achievements are noted. ARTISTS • Henry Fiore • Howard Russell • Mary Lois Verilla (the woman who paints Pittsburgh) ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • Al Aarons -- performed with Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra • Hal Brown 'HB' -- WAMO de… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 23, 2008 at 5:13am — No Comments

Musicians to pay tribute to Turrentine brothers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Bob Karlovits TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, August 14, 2008 For Mike Tomaro and Marty Ashby, paying tribute to the jazz legacies of Stanley and Tommy Turrentine is as natural as having a picnic in the summer. It seems only appropriate they are doing it at a free, late afternoon concert in Highland Park. "Stanley was a huge influence on me," says saxophonist Tomaro, who also is an arranger and head of jazz studies at Duquesne University. "Matter of fact, anyone who plays this instrument owes som… Continue

Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 16, 2008 at 7:30am — 8 Comments