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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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At 7:32pm on March 1, 2009, Clayton "Bigtrigger" Corley said…
Greetings Curtis!! Stop by when time permits...SOJP, Jazz as poetic Inspiration.
At 6:10am on February 20, 2009, Ed Skirtich said…
Hi Curtis,

It's great to see that your still around.

You really made an incredible recovery from all your ailmements.

I'll never forget how caring and embracing you were to me in becominng so many diffferent things like being a jazz musician, bandleader, and music educator at West Virginia University.

Currently I serve as Artistic Director of Jazz Workshop, Inc. at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Homewood.

I'm in charge of overseeing The JWS School of Music, organizing Outreach Programs in the schools and various churches and places in the community in the Pittsburgh region, and producing, conducting, and playing in JWS Family Night Concerts.

I also play in the University of Pittsburgh Kuntu Theater Orchestra, Brass Impact, Puttin' On The Ritz Big Band, and Greg Wallace Group.

Feel free to contact me any time.

Musically,

Ed Skirtich
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At 2:37pm on February 1, 2009, Luiz Santos said…
Welcome Curtis
Thank you for joining the Pittsburgh Jazz Network!
Peace,Luiz
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At 12:21am on January 21, 2009, Andy Carey said…
Curtis
Love your sound and style. Thank you for coming to Wheeling. I wish more jazz artists would follow your lead. Maybe the Wheeling Wine and Jazz Fest will develop into something special. See you at Gullifty's.
Andy Carey

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