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LIVE PERFORMANCE AND CONCERT REVIEWS
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Rene Marie Interview by C. Denise Johnson/Drumbeat Communications
Question:How do you approach standards in the American songbook to make them unique to your singing style? Answer:So many of the songs in the Great American Songbook have been done by…
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THE BOOK OF EZRA IS A MUST SEE TOUR DE FORCE THIS WEEK
I had the pleasure of attending last Saturday's performance of The Book of Ezra... a biographical tour de force written and performed by Leslie Ezra Smith and Directed by Mark Clayton Southers and presented as the opener for the 12th Season of the Playwrights Theatre Company at its venue at 937…
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2014 Pittsburgh Blues Festival celebrates 20 years of success
Aug 24, 2014By Courier NewsroomBernard AllisonWhat do you get when you combine a beautiful summer weekend, a gorgeous location, incredible non-stop music, enthusiastic crowds, delicious Festival food AND…
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Is That Jazz? Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival 2014
Jul 11, 2014By Kevin AmosDRUMMER SNARKY PUPPY (Photos by J. L. Martello) Excerpt from “Is That Jazz?” by Gil Scott HerronMiles had a style that amazes and raisesThe spirits from deep in your soul.’Trane…
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Roy Haynes brings provocative percussion to Pittsburgh by Kevin Amos
Roy•al•ty: Royal status, dignity, or power; sovereignty: to be elevated to royalty.Jazz is described as a style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic…
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RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY TOUR WOWS BYHAM AUDIENCE......ESPERANZA SPALDING BARES SOUL
Pittsburgh jazzOctober 12, 2012By: Kevin AmosEperanza Spalding Credits: Esperanza Spaulding.com …
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Stage Preview: Diva defines "BubblingBrown Sugar"
March 26, 2012 11:38 amBy Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-GazetteVivian Reed is a diva with a difference, elegant and earthy.Even on first meeting, you're wound round with her charisma. Vivid in word and presence, lithe and emphatic, she's bubbly and sharp, sarcastic and effusive.…
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Dance review: 'Blink' blends dance with art and music to strike enlightening balance
Tuesday, April 03, 2012By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteGia T. Presents: A detail from the promo for "Blink," a structured improvisation from five dancers and five musicians in response to a light/space work at Wood Street Galleries.Pittsburgh is noted for its neighborly attitude, always…
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CONCERT & PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
There is a plethora of jazz performances going on currently, especially during April, the official Jazz Appreciation Month in Allegheny County. Please post your opinions, reviews or commentary here.
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‘Our Father, Who Art Blakey’ at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture
‘Our Father, Who Art Blakey’Written by Rossano P. StewartThursday, 29 September 2011 13:49Pittsburgh native, Art Blakey (1919-1990) emblazed a trail for jazz hopefuls by creating his own style of drumming that has become world renowned.Blakey, together with several other luminaries, became the…
