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Tickets in advance though ProArts: general admission $18, Pitt students $8. Visit www.proartickets.org or call 412-394-3353.

PITTSBURGH-International jazz greats will convene at the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 3 through Nov. 7 for the 39th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert-the longest-running event of its kind in the country.

Legendary musicians taking part this year include George Cables, piano; Terri Lyne Carrington, drums; Leon Lee Dorsey, Pitt assistant professor of jazz studies and coordinator of Pitt’s Jazz Studies Program, bass; Benny Golson, tenor saxophone; Donald Harrison, alto saxophone; Jimmy Owens, trumpet, Yotam Silberstein, guitar; and Lew Soloff, trumpet.

During Jazz Week, the musicians conduct free lecture/demonstrations on the Pitt campus, provide mini clinics at area schools, and visit community centers. A jazz film and a lecture by a jazz historian are also scheduled; details will be forthcoming. At the end of the week, the musicians will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 in Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.

Concert tickets will be available for purchase beginning the week of Oct. 5 by calling ProArtsTickets at 412-394-3353 or visiting www.proartstickets.org. Tickets also will be on sale at the William Pitt Union box office, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. Tickets for students with a valid ID are $8.

Founded by Nathan Davis, director of Pitt’s Jazz Studies Program, the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert was the first academic jazz seminar in the country to feature international artists connecting with aspiring students in a lecture format, then performing together as an ensemble. Additional details, including the seminar schedule, will be available in the coming weeks.

Update: Click here for a complete schedule of events.

Featuring

Patrice Rushen, piano
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet
Antonio Hart, alto saxophone
Larry Coryell, guitar
Mike Mossman, trumpet
Bennie Maupin, tenor saophone
Leon Ndugu Chancler, drums
Leon Lee Dorsey, bass

Carnegie Music Hall

Concert tickets are $18
Available at any TicketMaster location, by phone at 412-323-1919, or online at ticketmaster.com, and at the William Pitt Union (WPU) box office, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. Tickets for students with a valid ID are $8 and available only at the WPU box office.

For more information call 412-624-4187

Read the press release here.

The next event is at Heinz Chapel on Thursday, November 1 at 7 p.m. Titled “Inside the Music Business,” it features Paul Silverthorn of New Jersey Public Television and Radio. Silverthorn is a former manager for Grover Washington Junior.

For a complete schedule of all the events visit the Jazz Seminar Web site.

A dynamic group of international jazz musicians will convene on the Pitt campus for the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, the longest-running event of its kind in the country.

From Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, students, jazz enthusiasts, and the general public will gather for free evening lectures on the business and history of jazz, free lectures and demonstrations by guest musicians, miniclinics for students in area schools, and demonstrations at several community venues. The week of seminars will culminate with the annual concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 3 in Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.

Jazz luminaries this year are expected to include Monty Alexander, piano; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Jon Faddis, trumpet; Peter King, alto sax; Benny Golson, sax; Abraham Laboriel, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Claus Reichstaller, trumpet; and Yotam Silberstein, guitar. They will perform under the direction of Nathan Davis, saxophonist, head of Pitt’s Jazz Studies Program, and founder of the annual event. (more…)

Lectures and Workshops:
October 30–November 3

Concert: Saturday, November 3, 8 p.m.
Carnegie Music Hall
For more information 412-624-4187