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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?

 

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KEVIN AMOS PRESENTS PITTSBURGH JAZZ FAN APPRECIATION EVENT

Event Details

KEVIN AMOS PRESENTS PITTSBURGH JAZZ FAN APPRECIATION EVENT

Time: October 16, 2010 from 4pm to 7pm
Location: Thunderbird Cafe/Lounge
Street: 4023 Butler Street
City/Town: Pittsburgh
Website or Map: http://www.thunderbirdcafe.net
Phone: 412-818-3789 (event coordinator)
Event Type: monthly, jam, session
Organized By: Kevin Amos
Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2010

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Event Description

Our monthly Jazz event took a month off for vacation and will now be at a new location.
We are grateful for the partnerships that have been created since I started this event. There is no doubt that folks support live Jazz in this area and we certainly love them for that.

Our new location takes us to Lawrenceville, another one of the city's hotspots for live music.The Thunderbird Cafe/Lounge is a wonderful place with two bars, reasonably priced great food and a friendly staff. I've had the opportunity to see some really great shows there over the past few years.

Join us once again with our core band and a host of "special guests" stopping by to jam. Our sponsors are still The New Pittsburgh Courier,Soul-Patrol.com, Shanachie Records and of course Meetup.com. I will continue to do giveaways and other cool stuff.

Unfortunately we will now be charging a cover fee. ALL Meetup members and members of our group who RSVP with their guests pay $3.00 per person. You must be a registered Meetup member of the Pittsburgh Jazz Fan Appreciation Meetup group.All others pay $4.00. Our performance space is now expanded and we will utilize the bar in the rear of the club.

Luther , Vince and I are very excited with this new setup and want to urge all of the members of the Pittsburgh Jazz Network, Meetup members and music fans to come on out to this new performance space. We belive you all will be very happy. It is going to expand some new possibilities for us.

See you on the 16th and dont' forget to RSVP. Also if you have any questions email me or give me a call at 412-818-3789.

Take care,

Kevin

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Comment by Kevin Amos on October 16, 2010 at 12:32am
Hope to see as many as possible tomorrow!!

Comment by Kevin Amos on October 11, 2010 at 7:51pm
Coming this Saturday at the Pittsburgh Jazz Fan Appreciation Event.
The lineup will be George Lardas:guitar (subbing for Luther), Carl Hildenrand:bass, Roy DeKlerk:alto sax, Pete DeKlerk:tenor sax and bass. Pete and George are good friends of both Luther and Vince. Pete no longer lives in Pittsburgh but is in town and ...extended his stay to help out! It should be fun. We hope to see as many of you as possible and of course we encourage you to bring a friend and even sit in if you wish,
Comment by Francis Bruce Marion, DC on October 11, 2010 at 6:16pm
Great jazz is a necessity of life!
Comment by Kevin Amos on October 8, 2010 at 2:55am
A reminder that folks can come and sit in.

Comment by Kevin Amos on September 26, 2010 at 11:05pm
What people are saying about the Pittsburgh Jazz Fan Appreciation events....

"I had a great time meeting some jazz enthusiasts. Kevin is a wonderful host and organizer. More people should come and appreciate his efforts."
— Carmen

"Kevin, I really had a great time. You put together a "Jazz Fest" that I have only seen in NYC. Thanks, I can't wait for the next meetup."
— James

"Great music, fine venue and many friendly folks."
— Liz H

"The venue, the music and the company were all fabulous! Kevin,thank you for organizing."
— Kate

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