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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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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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SOUL FOOD DINNER & JAZZ NIGHT AT THE RIVERS CLUB

Event Details

SOUL FOOD DINNER & JAZZ NIGHT AT THE RIVERS CLUB

Time: October 19, 2013 from 6pm to 10pm
Location: Rivers Club - Downtown Pittsburgh
City/Town: Pittsburgh
Website or Map: http://www.clubcorp.com
Phone: 412-860-8500
Event Type: dinner, dance
Organized By: Rob Jones
Latest Activity: Oct 14, 2013

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Event Description

Soul Food Dinner & Jazz Night
 
Saturday, Oct 19, 2013
6:00 - 10:00 pm -  Rivers Club
Downtown Pittsburgh

TICKETS ONLINE AT
www.SFDJN.com
OR
Call 412+860-8500 Direct

PHOTOS and VIDEOS @

http://www.facebook.com/soulfood.dinner/photos


Pittsburgh's most spectacular gourmet Soul Food Buffet prepared by a kitchen full of Pittsburgh’s finest chefs. Relax in a private club atmosphere -- the best live jazz, the best soul food, the best dancing - with all of the best friends you can muster.

Partial Menu: BBQ Ribs, Cornmeal Crusted Catfish, Fried Chicken, Miss Connie's Greens, Salads, Mac&Cheese, Potato Salad, Candied Yams, Cornbread, Peach Cobbler, Pecan Pie

Sweet Potato Pie, Bananas Foster AND MORE...

 

ENTERTAINMENT LINE UP:

CECIL BROOKS, Jazz Legend! (Ballroom   
 – AND -
Pittsburgh R&B Great, JOHNNY VANN!
(Dining Room)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED  
CALL 412-860-8500 After 6pm to 11pm

 

$45 For ALL Pittsburgh Jazz Network Members
MC/VISA/
Amex/PAYPAL ALL INCLUSIVE

Children $20 (Ages 6 - 12) 

"All Inclusive" Includes all Food, taxes and Meal Gratuity

NOT INCLUDED: Parking, Cash Bar, Bottomless Soft Drinks  $2.50


EMAIL FOR DETAILS: soulfooddinner@gmail.com
ASSIGNED SEATING ONLY - CALL TODAY!


Closest Parking in Oxford Parking Lot at 419 3rd Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(Corner of Cherry Way and Third Ave.)


DRESS:  The Rivers Club is a Private Club, so "Club Casual" or "Business Casual" is appropriate.  Men may wear jackets. Ties are NOT required for this event. The ladies may wear slacks and slacks suits...but many DO dress up a bit.  

NO-SHOW WITHOUT CANCELLATION, NO REFUND

AN  IngoodCompany, LLC  EVENT!
412-860-8500

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