And it is so moving to be able to invite jazz lovers to Pittsburgh for this annual festival, to be part of the history – and the future – of these musical and cultural conversations.” “But it also is engaged in a global dialogue, one that transcends race, class and upbringing. “There is no question that jazz is the language of Pittsburgh,” says Janis Burley Wilson, President & CEO of theAugust Wilson African American Cultural Center. And, don’t miss hitmakers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis when they take the Highmark stage to share their special Minneapolis-rooted grooves. How about a salute to 50 years of Hip Hop? Catch Keyon Harrold with special guests Pharoahe Monch and Mumu Fresh plus DJ Selecta when he spins Hip Hop and Jazz classics at the Taste of Jazz Party. Or do you want to make a discovery? Listen-in on Somi, Samora Pinderhughes, Madison McFerrin, Christie Dashiell and Pittsburgh’s own Chelsea Baratz and Howie Alexander. Maybe something more contemporary? Check out José James and PJ Morton. Looking to reacquaint with some favorites? Don’t miss Gregory Porter, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, Nicholas Payton and Emmet Cohen with legendary saxophonist Houston Person. On almost any given day of the festival stages, you’ll see GRAMMY® award winners and nominees, legends, and some of the most talked about up-and-comers, all in conversation with the past, the present, and the future. The musicians taking this year’s stage know that the language of jazz is an ever evolving one – one that honors its history while always growing and finding new forms of expressions. Tickets go on sale May 8 to PIJF Members and May 12 to the general public at The 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is about being alive now. And, it’s these timeless cross-cultural conversations that will be carried on through the 13 th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens (PIJF), which returns to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) and Highmark Stadium September 14 – 17, 2023. They understood how the language of jazz connects us, encourages us to remember where we’ve been and where we’re going, and gives voice to our shared community. Through their music, these sons and daughters of Pittsburgh not only spoke the language, but they also re-invented it, refined it and expanded it through musical conversations across time and place. PITTSBURGH, PA, – Ray Brown, Art Blakey, Billy Eckstine, Fatha Hines, Mary Lou Williams, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine and Erroll Garner are just a few of the greats who answered the Pittsburgh jazz roll call. Tickets go on sale May 8 to PIJF Members | May 12 to General Public Pianist Orrin Evans to Host the Inaugural Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival,Īrriving Via Amtrak from New York City, Newark and Philadelphia September 14 Gregory Porter, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, PJ Morton, Somi, Kurt Elling/Charlie Hunter, Keyon Harrold, José James, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Emmet Cohen/Houston Person and More to Perform at the 13th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival September 14-17, 2023 at Highmark Stadium and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
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