Stellar Line Up for NationalLou Jazz Appreciation Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Diana Roth, 412-471-8717/roth@trustarts.org

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Celebrates
National Jazz Appreciation Month - April 2013 with a Stellar Line-Up

Lou Donaldson, April 2          
Kenny Garrett Quintet, April 9
Nicholas Payton, April 16                      

Bettye LaVette, April 23                        
Jazz Meets Funk Vol. II, with Sean Jones and Dwayne Dolphin, April 30

Pittsburgh Pa, March 11, 2013 - In collaboration with BNY Mellon, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will commemorate National Jazz Appreciation Month with Grammy Award winners, renowned musicians and iconic jazz masters this April 2013.  Janis Burley-Wilson, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement/Jazz Programs is extremely excited about bringing these acts to Pittsburgh. “All of the artists that are featured this year dig down deep into their musical souls to create their own inimitable sound.” She added, “We are proud to have these artists take the Cabaret Theater stage this April.”

Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson was named as a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master for 2013. He is a Bebop Alto-Saxophone titan and has played professionally for over six decades. “Sweet Papa Lou,” has recorded and performed with Art Blakey, Miles Davis and Theolonious Monk just to name a few.

Kenny Garrett (Photo by  Keith Major)

Kenny Garrett is a Grammy Award winning American post-bop jazz saxophonist and flautist who gained fame in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and  Miles Davis' band. He has also recorded or performed with Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard and McCoy Tyner.

Nicholas Payton is a Grammy Award winning Trumpeter from New Orleans Louisiana. Known for his prowess on the Fender Rhodes piano as well, Payton recently released “#BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns.”

Nicholas Payton ( Photo by Michael Wilson)

                                                               

















Veteran soul singer, Bettye LaVette, brings her caustic survivors wit to every performance. She has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and her latest CD is titled “Thankful N Thoughtful”.

Bettye LaVette

Sean Jones and Friends finish the month long celebration with their popular Jazz meets Funk repertoire.  Funk and jazz drummer, Poogie Bell has played with Marcus Miller, Jill Scott and more, and is celebrated as one of the best funk drummers in the world. Sean Jones is a trumpeter, composer and educator. He was formerly the lead horn player with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Jones is currently a professor of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University and has eight critically acclaimed jazz albums to his credit.

Dwayne Dolphin

Sean Jones

###

All performances will take place at the Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District.  For tickets call 412-456-6666 or visit TrustArts.org.

Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates.  Joyce Kane is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative support company, providing virtual office support, personal and executive assistance, creative design services and light bookkeeping.  Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals to help them work 'on' their business rather than 'in' their business.  www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh