Visitors to the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center were able to learn Saturday about some of the history of jazz music in Pittsburgh, and its contributions to the nation’s culture. Written by admin43 on August 30, 2018. Pittsburgh History is an on-line service maintained by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. “We have a great legacy and history here,” Burley Wilson said. KDKA News Radio. 6h. Thank You We want to thank everyone for participating in the 50th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert. Some are no longer with us but left an indelible imprint on Pittsburgh's jazz sound. I recently went to Pittsburgh wanting to know more about this sound for the Lemelson Center’s Places of Invention (POI) Affiliates Pilot Project.When the POI exhibition opens in 2015, the story of Pittsburgh jazz innovation will be featured on a large, digital interactive map at the center of the exhibition and website. The City of Pittsburgh's celebration of Black History Month salutes PITTSBURGH JAZZ LEGENDS throughout February 2021.. As migrant workers entered the factories of Pittsburgh, juke joints and nightclubs opened in the segregated neighborhoods of the Hill District, Northside and East Liberty. Kids grew up in the 30s, 40s and 50s seeing their heroes in the flesh practically every night of the week. ‘ ‘ ‘ The people coming and going to and from Pittsburgh have since become an integral part of jazz history. He founded MCG Jazz, in Pittsburgh, PA in 1987 and manages its presenting, education, and recording programs to this day. Enter the MCG Jazz giveway and win a chance at new releases from Nancy Wilson, Paquito D’Rivera, Bob Mintzer Big Band, Jared Sims and more! The program was founded in 1969 by saxophonist and music educator Dr. Nathan Davis. Privacy Policy | We do not sell or share your personal information | © 2021 All About Jazz. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a small city when compared to metropolises like New York, Boston and Philadelphia.However, the rich musical culture of the city’s black community produced an extraordinary number of jazz masters, including Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, Roy Eldridge, Billy Strayhorn, Kenny Clarke, Billy Eckstine, Erroll Garner, Art Blakey, Ahmad Jamal and George Benson. That's how jazz is in Pittsburgh, family, a way of life. They are the Bachs and the Beethovens of their period,’ said Davis. This oral history collection consists of transcripts, cassette tapes, project working files and background organizational records of the interviews conducted during the African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh (AAJPSP) Oral History Project (1995-1999). The project documents individual African American Jazz Musicians in Pittsburgh as well as their efforts to organize. Black History Month: Saluting Pittsburgh Jazz Legends. UPDATE: Click to hear audio from Deanna’s December 2018 performance-lecture on the sacred music of Mary Lou Williams. Posted on December 13, 2018 by Deanna. Decades ago, jazz music was the soul of Pittsburgh. Back in the day, jazz greats all passed through the 'Burgh on their way between New York and Chicago. Also hosted annually by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center is the Membership has its privileges. The city teemed with little dives hosting world-renowned musicians. WZUM’s Scott Hanley was in New York in January for the 2nd ever Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center.It was 2019, also the 100th Birthday year of legendary jazz drummer and Pittsburgh … Jazz advocates all, they cooked up a plan and two years later, the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival was born. Harvey Husten Presents "Jazz in Jersey": The Red Hill Inn, Dave Liebman: Placing Free Jazz and the Avant Garde in Musical and Historical Perspective, Saxophone Colossi: An Alternative Top Ten Banging Albums. It was an important social gathering spot for Pittsburgh's African American communites. A History of Pittsburgh Jazz: Swinging in the Steel City by Richard Gazarik, Karen Anthony Cole . Marty Ashby is a jazz guitarist, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, programming consultant, and music educator. This festival brings in world renowned Jazz musicians and highlights local musician as well. All rights reserved. This oral history collection consists of transcripts, cassette tapes, project working files and background organizational records of the interviews conducted during the African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh (AAJPSP) Oral History Project (1995-1999). If you don’t produce your music alone in your studio an as many artists do athis sort of thing may not be prevented. During its heyday, in the 1950s and 60s, the second location hosted local and nationally recognized acts, including jazz legends like Art Blakey, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, etc.