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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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SECOND SATURDAYS at The Space Upstairs featuring Burrage Band
Event Details
Time: August 11, 2012 at 8:30pm to August 12, 2012 at 1am
Location: The Space Upstairs
Street: 214 N. Lexington Street
City/Town: Pitttsburgh
Website or Map: http://www.facebook.com/pages…
Phone: 412-225-9269
Event Type: jazz-happening
Organized By: Pearlann Porter
Latest Activity: Aug 12, 2012
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Event Description
The August 11th jazz-happening
features special guest
RONNIE BURRAGE
with
BARRAGE BAND
-hosted by The Pillow Project-
The August jazz-happening features special guests Band Burrage, featuring Rick Tate on alto sax & EWI (electronic wind instrument), Michael Stark on guitars, Nimrod Speaks on basses and Ronnie Burrage drums, voice, percussion and keys.
Ronnie Burrage is considered one of the best jazz musicians on the world scene today. He has played with Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and is featured on more than 100 recordings, as well as having toured on all four continents from Siberia to South Africa to Japan.
Pillow Project has recently jazzed with Ronnie on several occasions at The Space Upstairs, joining poet Moe Seager on skins. We are exceptionally proud to now feature Ronnie with his Band Burrage for the first time!
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SECOND SATURDAYS are a monthly jazz-happening series hosted by the resident company of artists at The Space Upstairs, The Pillow Project, to share their improvisational performances, live multimedia experimentations, and honest, jazzed expressions of the spontaneous moment.
Happenings frequently debut and feature multimedia works from The Pillow Project (performed after dark), as well as imprompteau collaborations with guest music, movement and visual artists. Every happening is completely improvised and ongoing - Drop-in and stay for an undetermined amount of time, sit wherever you'd like, be in our space - This is our jazz.
[doors open 8pm-1am]
- $10 suggested donation -
The Space Upstairs 214 N. Lexington Street
Pittsburgh / Point Breeze neighborhood
412.225.9269
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*In addition to his performance at SECOND SATURDAYS, Ronnie will be holding a music workshop from 2-4pm for musicians, writers, dancers, poets, artist in general on music as "our last natural healing force".
All ages are welcome.
The admission for the workshop will be $10.00 / $5.00 for students with ID's and children under 15 and older then 65!
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