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Monday, February 10, 2014

Grammy Winner Porter To Perform in Pgh

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACTS
Show Publicist: Shaunda Miles, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.org
Other Contact: Diana Roth, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available: TrustArts.org/Press
Search Name: Gregory Porter

THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
GREGORY PORTER
HONORED WITH 1st GRAMMY® AWARD
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: "LIQUID SPIRIT”

PITTSBURGH, PA: Gregory Porter has won his first Grammy® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album Liquid Spirit. Porter’s award was announced at the 56th Annual Grammy® Awards held on Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles.

Gregory Porter, who has been deemed as a disarmingly sincere jazz and R& B performer with a groove that never quits, possesses a voice of incredible virtuosity and a seemingly universal appeal as a songwriter.

Porter will perform at The Cabaret at Theater Square on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Ticket cost $30.75. For information, visit TrustArts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person at Theater Square Box Office, located at 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the BNY Mellon | Jazz, JazzLive Cabaret Sessions 2014.

Enjoy food & drinks before the show, right at your table! Your ticket is your reservation - simply arrive early (60-90 minutes before curtain) for the most attentive lunch or dinner service. For more information, visit CLOCabaret.com and select "Experience the CLO Cabaret."

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Raised in California, Porter’s mother was a minister, and he cites the Bakersfield Southern Gospel sound, as well as his mother’s Nat King Cole record collection, as fundamental influences on his own sound. Porter began singing in small jazz clubs in San Diego while attending San Diego State University on a football scholarship, where he played outside linebacker. Eventually it was music that Porter chose to pursue full-time at the encouragement of local musicians including his mentor Kamau Kenyatta.

Kenyatta invited Porter to visit him in the studio in Los Angeles, where he was producing the flutist Hubert Laws’ album Remembers the Unforgettable Nat King Cole. When Laws overheard Porter singing along while he was tracking the Charlie Chaplin song “Smile,” the flutist was so impressed with the young singer that he decided to include Porter on the album.

Another fortunate twist of fate was the presence in the studio that day of Laws’ sister, Eloise, a singer who was soon to join the cast of a new musical theater production It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. Porter had minimal theatrical experience but was cast in one of the show’s lead roles when the play opened in Denver, and he eventually followed it to Off-Broadway and then Broadway, where The New York Times, in its 1999 rave review, mentioned Porter among the show’s “powerhouse line up of singers.” It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues went on to earn both Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations that year.

Porter eventually put down roots in Brooklyn, and in 2010 released his debut album Water (Motéma Music), which earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. His sophomore album Be Good (Motéma Music) followed in 2012 and earned him his second GRAMMY nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

JazzLive 2013/2014 Series Revealed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Shaunda Miles, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
(412) 471-1578, Miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
(412) 471-8717, Roth@TrustArts.org
Images available: http://TrustArts.org/press
Search Name: JazzLive
THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST CELEBRATES
A DECADE OF JAZZ IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT

BNY Mellon | Jazz Presents JazzLive

Tuesday Evenings | September 2013–May 2014 | Backstage Bar, 655 Penn Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA—The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust continues its tenth consecutive year of live jazz, moving the venue indoors for the winter and spring. Free and open to the public, this season’s BNY Mellon | Jazz Presents JazzLive series showcases some of the region’s finest musicians. Performances in this series are Tuesdays, September 2013–May 2014, from 5–9 p.m., at Backstage Bar (655 Penn Avenue), in the heart of the Cultural District, unless otherwise noted. The event moves indoors for the winter/spring season.
“We are pleased to continue to celebrate a decade-long tradition of live jazz in the Cultural District,” says Janis Burley Wilson, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement and Director of Jazz Programs for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. “Thanks to BNY Mellon, our JazzLive series sponsor, we are able to bring excellent musicians to the Cultural District, where audiences can enjoy some of the region’s finest jazz performances.”

Photo by Martha Rial

2013 JAZZ SCHEDULE
BACKSTAGE BAR, 5–9 P.M.
September 17: Michele Bensen
September 24: Spanky Wilson
October 1: Roby Edwards
October 8: Mark Lucas
October 15: Jeff Bush
October 22: New View Trio
October 29: Erik Lawrence
November 5: Max Leake
November 12: Roger Humphries
November 19: Eric DeFade
November 26: Mark Strickland
December 3: Kevin Howard
December 10: Spanky Wilson
December 17: Benny Benack III
December 31: Highmark First Night Pittsburgh©

2014 JAZZ SCHEDULE
BACKSTAGE BAR, 5–9 P.M.
January 7: Roger Humphries
January 14: Dwayne Dolphin
January 21: Tom Wendt
January 28: Roby Edwards
February 4: Kevin Howard
February 11: Spanky Wilson
February 18: Kenia
February 25: Anquenique Wingfield
March 4: Erik Lawrence
March 11: Dwayne Dolphin
March 18: Salsamba
March 25: Don Aliquo
April 1: Mark Strickland*
April 8: Michele Bensen*
April 15: Tim Stevens*
April 16: Sean Jones Quartet CD Release Party*
April 22: Tony DePaolis*
April 29: Roger Humphries*
May 6: George Heid III
May 13: Dan Wasson
May 20: Nelson Harrison
May 27: Eric DeFade

Schedule is subject to change. For more information, please visit www.TrustArts.org/backstage.
In addition to the free performances at Backstage Bar, several ticketed performances are held at Cabaret at Theater Square (655 Penn Avenue) and August Wilson Center for African American Culture (980 Liberty Avenue).

2013/2014 TICKETED PERFORMANCES
*Denotes performances that are part of National Jazz Appreciation Month.

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra
September 24, 2013, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25, Cabaret at Theater Square

Mardi Gras with Wycliffe Gordon and Sean Jones
February 11, 2014, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30, Cabaret at Theater Square

Gregory Porter*
April 1, 2014, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30, Cabaret at Theater Square

Robert Glasper*
April 8, 2014, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $35, August Wilson Center for African American Culture

JazzLive Special Performance*
April 15, 2014, 9 p.m.
Tickets: $30, Cabaret at Theater Square

Christian McBride Trio*
April 22, 2014, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30, Cabaret at Theater Square

JazzLive Special Performance*
April 29, 2014, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30, Cabaret at Theater Square

JazzLive is presented by Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and BNY Mellon | Jazz Presents.
For additional information, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.TrustArts.org/cabaret.

ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Cultural Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.

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Friday, June 28, 2013

WQED-FM TO BE THE MEDIA SPONSOR FOR WVU KEYBOARD FESTIVAL

PITTSBURGH—WQED-FM 89.3 is the official media sponsor for West Virginia University’s Keyboard Festival to be held June 24–28 at the Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. With the desire to gather together outstanding pianists, piano teachers and keyboard artists throughout the nation, the event will feature a variety of concerts, both classical and jazz.

On Friday June 28th, Jim Cunningham, host of the QED Morning Show, will broadcast live from WVU Keyboard Festival. From 6-9am, Jim will be live from Bloch Hall in the Creative Arts Center on the WVU Campus with guest interviews and live performances. At 2pm, Jim Cunningham will host a live broadcast of the Keyboard Festival’s Classic Competition Winner’s Concert in Bloch Hall.

Aside from competitions and concerts, the festival is also including clinics, workshops, master classes and piano teacher panel discussions. For more information about the WVU Keyboard Festival, visit the event’s website at http://music.wvu.edu/keyboardfestival. WQED-FM 89.3’s broadcasts are made possible by WVU School of Music.

WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 134 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) and online at www.wqed.org/fm; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and iQ: smartmedia, WQED’s Educational initiative (www.wqed.org/edu).

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Boney James at the Byham

Friday, April 26
8:00pm • Byham Theater

Boney James

One of the most successful instrumental artists of our time, with sales totaling over 3 million records. Boney James is a three-time Grammy Award nominee and a Soul Train Award winner. He has also been honored with an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Jazz Album. He has accumulated four RIAA Certified Gold Records. His most recent CD, Contact (Verve Forecast, 2011), spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Chaka Khan to Perform with JazzLive International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: April 3, 2013
Contact:
Shaunda Miles – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-1578 / miles@TrustArts.org
Diana Roth – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-8717 / roth@TrustArts.org

Images available at:
http://trustarts.org/press
Search name: 2013 JazzLive International Festival

For More Information: www.pittsburghjazzlive.com

3rd Annual
Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival
June 7-9, 2013

240 jazz musicians performing 72 hours of jazz in the heart of the Cultural District
Headliners include Chaka Khan, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Marcus Miller and Pat Martino

Pittsburgh, PA - The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the third annual JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 7-9, 2013. The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival will consist of three days of free jazz and jazz-influenced musical performances on outdoor stages throughout downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. Held in conjunction with the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival attracts over 20,000 attendees from around the country. The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival features local, emerging, and national and international musicians in a variety of performance settings that include:

• Outdoor performance stages and indoor performance locations within local restaurants, coffee shops and galleries.
• A free Jazz Crawl in the Cultural District, featuring 150 local and regional musicians.
• Late night club performances.
• Showcase Noir Artist Showcase: An African American Designer Market that includes pottery, paintings, jewelry, fiber works, and sculptures available for sale by some of the region’s finest artists.

“The PJLIF has expanded greatly in the last 2 years,” says Janis Burley Wilson, Vice President and Director of Jazz Programs for The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. “The Trust will present over 240 artists in 72 hours. Our headlining performers are world-renowned mainstream and contemporary jazz, R&B and blues artists. Downbeat Magazine described PJLIF as “intimate, laid back and inviting”. The JazzLive Jam Sessions after hours have become legendary amongst musicians. Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival has something for everyone that wants to celebrate America’s classical music - Jazz.”

CONFIRMED HEADLINE ARTISTS

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan
"Queen of Funk-Soul," Chaka Khan is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the front woman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Her career has spanned over 4 decades. Over the years, she has collaborated with many legendary performers in the industry that include but are not limited to Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder and Prince. Some of her most popular hits include "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing,” "Ain't Nobody," "I'm Every Woman," "I Feel for You" and "Through the Fire." In 1982, Khan recorded Echoes of an Era, a collection of jazz standards featuring performances from Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, and Lenny White. This project provided Chaka Khan with her first Grammy Nomination for Best Female Jazz Vocalist. Born Yvette Marie Stevens, in North Chicago Illinois, Chaka received an honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music in 2004. She is also active in the autism community, having family members who have been diagnosed with the condition. Her Earth Song Entertainment and Chaka Khan Foundation operate from Beverly Hills, California to raise research money for a cure. She is also the recipient of the 2006 BET Lifetime Achievement Award and has received four American Music Award nominations.

Rudresh Mahanthappa
Few musicians share the ability of saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa to embody the expansive possibilities of his music with his culture. Time and again, Mahanthappa has eloquently displayed the capacity to absorb numerous styles and genres of music, combine them with the language of modern jazz, and emerge with a new form still recognizably jazz. What has materialized is a sound that hybridizes progressive jazz and South Indian classical music in a fluid and forward-looking form that reflects Mahanthappa’s own experience growing up a second-generation Indian-American. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and commissions from the Rockefeller Foundation MAP Fund, Chamber Music America and the American Composers Forum. He has been named alto saxophonist of the year in Downbeat’s 2011 & 2012 International Critics Polls and for four years running by the Jazz Journalists’ Association (2009-2012). Rudresh has studied at Berklee College of Music and DePaul University.

Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is a two-time Grammy-winner and the composer/producer of ten critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums. As a multi-instrumentalist, Marcus is highly proficient as a keyboardist, clarinetist/bass clarinetist and, primarily, as a world-renowned electric bassist, topping critics' and readers' polls for three decades. His résumé as an A-list player brims with over 500 recording credits as a sideman on albums across the spectrum of musical styles that include collaborations with Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Donald Fagen and Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Sample, Wayne Shorter, Grover Washington, Jr., Roberta Flack, Paul Simon, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Chaka Khan, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Z.Z. Hill, Billy Idol, Al Jarreau, Dave Koz and opera sensation Kathleen Battle. As a film music pro, Miller rose from writing the go-go party classic "Da Butt" for Spike Lee's "School Daze,” to becoming the go-to composer for over 20 films including the Eddie Murphy/Halle Berry classic “Boomerang.”

Pat Martino
Philadelphia native, Pat Martino, began playing professionally at age 15 after moving to New York City. Martino has been recognized as one of the most exciting and virtuosic guitarists in jazz. With a distinctive, fat sound and gut-wrenching performances, he represents the best not just in jazz, but also in music. He embodies thoughtful energy and soul and has performed with a wide variety of artists including Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Jimmy Smith, Chick Corea, Jack McDuff, and Stanley Clark. The Grammy nominated virtuoso has been selected as the Guitar Player of the Year, Downbeat Magazine's 2004 Reader's Poll and has taught at several prestigious universities including Duquesne, New York University, Pennsylvania University, Stanford University. He’s also been a recording artist for Blue Note, Prestige, Vanguard and Warner Brothers Records.

Returning to the Festival stage is Artist-in-Residence for the Sound and Spirit initiative, Sean Jonesand the Sean Jones Quartet. Sean Jones is a trumpeter, composer and educator. He was formerly the lead trumpet player with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis. Jones is currently a professor of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University and has eight critically acclaimed jazz albums to his credit. The multi-Grammy Award nominee is particularly adept at plumbing complex emotional plateaus through his trumpet playing and composing. Most recently, he’s toured with Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller and Wayne Shorter in Europe with a project that celebrated the Miles Davis legacy. Jones’ heart stopping quartet consists of Philadelphia-based pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Luques Curtis, and Miami-born drummer Obed Calvaire. No matter what angle they take on the subject, Jones and company’s blazing interactions reveals what any jazz fan knows is the greatest love of all: that between an artist and his music. As Jones says, “I like to play from the heart and not the head.”

Other outstanding artists participating in the Festival include Gregory Porter, Latin legend Eddie Palmieri and his Salsa Orchestra, the Orrin Evans Trio, young vocalist and composer of Haitian descent Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo, Ralph Peterson, Gerald Clayton,Roger Humphries, and Allison Miller, an up and coming New York folk jazz drummer. Pittsburgh native musicians Allan Harris/David Budway will pay tribute to the music of jazz masters Billy Eckstine and Billy Strayhorn in an intimate jazz session entitled Billy Squared².

ANCILLARY EVENTS

MACY’S In Store Pre-Festival Sessions
Before the Crawl begins, MACY’S will celebrate the Festival with a series of in store events.

Saturday, June 1, 2-4pm: South Hills Village
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Junior Jam Session
*This program is part of the PNC Grow Up Great initiative.

Saturday, June 1, 2-4pm: Ross Park Mall
Max Leake featuring Maureen Budway

Saturday, June 1, 2-4pm: Mall at Robinson
Thomas Wendt

Saturday, June 1, 2-4pm: Monroeville Mall
Dennis Garner Band

Thursday, June 6, 5-7pm: Downtown Pittsburgh
Official Kick-off Party
Enjoy shopping, sales, giveaways and live entertainment.
Featuring: Cecil Brooks III, David Budway and Dwayne Dolphin

Al Bright : Abstract Jazz Works
During this year’s Festival, join internationally renowned abstract expressionist artist Al Bright as he creates paintings before audiences to live jazz music. Over his career, he has collaborated with world famous musicians Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Jimmy Owens, James Williams, Billy Pierce, and Robin Eubanks. His paintings are held in museums, corporate and private collections throughout the United States and abroad. Al Bright is currently Professor Emeritus of Art at Youngstown State University where he has taught painting for over 40 years.
Exhibit Location: 709 Gallery, 709 Penn Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh
Exhibition Dates: May 31-June 30
Opening Reception: May 31, 6pm-8pm

PARTNERS & SPONSORS
The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival is made possible through the generous support of RK Mellon, UPMC, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, MACY’S. This year, the Festival is proud to announce megabus.com as the official Pittsburgh Jazz Festival Bus Transportation Sponsor. The company brings approximately 35,000 customers to Pittsburgh per month providing an affordable, convenient and fun way to travel. The Festival is also supported by numerous collaborators, in-kind and media sponsors.

All artists and show times are subject to change. For updates, a full list of artist biographies, sponsors and more information please visit, www.pittsburghjazzlive.com

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Hill Dance Academy Theatre Summer Class Schedule

Sixth Year of Summer Fun!
June 17 - August 11, 2013
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM

Summer Classes Include:
Tap, Hip-Hop, West African, Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Physical Fitness, Theatre, Tech Production, Anatomy, Costuming, Scrapbooking, Drumming, Music, Book Club and more. The summer ends with the Annual Showcase, Sunday, August 11, at Alumni Hall on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

Special Features:
• Hill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT) is currently accepting applications for Summer 2013 Internship Program. The Internship provides rising 11th and 12th grade high school students an opportunity to develop artistic disciplines of Dance, Theatre, and Tech-Production while also learning the Administrative and Business infrastructure of Arts’ Organizations. All Internship applications are due on or before March 15, 2013.

Click on link for application and more information.http://www.5678hdat.org/hdat_intern2013.pdf

• All students, ages 3 to 18 must Audition, for acceptance and placement levels, to attend the 2013 Summer Intensive. No previous dance experience is required. HDAT is accepting only 10-15 students for each level, and 30 students in Creative Movement. The audition schedule and times are listed on the website

Click link for Audition Information and times http://www.5678hdat.org/ summer_dance_intensive.html

For more information visit the website,
Call the office & follow us on Social Media
Hill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT)
2900 Bedford Avenue, 2nd Floor
Phone: 412.586.7903
www.5678hdat.org
Email: amorganlee@5678hdat.org

Friday, January 25, 2013

Love 3 Ways Valentine's Concert

Tuesday, February 12
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Cabaret at Theater Square

Sean Jones Quintet is one of the hottest jazz ensembles in the world, with a awards and accolades across the globe. They are joined by another worldwide jazz sensation, jazz vocalist Gregory Porter, who has won Best Jazz Vocal Album in France, Germany, and who has become jazz royalty in the UK. Joining them on this set is a rising star to watch, Carolyn Perteete, who has caught the ear of those in the know. This is a Valentine's JazzLive Session not to be missed.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Silver Days Charcoal Nights CD Release Party

Silver Days Charcoal Nights CD Release Party
What: Silver Days Charcoal Nights CD Release Party
When: 8:30 PM, Saturday, Jan.19, 2013
Where: Little E's Jazz Club

Featuring: Music & Visual Art
Jessica & Mark will be joined by artists Sara Beck Sweeney, Martin Thomas, Susan Wagner, Duane Rieder and Vince the Artist. The artists will be displaying and selling work related to the Silver Days Charcoal Nights theme.

The party begins at 8:30.
Little E's Jazz Club
949 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
2nd Floor above Mahoney's Restaurant
412.392.2217
Reservations suggested

About Silver Days Charcoal Nights

Virginia-born (Carolina-honed) vocalist JESSICA LEE possesses the essential quality that makes jazz and blues lyrics utterly compelling: a soulful voice with a soulful personality dedicated to a soulful approach to her craft. The first time I listened to Jessica, in Pittsburgh at one of her many weekly gigs, I discovered how honest her lyrical energy truly is. Each time, from that moment on, Jessica's radiance seems more and more beguiling. She is that "real" thing . . . a jazz singer whose blues-saturated feeling creates immediate happiness and friends for life.

Guitarist extraordinaire MARK STRICKLAND is a bulwark of taste, chops and sensitivity throughout this duo album's delicate and cheerful musical exchanges. Recently I was pleased to learn, from several of the legendary Tom Harrell's New York musicians, how highly they hold Mark's exquisite work.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

PSO Presents Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll World Tour 2013

For Immediate Release
Oct. 15, 2012

BNY MELLON JAZZ PRESENTS DIANA KRALL GLAD RAG DOLL

WORLD TOUR 2013 AT HEINZ HALL

Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 19; concert is Tuesday, April 9

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced today that Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at Heinz Hall.

Tickets, ranging from $39 to $139, go on sale to the public at 9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 19. They can be purchased by calling the Heinz Hall box office at 412.392.4900, or visiting www.pittsburghsymphony.org. Prices are subject to change.

Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll

Known for her contralto vocals, Krall has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and more than 15 million worldwide. Her 2009 Grammy-winning album, Quiet Nights, landed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, her highest ever position on the chart and her fourth consecutive album to debut within the top 10.

Her newest album, Glad Rag Doll, released by Verve Records, dropped this month. The album, which is a collection of songs from the early 20th century, has already garnered wide critical acclaim.

“It rocks. It swings. It shuffles. It's sexy, sly, intimate, and exhilarating,” raved The Associated Press. The Seattle Times called it "one of her freshest, most satisfying albums in years. … Krall has struck vintage gold here --- again," while The New York Times said, “It has never been a bad idea to engage Ms. Krall's friskier side and it's satisfying to hear the swagger.” Uncut calls Krall’s new album “lively and irreverent … even tastier than you expected.”

Working for the first time with renowned producer T Bone Burnett and engineer Mike Piersante, Krall revels in a fresh sonic playground captured in the vivid grain and deep resonant focus of analog tape. Burnett has assembled a distinguished cast of remarkable men to complement Krall’s piano contribution at an 1890s Steinway upright.

“When I heard what the band was playing, I just freaked out,” Krall said in an interview published Oct. 6 in Billboard magazine. “I was just so happy to do it this way, to make these songs sound like they were written yesterday.”

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will not be performing with Krall at Heinz Hall. The PSO would like to recognize and thank BNY Mellon for its title sponsorship of this performance.
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Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: jbarthen@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: rsantanam@pittsburghsymphony.org

Friday, July 6, 2012

World Music Heats Up the Burgh

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: July 3, 2012
Contact: Name: Diana Roth / roth@trustarts.org / 412-471-8717

World Music heats up Pittsburgh!
Occidental Brothers Bring International Flair to Summer Gallery Crawl

Friday, July 13, 2012, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Katz Plaza, 7th Street & Penn Avenue, downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District

Sean Jones

PITTSBURGH, PA: Afrobeat, Pittsburgh’s top DJ and the illustrious Sean Jones, will present an eclectic mix of good vibrations to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s summer Gallery Crawl on Friday July 13, 2012, at Katz Plaza, 7th Street and Penn Avenue, in downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District. “We wanted to blend African rhythms, American dance music and Classic jazz with thought provoking art exhibitions to create an unforgettable evening of celebration and reflection,” says Janis Burley Wilson, Vice President and Director of Jazz Programs for The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

Occidental Brothers Dance Band International

DJ Nate Da Phat Barber gets the outdoor party started at 5:30 p.m. Then, the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International will play their renowned brand of Soukous, Ghanaian Highlife and African dance music in Pittsburgh for the first time, from 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hailing out of Chicago, OBDBI's high-energy Afrobeat rhythms have made them favorites of music critics and devotees around the world. Their music conjures thoughts of the golden age of African guitar bands of the 1970’s and 80’s. After the Crawl, Nate Da Phat will come back to the turntables for a unique jam with special guest, Sean Jones.

Katz Plaza

Presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Gallery Crawl events are free and open to the public. For more information and a map of the Gallery Crawl events, visit www.trustarts.org or call 412-456-6666. The summer Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District is sponsored by First Commonwealth, with support from Kreider Printing. Media sponsors are Pittsburgh City Paper, WYEP 91.3FM and Table Magazine.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Free Outdoor Concerts this Summer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: June 26, 2012
Media Contact: Diana Roth, roth@trustarts.org / 412-471-8717

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces

Groove with the Heat and JazzLive!

15 Free Outdoor Concerts will be held weekly in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District.

Pittsburgh, PA- For the ninth consecutive year, “JazzLive” presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, brings the community together with jazz music every Tuesday at 5 pm, from June 6 through September 11, 2012.The JazzLive series sponsor is BNY Mellon. Janis Burley Wilson, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement and Director of Jazz Programs with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust comments, “When we first started, our objective was to bring people together and celebrate the music that Pittsburgh is known for around the world. I’m extremely pleased that we’ve been able to achieve that goal and very happy that we’ve been downtown Pittsburgh’s Tuesday evening party for the last ten years!”

Roger Humphries (June 26); Maureen Budway & Friends (July 31); and Poogie Bell (August 21) are just some of the featured musicians performing in the summer 2012 JazzLive series. On Tuesday, September 11, a JazzLive Jam Session with Sean Jones & Friends will end the summer outdoor jazz season.

Katz Plaza

JazzLive concerts are held outdoors at the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, corner of 7th Street and Penn Avenue, in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. All concerts are from 5 to 7 p.m., rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the music moves indoors to the Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 7th Street and Penn Avenue.

For information, visit trustarts.org or call 412-456-6666.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Jazz on the Hillside Concert for Schenley Heights Community Development Programs

Keith Taylor
(412) 657-6512
taylorke@upmc.edu

Victoria A. Garner
(412) 977-9776
vag127@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAZZ ON THE HILLSIDE CONTINUES PITTSBURGH’S RICH JAZZ LEGACY
Concert supports Schenley Heights Community Development Programs

Pittsburgh- June 4 - Pittsburgh’s rich jazz legacy is known throughout the world. On Friday, June 22 from 5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., the legacy will continue for a very worthy cause at the 8th Annual Jazz on the Hillside fundraising concert on the lawn of the Schenley Heights Community Development Program (SHCDP) Multi-Purpose Center, 3171 Ewart Drive.

Jazz on the Hillside is a great way to celebrate the mission of the SHCDP and Pittsburgh’s musical legacy,” said Reverend Johnnie Monroe, Executive Director of SHCDP. “This year’s wonderful evening of entertainment will feature the music of Jeff Montgomery, Howie Alexander, Tubby Daniels, Southern Comfort, and many other outstanding local jazz artists, and we are excited to once again have Tony Mowod, President and Founder of the Pittsburgh Jazz Society as our emcee.”

Jazz on the Hillside is made possible in part through support from UPMC Health Plan, Mosites Construction, Donald Hamm Insurance, Mistick Construction, The Honorable Jake Wheatley, and Robert Wholey and Company, Inc.

All Individual tickets are $35.00 each and will be available until sold out. Contributions and donations are tax-deductible, and proceeds from this event support various Schenley Heights Community Development Programs including:
• After School Tutorial Enrichment Program (A-STEP)
• Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)
• NADIA track and field program
• Project LEARNS at Weil Elementary School
• Parent support groups
• Early childhood classrooms.

The Schenley Heights Community Development Program (SHCDP) was established in 1995 to provide an alternative to crime and other socially destructive activities that too often plague inner city, low-income communities. The organization’s target population is Pittsburgh's urban youth, most of whom dwell in the Hill District community. Through a variety of successful programs, over 350 participants ages 3-18 and their families are exposed to various activities that promote academic and life success as well as activities that encourage behavioral and physical wellness.

For more information about Schenley Heights Community Development Programs and Jazz on the Hillside, please visit our website at www.shcdp.org.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

2nd Annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival

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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust celebrates city's rich jazz legacy with second annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival

June 1-3, 2012 - Pittsburgh's Cultural District

The second annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) returns to downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District on Friday, June 1, through Sunday, June 3, 2012, for an expanded weekend of music, art and celebration. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust produces this annual event to celebrate Pittsburgh’s jazz legacy in cooperation with the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. The event features a JazzLive Crawl in 30 downtown venues on Friday; three outdoor stages on Saturday and Sunday; a lineup of regional, national and internationally acclaimed musicians; and on Sunday a visual art show dedicated to the African and African American diaspora.

“The overarching theme of programming of this year’s festival is ‘family,’” says Janis Burley Wilson, Vice President and Director of Jazz Programs for The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. “Jazz appreciation is passed down through the generations. Pittsburgh has families of musicians who have been trailblazers in jazz and who carry on the deep tradition and respect for the music. There will be a number of families performing in this festival: brothers, sisters, children of important jazz figures in Pittsburgh.”

In total over 240 artists, including 140 local musicians, will perform at the Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival in downtown restaurants, coffee shops, and galleries and on three large outdoor stages along the Penn Avenue corridor. Featured PJLIF musicians include: Monty Alexander, Poogie Bell, The Clayton Brothers, Fort Apache with Andy & Jerry Gonzalez, Robert Glasper, Alan Harris, Lalah Hathaway, Sean Jones, Soul Cycle, Jeff “Tain” Watts and The Average White Band among many others.

There is no admission to attend the performances at the outdoor stages. Seating in restaurants, however, during the Jazzlive Crawl on Friday, June 1, is only available for dining patrons. On Saturday, June 2, Sean Jones, who was named artist-in-residence for the new initiative Sound & Spirit, will debut a new commissioned piece. Central to the Sound & Spirit program are community and school workshops with residents who contribute to the writing and composition process; the program’s goal is to create music truly inspired by the people of the City of Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh JazzLive International weekend is presented with support from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Macy’s, Savoy Restaurant, the City of Pittsburgh, and media sponsor Downbeat Magazine as well as many in-kind sponsors. All artists and show times are subject to change. Please visit pittsburghjazzlive.com or call 412-456-6666 for updates and information.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

JazzLive Presents NORTH.SOUTH.EAST.WEST...Directions

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Today's date: March 24, 2012

NORTH.SOUTH.EAST.WEST…Directions

Cultural Trust's JazzLive celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month at the Cabaret

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust JazzLive series celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month in April with 5 performances that embrace the multidirectional influence of jazz music. The series, NORTH.SOUTH.EAST.WEST…Directions in JAZZLIVE will kick off with a student matinee in the Byham Theater featuring the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra in a Jazz at Lincoln Center presentation called, “Tell It! The Story of American Music” on Monday, April 2, 2012.

The first evening performance of NORTH.SOUTH.EAST.WEST…Directions will be Gregory Porter on the Cabaret at Theater Square stage at 8pm. The BBC has called California-born, Porter’s voice “a marvel: warm assured tenor with precise, impeccable intonation, completely at home in classy originals that-like all good jazz-seem to bathe in timeless familiarity.” Gregory Porter performance is highly anticipated, due to his successful performance in the first Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival.

On April 10th, The Trust welcomes Cuban jazz legend, Chuchito Valdes and his trio. The Havana-born piano extraordinaire, Valdes, comes from one of Cuba’s most distinguished musical families. His fiery performance style is sure to delight and get the audience dancing in the aisles of the Cabaret Theater.

The northern influence of the month of programming hails from Vancouver, B.C. with the Cory Weeds Quartet, with special guest, Joey DeFrancesco, who is considered by many music critics to be the finest jazz organist on the planet. Weeds is a saxophonist, jazz club owner, producer, composer, and musical agent. His entire life is jazz drenched, thus making him a perfect addition to the JazzLive concert repertoire. They will perform in the Cabaret on April 17th.

Finally, The Trust will feature East Coast jazz vocalist, Rachelle Ferrell for a rare Pittsburgh engagement. Ferrrell made her mark as a crossover artists, but she uses her voice in ways that make her a vital part of any jazz instrumental ensemble. She is considered one of the most dynamic talents in music today.

Vice President of Education/Community Engagement and Director of Jazz Programs, Janis Burley Wilson says, “We wanted to demonstrate the influence that jazz music, America’s classical music, has had on the world, north, south, east, and west. The eclectic line-up has something to offer any music lover, whether one is deeply rooted in straight ahead jazz, rhythm and blues, pop or world music.”

For tickets ($30.75) to the performances in the NORTH.SOUTH.EAST.WEST: Directions in JAZZLIVE series for National Jazz Appreciation Month, visit trustarts.org or call 412 456 6666. The Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival is sponsored by Macy’s, Highmark, Savoy Restaurant, a host of foundations, and supported by many in-kind sponsors. JazzLive is sponsored generously by BNY Mellon.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Experience Dutch Culture with Three Month Distinctively Dutch Festival

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Today's date:

January 18, 2012

Contact:

Veronica Corpuz

(412) 471-6082

corpuz@trustarts.org

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust launches

The Distinctively Dutch Festival

The Cultural District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 18 - May 20, 2012

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, a nonprofit arts and economic development organization at the center of Downtown Pittsburgh’s revival, will host an array of U.S. and world premieres as part of an interdisciplinary arts festival: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Distinctively Dutch Festival. Celebrating the culture and contemporary performing and visual arts from the Netherlands, the three-month festival will feature dance, theater, music, visual art, film, literature and architecture. Events will be held February 18-May 20, 2012, throughout Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, as well as at select venues, including MCG Jazz, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Carnegie Mellon University.

Presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Distinctively Dutch Festival is supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Performing Arts Fund NL, Music Center the Netherlands and Theater Instituut Nederland. In addition, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust gratefully acknowledges the Carol R. Brown Performance Fund for support of the Festival, as well as media partners Pittsburgh City Paper and 90.5 Essential Public Media.

Drawing on a long-standing history of presenting Dutch contemporary artists in Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust identified 2012 as the year to launch another punctuating, culturally-focused festival—in line with its preceding Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts (2008 and 2004), Australia Festival (2007) and Québec Festival (2004). J. Kevin McMahon, Cultural Trust President and CEO said, “Dutch artists are renowned for their innovation and creativity, and one of our objectives at the Trust is to share their extraordinary performing and visual arts and Dutch culture with Pittsburgh audiences. The artists whom The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has invited showcase the outstanding caliber of craft, technique, expression, collaboration and bold spirit of exploration we identify as ‘distinctively Dutch’.”

Dutch Ambassador to the U.S. Renée Jones-Bos said, “We are thrilled to be collaborating with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust on this exciting project to showcase many Dutch artists in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, one of the most creative cities in the United States. It reflects the forward-looking mentality, entrepreneurial spirit and innovative nature that the Netherlands shares with the US and with Pittsburgh in particular.” The festival was made possible through a generous grant from the Performing Arts Fund NL, Music Center the Netherlands and Theater Instituut Nederland and is actively supported by the Dutch Embassy network, specifically the Consulate-General of The Netherlands in New York. The festival is an example of how cultural diplomacy can create lasting economic, political, academic and artistic ties between the Netherlands and Pittsburgh.

Creativity and innovation stands at the core of Pittsburgh’s strategic transformation. Pittsburgh’s rich cultural heritage includes the likes of Andy Warhol, Art Blakey, Rachel Carson and Martha Graham. That heritage provides fertile grounds for the innovative and creative performances of Dance Works Rotterdam/André Gingras, Jiří Kylián and Michael Schumacher, PIPS:lab, Wunderbaum, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, JacobTV, Drums United and many others. Distinctely Dutch marks the cultural tradition of innovation that Pittsburgh shares with the Dutch.

Additional programs may be added to the festival calendar. For a listing of events and to receive updates, please visit TrustArts.org/dutchfestival or call 412-456-6666. Groups may purchase discounted tickets by calling 412-471-6930. Visit www.dutchartevents.com for more information on Dutch arts in the U.S. and follow Dutch Art Events on Facebook and Twitter.

DISTINCTIVELY DUTCH FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES & EXHIBITIONS

Dance Works Rotterdam/ André Gingras
ANATOMICA
U.S. Premiere
Presented by Pittsburgh Dance Council
Sponsored by First Commonwealth
Saturday, February 18, 8pm
Byham Theater
101 Sixth Street, Cultural District
$14-$45

“It’s a terrific splurge of vibrant physicality and joie de vivre that sets out to showcase what an amazing miracle the body represents.” —The Times of London

Choreographed by the daring André Gingras, ANATOMICA is an unyielding exploration of the physical extremes of sexual competition and attraction. Inspired by the danger, beauty and consequences of the body on display, Gingras delves and soars into the body’s extraordinary abilities and profound fragility. Dance Works Rotterdam/André Gingras puts contemporary dance in a social context, bringing relevant moral dilemmas into the theater with energetic raw dance. Described by theater and visual artist Robert Wilson as “rigorous, intellectual and free in spirit,” the company emphasizes collaboration and dialogue with other organizations and artists beyond the boundaries of contemporary dance.

Wunderbaum
Detroit Dealers
World Premiere
Thursday-Saturday, February 23–25, 8pm
Trust Arts Education Center
805 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District
$30

Set against the rise and fall of the American car industry, theater maker Walter Bart tells the story of his granddad, car dealer Arie Bart. In a cross-over of dramatized documentary, theater and music, Arie’s remarkable life is juxtaposed with the romance of the American Dream and the transience of the car as a sex symbol. Based in Rotterdam, Wunderbaum is a group of actors who work collectively, together with a designer and a dramaturge, as well as musicians, writers, photographers and film producers. Chameleonic, collaborative and often site specific, the performances of Wunderbaum take on many shapes resulting in newly discovered theater forms combined with a fresh look at humankind and society.

PIPS:lab
Diespace
U.S. Premiere
Friday–Sunday, March 23–25, 8pm Trust Arts Education Center
805 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District
$30

Born in the underground party scene of Amsterdam, PIPS:lab is known throughout the Netherlands for producing raw, expressive, visually stunning, interactive multimedia performances. The six members of this tech-theater collective have emerged as do-it-yourself masters of the unexpected. Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn. Now PIPS:lab has created Diespace: “the first active internet community for the deceased.” Interactive video technology, music, and sardonic wit: Diespace is an innovative look at life, death and the Internet. Co-produced by Melkweg Paradiso Productiehuis. DieSpace is supported by the Fonds voor Amateurkunst en Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunsten, Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds and VSB Fonds.

Jiří Kylián and Michael Schumacher
Last Touch First
U.S. Premiere
Presented by Pittsburgh Dance Council
Sponsored by First Commonwealth
Friday and Saturday, April 6–7, 8pm August Wilson Center
980 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District
$35

“It’s that rare occurrence: a performance that really grabs you and leaves you affected In mind and body for days...Last Touch First is such a performance; a joining of the best forces of dance.” -Trouw

Choreographer-in-residence and former artistic director of the acclaimed Nederlands Dans Theater, Jiří Kylián has joined forces with master of dance improvisation Michael Schumacher to create Last Touch First. Set within an imagined 18th-century manor house, the performance touches the depths of desperation, madness and loneliness within six characters. Through incredibly slow stop-motion movement these gripping and magical vignettes resonate like a Chekhovian drama. A Holland Dance Festival production in cooperation with Nederlands Dans Theater and Steps Festval, Zwisterland.

Rachel Nieborg & Ine Mulder
Girls’N’Guns
April 27–June 10
707 Penn Gallery
707 Penn Avenue, Cultural District

The famed “still life” of old masters is reinterpreted by two young Dutch artists: photographer Rachel Nieborg and designer Ine Mulder. The duo began working together on Girls’N’Guns in 2008 when Ine Mulder asked Nieborg to join her for shooting practice. The project evolved into a carefully crafted set recasting the still life paintings of the 17th century. Working with a metronome to fine tune the precision timing, one would literally shoot a gun while the other shot photographs. The images have not been edited with photo software, but capture the raw tension of stillness and movement, violence and beauty.

Global Navigators
April 27–June 10
Wood Street Galleries / SPACE
601 Wood Street / 812 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District

“Global Navigators explores and embodies our fascination with unknown cultures through various media, forms and processes.” -Murray Horne, Curator, Wood Street Galleries

For the Distinctively Dutch Festival, more than a dozen visual artists— including Peter Bogers, Gerard Holthuis, Marnix de Nijs, Folkert de Jong, Guido van der Werve and Karen Sargsyan—will be featured in this exhibition that examines the very nature of global exploration. This contemporary Dutch expedition traverses the terrains of the Internet and new media as well as mines the historical context of Dutch exploration.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has a long history of presenting visual artists from the Netherlands, including most recently Edwin van der Heide, telcosystems and Informationlab, which created Pittsburgh’s first art+technology public art installation entitled Cell Phone Disco.

JacobTV
The News
World Premiere
Sponsored by Joan Humphrey
Friday, April 27, 9pm Byham Theater
101 Sixth Street, Cultural District $20–$30

“JacobTV is preoccupied with American media and world events and draws raw materials from those sources. His work possesses an explosive strength and raw energy combined with extraordinarily intricate architectural design.” -Limor Tomer, General Manager, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A tragicomical story of our times ... never finished, constantly updated! Classical music outlaw and avant-pop composer, Jacob Ter Veldhuis a.k.a. JacobTV has created his newest opus, The News. In an orchestrated video-opera of talking heads and political pundits, JacobTV has sampled speeches and sound bites from news media to create everything from a militant staccato for the angry evangelist to a lyrical adagio for elegant presidential rhetoric. This unique synthesis of speech, music and video is performed by JacobTV and the intrepid Chicago-based chamber ensemble, Fulcrum Point. Featured soloists are Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano, and Lori Cotler, alto.

MCG Jazz presents
Dutch Women of Jazz
Friday–Saturday, May 18–19, 8pm Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
1815 Metropolitan Street, North Side
Adults: $30 or buy both shows for $50; Students: $20 or buy both shows for $30

MCG Jazz is proud to present Holland’s finest female jazz musicians. Specially recommended by the Muziek Centrum Netherland, a distinguished center for the promotion of music both in the Netherlands and abroad, these three diverse bands represent the best in Dutch jazz.

On Friday, May 18, MCG Jazz features a double-bill with Amina Figarova Sextet and the saxophone-led Tineke Postma Quartet. The immensely talented and critically-acclaimed Saskia Laroo Band performs on Saturday, May 19. Discounted packages are available if you purchase both performances.

With her penchant for thoughtful, enthralling melodies and bright, clear alto sax sound, Tineke Postma’s bright voice has been making a mark on the U.S. scene over the last couple years.

Called “one of the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium” by Jazztimes, Amina Figarova’s graceful and erudite piano style and showstopping band will challenge and inspire you.

Saskia Laroo, hailed by American public and press at large as “Lady Miles of Europe,” is one of the few women trumpet stylists, and headlines her own show for this once-in-a-lifetime Pittsburgh concert.

Beumer and Drost
Dudes
North American Premiere
Presented by Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival
Sponsored by Giant Eagle
Wednesday–Sunday, May 16–20
Charity Randall Theater
4301 Forbes Avenue, Oakland
$8

Dudes is a hybrid performance of song, dance, puppetry, slap-stick and mime that takes place in the confines of a small locker room where the limitless possibilities of the imagination unfold. Founded by Loek Beumer and Peter Drost, B&D is a self-made theater company that has built a strong reputation and loyal audiences in the Netherlands and Belgium for their innovative theatrical works for children, youth and adults.

Drums United
World of Rhythm
Presented by Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival
Sponsored by Giant Eagle
Friday–Sunday, May 18–20
Bellefield Hall
315 S. Bellefield Avenue, Oakland
$8

Drums United is an explosive and exciting world-percussion group interweaving the rhythms of African drums, Indian tablas, Cuban rumbas and more, with percussionists from nations such as Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Germany, Surinam and Venezuela. Led by award-winning Dutch percussionist and bandleader, Lucas van Merwijk, Drums United celebrates the unifying power of music that transcends culture, language and difference.

DUTCH ARTS IN PITTSBURGH

Wednesday Wine Flight: Dutch Diaspora
Wednesday, February 1, 6:15pm Cabaret at Theater Square
655 Penn Avenue, Cultural District, $35.75

Explore the Dutch influence on the global wine industry as part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Wednesday Wine Flights. Call 412-456-6666 to reserve tickets to this popular wine series.

A Creative Conversation with Wunderbaum
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in partnership with Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Thursday, February 16
Trust Arts Education Center
805 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District

Join director Walter Bart and members of Wunderbaum in a creative conversation about the collaborative and interdisciplinary process of theater making and performance. Call 412-394-3353 to register for this free event.

Choreography Workshop with André Gingras
Friday, February 17 Dance Alloy Studio
5530 Penn Ave, East Liberty

Professional dancers and choreographers are invited to study with renowned choreographer André Gingras for this intimate examination of choreography and creative process. Space is limited. To register, call 412-471-6079 or email education@trustarts.org.

Craft Beer School: Let’s Go Dutch
Tuesday, February 21, 6:15pm Cabaret at Theater Square
655 Penn Avenue, Cultural District, $25.75

Experience Dutch culinary arts paired with craft beers that will delight the beer lover’s palette. Call 412-456-6666 to reserve tickets to this popular beer series.

Ben Van Berkel: “The New Understanding”
Wednesday, February 29, 6pm Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland

Join architect Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio in Amsterdam for a lecture presented by the Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture and the Heinz Architectural Center at Carnegie Museum of Art. This free lecture is supported, in part, by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services. For more information visit www.cmu.edu/architecture/lecture.

Spring Flower Show
March 17–April 15 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
One Schenley Park, Oakland

$12 for adults, $11 for seniors, $11 for students, $9 for children, members and children under 2 are free. Open daily: 9:30am–5pm; Fridays until 10pm. 412-622-6914 www.phipps.conservatory.org

Take a trip around the world at the Spring Flower Show, a colorful celebration of vibrant locales and cultures. A Dutch display in the historic and spacious South Conservatory will showcase the beauty of tulips with swaths of blooms; intricately-painted wooden shoes and an iconic windmill. Nearly 15,000 bulbs planted in the front of the glasshouse will also flower to represent the spectacular fields of Holland right here in Pittsburgh.

2012 Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival
March 22–April 15
Carnegie Mellon University

Faces of Others is a series of international film festivals featuring selections from Poland, Netherlands, South Africa, Israel, Palestine, Argentina, France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Norway, Iran, Korea, Romania, Russia and Pittsburgh. The “Distinctively Dutch” program highlights the recent cinematography of Holland and encompasses a wide range of the latest, award-winning films, documentaries and video installations by Dutch artists. For a full description of films, venues, and ticket info, visit www.cmu.edu/faces or call 412-445-6292.

Pittsburgh Technology Council Night and Artist Talk with PIPS:lab
Saturday, March 24
Trust Arts Education Center
805 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District

Join the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Creative Technology Network for a post-performance artist talk with members of PIPS:lab focused on the do-it-yourself programming and technology behind Diespace. Special rates available for Pittsburgh Technology Council members.

Improvisation Workshop with Michael Schumacher
Saturday, April 7
Dance Alloy Studio
5530 Penn Ave, East Liberty

Professional dancers and choreographers are invited to study with master of improvisation Michael Schumacher. Space is limited. To register, call 412-471-6079 or email education@trustarts.org.

Dutch Poetry
Tuesday, April 17
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh
330 Sampsonia Way, North Side

Join City of Asylum/Pittsburgh for an evening with Dutch poets Joost Zwagerman, Erik Jan Harmens, Helene Gelens, John Schoorl, Pieter Boskma and Lucas Hirsch. For more information visit www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org or call 412-321-2190.

Dutch Dining in the Cultural District
Monday–Friday, April 23–27
various venues

Visit our website trustarts.org/dutchfestival to see a list of participating restaurants, including Meat & Potatoes among many others that will feature a Dutch-inspired dishes and other special offerings during this week.

Rethinking Cities in the 21st Century
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Thursday, April 26
Trust Arts Education Center
805 Liberty Avenue, Cultural District

Join creative thinkers from Pittsburgh and Holland to discuss the transformation of urban cities in the 21st century. For more information, call 412-456-6666.

Dutch Art At Carnegie Museum of Art: Self-Guided Tour
Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue, Oakland

The Carnegie Museum of Art’s world class collection includes great works from the Netherlands. Enjoy masterpieces as diverse as Droog Design’s cabinet You Can’t Lay Down Your Memories to elegant 17th century inlaid Cabinet on Stand. Paintings range from Van Gogh’s important landscape The Plain of Auvers to innovations in early 20th century abstraction by Mondrian and Bart Antony van der Leck. For more info visit http://www.cmoa.org/.

Ticket Information & Advanced Reservations

For Tickets & Updates

ONLINE: www.TrustArts.org/dutchfestival

Follow us on Facebook.com/CulturalTrust and Twitter@CulturalTrust

PHONE: 412-456-6666

GROUPS: 412-471-6930

IN PERSON: Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, Cultural District

Programming is subject to change. Please call or visit website for additional information.
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