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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?
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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Kenia celebrates the music of Dorival Caymmi, one of the legends of Brazilian music Pittsburgh, Pa (Oct. 9, 09) – On Tuesday, October 27th, the Cabaret at Theater Square will be stage to one of the m
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Time: October 27, 2009 from 8pm to 11pm
Location: Cabaret Theater at Theater Square
Street: Corner of Penn and Seventh
City/Town: Pittsburgh
Website or Map: http://www.pgharts.org
Event Type: performance
Organized By: Carla Andrea Leininger
Latest Activity: Oct 13, 2009
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Kenia celebrates the music of Dorival Caymmi, one of the legends of Brazilian music
Pittsburgh, Pa (Oct. 9, 09) – On Tuesday, October 27th, the Cabaret at Theater Square will be stage to one of the most unique shows of the year when Brazilian vocalist, Kenia, performs with renowned artists such as percussionist Airto Moreira, pianist Fernando Merlino, bass player Leo Traversa and guitarist, Eric Susoeff, for a deep journey into the music of Bahia, Brazil, bringing to Pittsburgh the repertoire of one of its legends, Dorival Caymmi.
Accompanying Kenia will be percussionist Airto Moreira, who in the past few years was voted the number one percussionist by Jazz Times, Modern Drummer, Drum Magazine, Jazzizz Magazine, Jazz Central Station’s Global Jazz Poll. Airto has also been advancing the cause of world and percussion music as a member of the “Planet Drum” percussion ensemble, with Mickey Hart, drummer for “The Grateful Dead”, and master conga player Giovanni Hidalgo and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. According to Kenia, “when you are paying tribute to one of the most well known names in Brazilian music, having one of the best Brazilian percussionists only adds to the authentic interpretation of Caymmi's powerful, and yet delicate, work."
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