Interview with Pgh Jazz Musicians

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Comment by Ed Skirtich on October 25, 2009 at 10:15pm

Hi Doc Nelson, Howie, and Paul, and Dave,

Very nice interview!

It is really great that Ava Lounge's Interval Monday is getting all this great coverage on both The Pittsburgh Jazz Network and You Tube.

I am very happy that when I attend Interval Monday in that I can sit in and jam with you guys.

It is truly an honor that I can jam with all yinz masters plus blowin' with Sean Jones, Ian Gordan, Roby Edwards, etc.

Interval Mondays at Ava Lounge is also a great experience because I reunite with musicians that span my musical career.

Also, Interval Mondays has given me a chance to network with other musicians and folks have attended and performed with Jazz Workshop, Inc. Programs too.

Howie has been very generous with his support with my position as Artistic Director of Jazz Workshop, Inc. I really enjoy playing with Howie and all the folks from all the different music institutions across the city.

Also, I "paid my dues," at Howie's session because I played a gig with Howie at the August Wilson Center and we did one of the tunes from Interval Mondays.

Also, thank you to all the supporters of Ava Lounge, and all the wonderful compliments and encouragement you've given me on my jazz performance and jazz education at the session.

Eventually, I'd like to do a film of Ava Lounge's Interval Mondays that can be aired on PCTV 21 (I did a really cool film already with PCTV 21 on Tony Campbell's Sunday Night Jam Session at CJ's in which Howie played keyboards on the session).

If yinz want to play a session on my PCTV 21 program you're welcome to do that too.

Musically,

Ed Skirtich
Artistic Director/Jazz Workshop, Inc.
ejskirtich@comcast.net
(412) 422-4149 (H)
(412) 841-8046 (C)

If you'd like to do this you can call or email me.

Thanks!