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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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Sypro Gyra

Time: April 8, 2011 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Location: Upper St Clair Theater
Street: 1825 McLaughlin Run Rd
City/Town: Upper St Clair
Website or Map: http://www.usctheater.org
Phone: 412-851-2599
Event Type: benefit, concert
Organized By: Becky Stern
Latest Activity: Mar 28, 2011

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Event Description

MCG Jazz, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, and The Community Foundation of Upper St Clair are bringing Spyro Gyra to the Upper St Clair Theater on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 7:30 pm.  Tickets are available at www.ProArtsTickets.org or by phone at 412-394-3353.  Proceeds benefit the Community Foundation. Opening the show will be the USC Jazz Ensemble.

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Comment by Becky Stern on March 28, 2011 at 12:47pm
Thanks for your comment.   Sorry that you will miss the concert.  My father used to say that "you can't dance at two weddings at the same time."  So true.  I didn't realize there was a Pittsburgh connection to a band member.  I just like their music.
Comment by Oscar Petite Jr. on March 28, 2011 at 12:38pm
I love this band but unfortunately I will be out of town that weekend. Their keyboard player use to live here in the hill district for a couple of years.
Comment by Becky Stern on March 8, 2011 at 7:52pm
The Community Foundation welcomes Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania as a corporate sponsor of the Spyro Gyra concert.

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