Mary Lou Williams News

Pittsburgh is well known for its expatriate jazz musicians who expanded the vocabulary of instruments like the drums and piano , to name a few.

The role of the church, or more specifically, Christianity, in American culture cannot be overestimated even by those who do not subscribe to the Christian faith.

It is not often that a woman is given much elbowroom in contemporary music, no matter how good she may be.

Bob Karlovits can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7852. Trumpeter Sean Jones and saxophonist-arranger Mike Tomaro have taken on a big challenge, but they could be the pilots to make the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra fly.

Pianist/Composer/Vocalists Deanna Witkowski and Brenda Earle Share a Sacred Jazz Double-Bill at Cornelia Street Caf on Thurs, Sept 10 at 8:30 PM What: Deanna Witkowski Quartet and Brenda Earle's Sacred Voices with Felipe Salles, soprano and tenor sax; Ike Sturm, bass; Scott Latzky, drums ; Julie Hardy, Jonathan Kline and Nathan Hetherington, ...

Aries: You are adventurous and energetic, but also selfish and quick-tempered. Also, your ruling planet is Mars.

With the musical world buzzing about Esperanza Spalding it's no wonder that the timing is perfect for the release of yet another extraordinary female bassist, composer and vocalist.

Jazz symposium will focus on church ties BY CLIFF BELLAMY : The Herald-Sun Jun 26, 2009 DURHAM -- Jazz and sacred music have a long history of crossing paths.

Incorporated in 1996, The African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh has conducted numerous oral history interviews and secured a collection of photographs and historical documents.

Last month, covering the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival , I said this about bassist Esperanza Spalding : 24-year-old Esperanza Spaldinga s star is risinga .Ita s not hard to see why, since shea s even more talented than she is charming and self-confident. But shea s also callow.

On an August morning in 1958, a 33-year-old photographer named Art Kane gathered 57 jazz musicians together on the steps of a Harlem brownstone.

Grammy Award-winning bluesman John Lee Hooker had his first hit with the 1948 recording "Boogie Chillen." What do Winston Churchill, a Puerto Rican girl in New York City, and a Mississippi Delta bluesman have in common? Their voices have been designated as treasures of the American experience.

Daniela Schaechter's Piano Jazz appearance combines her own music with modern jazz standards.

Hailey Niswanger, a 19-year-old WLHS graduate, releases her first album, 'Confeddie,' at Jimmy Mak's jazz club tomorrow night Hailey Niswanger is ready to hit another high note.