The 43rd Annual Jazz Seminar culminates on Saturday night when Geri Allen leads an all-star lineup at Carnegie Music Hall. The Pittsburgh City Paper recently ran a profile of Allen and the Jazz Seminar. In the interview, Allen recounts her time at Pitt, being mentored by Nathan Davis, and what makes the Jazz Seminar and Concert unique.
Whet your appetite for the 43rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert! Join us Thursdays in October for the annual Brown Bag Lunch concerts performed by members of the Pitt Jazz Ensemble. Bring a bite to eat to Nordy’s (in the basement of the William Pitt Union) to get in the mood for all that is jazz. The Brown Bag Lunch concerts take place from noon to 1 p.m. on October 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. The Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert events run from October 30 through November 2.
Whet your appetite for the 43rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert! Join us Thursdays in October for the annual Brown Bag Lunch concerts performed by members of the Pitt Jazz Ensemble. Bring a bite to eat to Nordy’s (in the basement of the William Pitt Union) to get in the mood for all that is jazz. The Brown Bag Lunch concerts take place from noon to 1 p.m. on October 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. The Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert events run from October 30 through November 2.
Whet your appetite for the 43rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert! Join us Thursdays in October for the annual Brown Bag Lunch concerts performed by members of the Pitt Jazz Ensemble. Bring a bite to eat to Nordy’s (in the basement of the William Pitt Union) to get in the mood for all that is jazz. The Brown Bag Lunch concerts take place from noon to 1 p.m. on October 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. The Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert events run from October 30 through November 2.
Born September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, John Coltrane was always surrounded by music. His father played several instruments sparking Coltrane’s study of E-flat horn and clarinet.
Whet your appetite for the 43rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert! Join us Thursdays in October for the annual Brown Bag Lunch concerts performed by members of the Pitt Jazz Ensemble. Bring a bite to eat to Nordy’s (in the basement of the William Pitt Union) to get in the mood for all that is jazz. The Brown Bag Lunch concerts take place from noon to 1 p.m. on October 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. The Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert events run from October 30 through November 2.
Excitement is building about the 43rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert! One of our guest artists will be the fabulous jazz singer, composer, and arranger Carmen Lundy!
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Geri Allen (MA 1982, ethnomusicology) has stepped in as Director of Pitt’s Jazz Seminar and Concert, now in its 43rd year. Allen is continuing the legacy of Professor of Music Emeritus Nathan Davis, the founder and former director of the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, who retired this summer. In January, Allen will join the faculty of the Department of Music as an associate professor and assume leadership of the Department’s program in Jazz Studies.
Nicholas Amoscato, a Dietrich School senior double-majoring in music and computer science, has been chosen as the 2013 University of Pittsburgh/BNY Mellon Jazz Scholar. Amoscato, a native of Wexford, Pennsylvania, was selected to receive the $5,000 scholarship by a panel of jazz musicians and educators based on his advanced performance abilities. He performs on tenor sax as a member the Pitt Jazz Ensemble and as part of smaller combos organized through the Jazz Ensemble.
The University of Pittsburgh Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert culminates on Saturday, November 2nd with a gala concert in Carnegie Music Hall. Internationally renowned pianist and composer Geri Allen, Pitt’s new director of the Jazz Studies Program and associate professor of music, continues the legacy of Professor Emeritus of Music Nathan Davis, the former director and founder of the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, who retired this summer.