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SUMMARY:Marty Ashby at Con Alma Downtown
DESCRIPTION:Marty Ashby\, Dwayne Dolphin and Thomas Wendt at Con Alma Downtown\, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/marty-ashby-at-con-alma-downtown/
LOCATION:Con Alma Downtown\, 613 Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220122T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220122T223000
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SUMMARY:Brubeck Brothers Quartet
DESCRIPTION:BRUBECK BROTHERS\n“PLAY BRUBECK: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF DAVE BRUBECK” \nJanuary 22\, 2022\, 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm \nTo celebrate the life and legacy of Dave Brubeck his son’s Chris and Dan Brubeck\, who performed and recorded with their father since the 1970s\, curate a multimedia show with their own Brubeck Brothers Quartet. Through stories told by his sons and music performed by the Quartet\, the show invites audiences to travel along the timeline of Dave’s extraordinary life and career.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/brubeck-brothers-quartet/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220121T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20220118T151934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T152029Z
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SUMMARY:Tony Martucci Quartet
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, January 21\, Tony Martucci bring his stellar quartet featuring James Moore\, Marty Ashby and Tom Baldwin to Con Alma Downtown Pittsburgh.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/tony-martucci-quartet/
LOCATION:Con Alma Downtown\, 613 Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211222T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211222T213000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T172107Z
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert co-produced with MCG Jazz
DESCRIPTION:The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra (PJO) is one of the finest ensembles in the country and is comprised of top jazz musicians from the Pittsburgh region. The orchestra’s holiday celebration concert has become a tradition for families all over the Greater Pittsburgh region as a way to take a break from the busy prep of the season. The critically acclaimed PJO recording\, “Joyful Jazz\,” was one of the top holiday albums of 2015 and continues to receive widespread airplay each holiday season. The concert will feature music from the album as well as some special new surprises.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/pittsburgh-jazz-orchestra-holiday-concert-co-produced-with-mcg-jazz/
LOCATION:Point Park University Pittsburgh Playhouse\, 350 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211218T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211218T213000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210901T180325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T142802Z
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SUMMARY:Marty Ashby’s Holiday Jazz Celebration 2021 Featuring Ann Hampton Callaway and the music from her album “The Hope of Christmas”
DESCRIPTION:A musical review of traditional favorites and new songs for the Holidays; performed by the Marty Ashby Quartet including Lewis Nash with special guest Ann Hampton Callaway. Celebrate the Holiday season with songs that feel familiar yet fresh. \n Marty Ashby is a jazz guitarist\, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer\, programming consultant\, motivational speaker and lifelong advocate of jazz music and its unique place in American culture. Ashby has performed and recorded with Slide Hampton\, Claudio Roditi\, Nancy Wilson\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Herbie Mann\, Phil Woods\, The Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Star Big Band and others.  In addition to his musicianship\, Ashby has curated and managed national tours for Jazz Across the Americas\, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra’s Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and SJMO’s 2019 world tour Jazz Beyond Borders: From the Golden Gate to the Great Wall. Ashby is Executive Producer of MCG Jazz\, which he started in 1987. \n An artist who has made indelible marks on jazz\, cabaret\, and on Broadway as a writer and performer\, Ann Hampton Callaway has composed over 250 songs for stage\, screen\, and television\, and her music has been recorded and performed by the likes of Barbra Streisand\, Michael Feinstein\, and Carole King. Callaway has shared the stage with great artists from many genres including George Shearing\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Stevie Wonder\, Dr. John\, Liza Minnelli\, Betty Buckley\, Dianne Reeves\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Audra McDonald\, Harvey Fierstein\, Ramsey Lewis\, and Kurt Elling. Callaway has released 15 albums since 1992 including her 2015 MCG Jazz album “The Hope of Christmas.” \n Q ON STAGE says\, “The album is jazzy\, hopeful\, modern\, and infused with the dark golden honey of one of the finest voices in jazz today. The pure heart and the hope that Christmas feelings will last all year.” \nPlease note\, the MIM is requiring that audience members either be vaccinated or have a negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to the performance. We also strongly encourage guests to wear masks.\nProof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result will be required for entry and may include the following options: a vaccination card (or photo)\, a digital record within an app\, an official immunization record\, or documentation of a negative test result. All MIM Music Theater team members are vaccinated and will wear masks.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/marty-ashbys-holiday-jam-featuring-gloria-reuben/
LOCATION:Musical Instrument Museum\, 4725 E Mayo Blvd.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85050\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211206T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20211101T144527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T145859Z
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SUMMARY:Lisa Ferraro: Jazz Up the Holidays
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating it’s 18th season! \nLisa Ferraro brings her acclaimed Jazz up the Holidays back home to Pittsburgh! \nBenefiting non-profit SoulCall Global\, Jazz Up the Holidays\, will be both LIVE and VIRTUAL CONCERT this year \nJoin us for this internationally acclaimed show and Billboard charting Jazz vocalist Lisa Ferraro as she serves up the holiday classics in swinging style. With arrangements by Grammy winning composer and arranger Mike Tomaro who also plays woodwinds. A stellar band of Jazz luminaries featuring the amazing Max Leake\, Kurt Lorence\, Bob Matchett\, David Glover and JD Chaison is sure to lift your spirits and ring in the season of Light\, Peace and Love.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/lisa-ferraro-jazz-up-the-holidays/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211204T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211204T223000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210901T175827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T211504Z
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SUMMARY:The Hot Sardines "Holiday Stomp"
DESCRIPTION:THE HOT SARDINES “HOLIDAY STOMP”\nDECEMBER 4\, 2021\n6:00 pm & 8:30 pm \nCelebrate in the holiday season with The Hot Sardines “Holiday Stomp. This hot jazz band will infuse yuletide classics with their unique and swinging sound. Fun arrangements of holiday tunes include: “White Christmas\,” “Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney” and “Please Come Home for Christmas.” Fueled by the belief that classic jazz feeds the heart and soul\, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful music can bring people together in a disconnected world.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/the-hot-sardines-holiday-stomp/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211120T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211120T223000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210901T175436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T175436Z
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SUMMARY:Patti Austin
DESCRIPTION:PATTI AUSTIN \nNOVEMBER 20 \, 2021 \n6:00 pm & 8:30 PM \nSince breaking through to solo success in the mid 1970s\, Grammy winner Patti Austin has become one of the world’s most popular and versatile vocalists. In the past decade\, it is in the world of jazz (a genre that is close to her heart) that Ms. Austin has been building a solid international audience. \nThe New York native is in constant demand globally for live performances\, thanks to a legacy of recordings that started in 1955; she continued through the ‘60s with success as a teenage R&B star before establishing herself as a mainstay among jazz and soul audiences through her ‘70s recordings. By the ‘80s Ms. Austin became known to the wider international audience as a result of the Grammy -nominated “Baby Come to Me” and “How Do You Keep the Music Playing”\, her early ‘80s classic duets with James Ingram\, masterminded by musical godfather Quincy Jones. \nUnquestionably a 21st century renaissance woman\, Patti Austin continues to create milestones in an incredible career; a further testament to her status as a member of that rare breed: a true artist whose creativity knows no limits.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/patti-austin/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211106T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211106T223000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210901T175202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T211538Z
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SUMMARY:Georgia On My Mind: Celebrating The Music Of Ray Charles
DESCRIPTION:“GEORGIA ON MY MIND: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES”\nWITH TAKE 6\, NNENNA FREELON\, and TOM SCOTT \nNOVEMBER 6\, 2021\, 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm \nRay Charles\, a Georgia native son\, was an American treasure who won every major honor from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From the Kennedy Honors to a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame\, Ray Charles transcended racism and cultural upheavals\, and spread his music based on Gospel\, Blues\, Jazz and Country around the world. Boasting iconic tunes from the catalogue of the genius himself\, the artists make each song a winning part of the tapestry that is Ray Charles’ music. Join us as we celebrate Ray’s music with an all-star cast of award winning performers.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/georgia-on-my-mind-celebrating-the-music-of-ray-charles/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211030T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210831T221630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211011T191042Z
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SUMMARY:Marty Ashby Trio
DESCRIPTION:Marty Ashby\, Dwayne Dolphin and Thomas Wendt at Con Alma Downtown\, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/marty-ashby-trio/
LOCATION:Con Alma Downtown\, 613 Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211016T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211016T230000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20200130T153453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T220817Z
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SUMMARY:Ann Hampton Callaway & Tierney Sutton
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 16\, 2021 6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m. \nThese two world-renowned jazz stars team up for the first time as their new albums share a common theme: unforgettable film songs. Ann Hampton Callaway’s focus is mostly on the iconic gems from the 1930s and 1940s\, while Tierney Sutton lends her imagination to beloved contemporary classics. Featuring the Tierney Sutton Band rhythm section\, the night is filled with solos and duets arranged in fresh ways featuring the two singers’ dazzling musicality and connection to the brilliant lyrics of their songs. \nAn Omaha native\, Sutton found her footing as a singer and bandleader shortly after arriving in Los Angeles in the mid-1990s where she’s led one of the most durable working bands in jazz for the last two decades. She is a nine-time GRAMMY® nominated jazz vocalist that has received a nomination for every project she’s released in the past decade. Appropriately\, her latest project is the 19-track opus “ScreenPlay”—an innovative approach to the history of film music released monthly as a series of digital EPs along with an accompanying podcast and background material. \nAn artist who has made indelible marks on jazz\, cabaret\, and on Broadway as a writer and performer. Callaway has composed over 250 songs for the stage\, screen\, and television making an indelible mark on jazz\, cabaret\, and Broadway. A prolific writer and performer\, Callaway’s music has been recorded and performed by the likes of Barbra Streisand\, Michael Feinstein\, and Carole King. Callaway has shared the stage with great artists from many genres including George Shearing\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Stevie Wonder\, Dr. John\, Liza Minnelli\, Betty Buckley\, Dianne Reeves\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Audra McDonald\, Harvey Fierstein\, Ramsey Lewis\, and Kurt Elling. Callaway has released 15 albums since 1992 including her 2018 Shanachie Records session “Jazz Goes to the Movies\,” an entrancing collection of songs from Hollywood’s golden age. \nGet ready for a night of sensational cinematic delights!
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/ann-hampton-callaway-tierney-sutton/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211014T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210831T222336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211011T191006Z
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SUMMARY:Marty Ashby Claudio Roditi Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Marty Ashby pays tribute to master trumpeter and composer\, Brazilian Jazz superstar\, Claudio Roditi. \nJoining Marty will be James Moore on trumpet\, Paul Thompson on bass and James Johnson III on drums. \nCon Alma Ellsworth\, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/marty-ashby-claudio-roditi-tribute/
LOCATION:Con Alma Ellsworth\, 5884 Ellsworth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211002T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211002T223000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210901T174849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T174849Z
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SUMMARY:Kirk Whalum & Keiko Matsui
DESCRIPTION:Kirk WHALUM & KEIKO MATSUI\nOCTOBER 2\, 2021\n6:00 pm & 8:30 pm \nIn a career spanning decades\, Kirk Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his;\nit is a sound that leaves an indelible imprint on the listener.\nKeiko Matsui is one of the most dynamic and important voices in\ninstrumental music. Acclaimed pianist\, composer and humanitarian\,\nher transcendent and haunting melodies have long sought to build bridges.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/kirk-whalum-keiko-matsui/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210926T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210901T174049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T174049Z
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SUMMARY:Central PA Friends of Jazz Fundraiser Honoring Steve Rudolph
DESCRIPTION:Steve will be playing in concert with a band of some of his favorite musicians from over the years. This will be a once-in-a-lifetime performance for Steve\, and you don’t want to miss it! \nFollowing the concert\, event guests will join Steve for a light reception. Rumor has it that Steve and his musician friends may start a jam session at the reception… \nA co-founder of the Friends of Jazz\, Steve retired as executive director in October 2019. This gives Steve more time to play\, compose\, and teach. However\, our commitment to sharing live jazz doesn’t end with Steve’s retirement. In addition to celebrating Steve’s years of service to the Friends of Jazz\, This One’s For You! will expand the community of supporters we need to ensure that jazz continues to be a major part of the cultural landscape of Central Pennsylvania.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/central-pa-friends-of-jazz-fundraiser-honoring-steve-rudolph/
LOCATION:Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts\, 222 Market St.\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210924T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210925T213000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20200130T155308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T220953Z
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SUMMARY:Yellowjackets
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 24\, 2021\,  7:30 p.m. +  Saturday\, September 25\, 2021\,   7:30 p.m.  \nThe Yellowjackets have consistently forged ahead in their evolving artistic statements. The band has recorded close to 30 albums\, been nominated for 17 GRAMMY® Awards\, and has adventurously amplified the eclectic\, electro-acoustic soundscape creating a unique jazz sound since its fusion beginnings. \nWhile the Los Angeles-based Yellowjackets have been a creative force on the jazz scene since 1981 when they recorded their eponymous debut\, their fourth Mack Avenue Records album\, “Raising Our Voice\,” once again ups the ante with bold new strides. \n“The band keeps moving forward\,” says saxophonist Bob Mintzer who joined the group in 1990. “It’s one of the few partnership bands in the last four decades. It’s democratic\, laissez-faire and accommodating to everyone in the band to contribute. We’re constantly reinventing ourselves as a reflection of what’s happening in the world.” \nThe Jackets are comprised of pianist/keyboardist/co-founder Russell Ferrante\, bassist Dane Alderson in his second recording with the group and drummer Will Kennedy\, who joined the band in 1987 and then in 2000 took a 10-year hiatus before returning to the drum chair. \nMintzer sees a bright future for the Yellowjackets. “What attracts me about the group is how stylistically broad we are\,” he says. “There are no barriers. We’re free to try new things without making the music overly complex. I always say this is the band you always wanted to be in. We’ll see where we go next.”
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/yellowjackets/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210912T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210912T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210831T222740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T223223Z
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SUMMARY:Jazz At Fallingwater
DESCRIPTION:MCG Jazz and Fallingwater present an intimate evening of live jazz\, wine\, and hors d’oeuvres in the living room of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece. \nLive performance Gloria Reuben’s and Marty Ashby’s celebrated duo album\, For All We Know. \n“If you’ve been waiting for music that will make you ‘feel it’\, you owe it to yourself to listen to Gloria’s wonderful romantic jazz vocals.  Marty’s guitar enhances the experience\, and the duo is simply magic.” – Dick Metcalf\, Contemporary Fusion Reviews \nProof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test required for entry. Masks are required when indoors.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/jazz-at-fallingwater/
LOCATION:Fallingwater\, 1491 Mill Run Road\, Mill Run\, PA\, 15464\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing,Private Event,Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210729T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210729T183000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210712T142019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T142019Z
UID:1683-1627576200-1627583400@martyashby.com
SUMMARY:The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Plays Pittsburgh
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Pittsburgh Playhouse Inside/Outside Series\, Thursday\, July 29\, 4:30-6:30 pm. Tickets are $10.00\, include a free drink\, and are available at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Box office at pittsburghplayhouse.com or by calling 412.392.8000.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/the-pittsburgh-jazz-orchestra-plays-pittsburgh/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210724T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210724T220000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210712T143124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T143124Z
UID:1686-1627146000-1627164000@martyashby.com
SUMMARY:Marty Ashby and Friends
DESCRIPTION:MCG Jazz presents at Market Square Night Market\, Saturday\, July 24\, 5:00 – 10:00 pm. FREE.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/marty-ashby-and-friends/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210523
DTSTAMP:20260506T171214
CREATED:20210216T215003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T184808Z
UID:1567-1613102400-1621655999@martyashby.com
SUMMARY:Marty is at MCG Jazz
DESCRIPTION:I hope that you and yours are staying safe and healthy. Thank you for your patience during this extended pause in the MCG Jazz programming. The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all performing arts in Pittsburgh\, as well as across the country. The priority remains to keep everyone in the audience\, on stage\, and behind the scenes healthy and safe. \nIn an effort to keep everyone safe\, MCG Jazz paused all previously planned in-person concerts and educational events. When restrictions are lifted and we can safely hold in-person events\, we will. I do not have a date set to reopen our doors\, but we are proactively working with artists\, their managers and agents to present these artists when it is safe to do so. \nThis decision is based on information from local and state governments\, the CDC\, and the WHO. All measures we are taking are grounded in our understanding of public health science and infectious disease control to create a safe environment when we are permitted to reopen. \nThe MCG Jazz mission to preserve\, present\, and promote jazz has never been stronger. \nEvery day and in every way\, MCG Jazz will continue to do what we do best – preserve\, present\, and promote jazz. The focus has always been to keep patrons\, artists and staff safe and provide an enjoyable musical experience. So\, until we are able to be together in our music hall – we are coming to you! \nStarting in September 2020 we are providing you with a wide variety of interactive offerings to keep you connected to MCG Jazz and bring the New Jazz Age to you: \nLive Performances – When restrictions will allow\, we will host a socially distanced live performance from the MCG Jazz stage and stream it LIVE! Subscribers will have a special code to watch the performance at their convenience within 48 hours. \nLive from the Archives – We are streaming concerts from the 33-year history of MCG Jazz. Relive a show you attended or see one you may have missed. \nMCG Jazz Spotlight Show – Every Friday\, Saturday and Sunday\, MCG Jazz hosts a 60-minute radio show on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel\, WZUM\, 101.1 FM or stream online at wzum.org. \nPittsburgh Jazz Legends Spotlight – Each month we will post an oral history of one of the MCG Jazz Pittsburgh Jazz Legends and feature photos\, music clips and memorabilia from each artist throughout the month. \n[Visit mcgjazz.org to see the full schedule of events.] \nWhat happens now and what can I do? \nThe MCG Jazz team looks forward to connecting with each of you individually. If you purchased a subscription for the 2020-2021 season or if you have tickets for a concert that would have occurred in March\, April or May 2020\, we will be in touch with you to discuss your options. For your convenience\, you can schedule a call immediately to speak with a member of the MCG Jazz team directly. Please use the calendar tool below to select your preferred day and time by clicking on https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/email hidden; JavaScript is required/bookings/ \nWe need your support now more than ever. Music is a primary way that our culture is passed on and celebrated. For the past 120 years\, jazz has been at the center of American culture and will continue to be with your help. MCG Jazz is a non-profit organization\, relying on revenue from both ticket sales and contributions to bring exceptional jazz experiences to Pittsburgh. Please help us keep this strong tradition alive by donating or becoming an MCG Jazz member. Your donation is tax-deductible and critical in supporting us during this challenging time. Please click here if you would like to donate your tickets…. \nTogether we are the New Jazz Age. \nWhen we all work together\, we will keep each other safe and healthy. The sooner this virus is eradicated\, the sooner we can enjoy live jazz again. We will never stop swingin’ and never stop believing in the power of music.  Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to connecting with you virtually for now. \nThe MCG Jazz staff – \nMarty Ashby\, Vice President and Executive Producer | Renée Govanucci\, Director | Mark Jackovic\, Education and Archives Manager | David Sykut\, Producer Manager | Nick Pesanka\, Patron Services and Sales Specialist | Natalie Larsen\, Administrative Assistant Senior Level \n 
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/marty-is-at-mcg-jazz/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing,Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200430T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200430T213000
DTSTAMP:20260506T171215
CREATED:20200213T133710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200226T115324Z
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SUMMARY:jazzPGH Jazz Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:MCG Jazz and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust\, in partnership with WZUM\, present jazzPGH Jazz Day. \n5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.  \nDuquesne University Jazz Ensemble performs at 6:00 p.m. For All We Know album celebration featuring Gloria Reuben and Marty Ashby will perform at 7:00 p.m. jazzPGH All Stars featuring Thomas Wendt\, Lynn Speakman\, Antonio Croes\, and Mark Strickland will perform at 8:00 p.m. \n 
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/for-all-we-know-album-celebration/
LOCATION:This Is Red\, 605 E.Ninth Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing
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SUMMARY:Drum Bar Rivers Casino
DESCRIPTION:April 17\, 2020\, 9:00 p.m. – midnight
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/drum-bar-rivers-casino-2/
LOCATION:Rivers Casino\, 777 Casino Dr\,\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212
CATEGORIES:Performing
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SUMMARY:Nicole Mitchell: Radical Transformation: For Angela Davis
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\,   7:30 p.m. \nNicole M. Mitchell is an award-winning flutist\, composer\, bandleader\, and educator. Repeatedly awarded top flutist of the year by Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and the Jazz Journalists Association\, Mitchell initially emerged from Chicago’s innovative music scene in the late 1990s\, and her music celebrates contemporary African American culture. She is the founder of Black Earth Ensemble\, Black Earth Strings\, Sonic Projections\, and Ice Crystal. \nActivist and scholar Angela Davis has been an incredible force for social justice for over 50 years. Mitchell’s “Radical Transformation” is a musical celebration of Davis’ courage and resilience. It strives to amplify Davis’ activist vision and concerns towards creating a better world. \nThe former first woman president of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians\, Mitchell celebrates endless possibilities by creating visionary worlds through music that bridge the familiar with the unknown. \nIn January 2018\, Mitchell was the Artist in Residence at New York’s Winter Jazz Fest\, where she performed four suites of her compositions. As a composer\, Mitchell has been commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture\, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art\, Art Institute of Chicago\, the Stone\, the French American Jazz Exchange\, Chamber Music America\, Chicago Jazz Festival\, and Chicago Sinfonietta. Mitchell has performed with creative music luminaries including Craig Taborn\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Joelle Leandre\, Anthony Braxton\, Geri Allen\, George Lewis\, Mark Dresser\, Steve Coleman\, Anthony Davis\, Myra Melford\, Bill Dixon\, Muhal Richard Abrams\, Ed Wilkerson\, Rob Mazurek\, Billy Childs\, and Hamid Drake. She is a recipient of the Herb Alpert Award\, the Chicago 3Arts Award\, and the Doris Duke Artist Award. Mitchell was recently named by the University of Pittsburgh as the William S. Dietrick III Endowed Chair Director of Jazz Studies and Creative Arts Ensemble.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/nicole-mitchell-radical-transformation-for-angela-davis/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200326T193000
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SUMMARY:Pierre Bensusan & Frank Vignola Trio
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 26\,   7:30 p.m.\n \nWinner of the Independent Music Award\, Rose d’Or of the Montreux Festival\, and Best World Music Guitar Player by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine\, Pierre Bensusan is recognized as one of the premier musicians of our time. \nBorn in Oran\, French-Algeria in 1957\, Bensusan’s family moved to Paris when he was 4 years old. He began formal studies on piano at the age of 7 and at 11 taught himself guitar. Influenced in those early days by the folk revival\, Bensusan began first to explore his own diverse musical heritage and then moved to the horizons beyond. \nBensusan has the ability to make a single guitar sound like an entire band as he brings the audience on a mesmerizing musical journey. And yet\, he is more than what any musician or music lover expects from a guitarist. He is a composer as well as a bilingual and brave improvisational vocalist\, melding whistles and resonant low notes with something like his own scat technique. \nFrank Vignola’s stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians\, including Ringo Starr\, Madonna\, Donald Fagen\, Wynton Marsalis\, Tommy Emmanuel\, the Boston Pops\, the New York Pops\, and guitar legend Les Paul. \nWith over 1000 engagements in the last five years alone\, Vignola has become one of the most popular and sought after guitarists on the international music scene. His genre-spanning music has brought him to 14 countries on three continents performing in some of the world’s most illustrious venues including the Sydney Opera House\, Carnegie Hall\, The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco\, New York’s Lincoln Center\, and Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza\, Italy. \nVignola’s jaw-dropping technique explains why The New York Times deemed him “one of the brightest stars of the guitar.”
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/pierre-bensusan-frank-vignola-trio/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200321T190000
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SUMMARY:Monika Herzig’s Sheroes
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 21\,   7:00 p.m.  \nIn 1987\, the pedagogical institute in Weingarten\, Germany awarded a scholarship for a one-year exchange program at the University of Alabama to one of their students\, jazz pianist Monika Herzig. Together with her partner and guitarist Peter Kienle\, she arrived in the United States on a one-way ticket\, with one suitcase of belongings and one guitar in August 1988. \nSince then she has completed her Doctorate in Music Education and Jazz Studies at Indiana University\, where she is now a faculty member. As a touring jazz artist\, she has performed at many prestigious jazz clubs and festivals\, such as the Indy Jazz Fest\, Cleveland’s Nighttown\, Louisville’s Jazz Factory\, the W.C.Handy Festival\, Jazz in July in Bloomington and Cincinnati\, Columbus’ Jazz & Rib Fest\, to name just a few. \nCreated and led by Herzig\, SHEROES is an all-female\, all first-call talent group featuring a cast of international virtuosi including Leni Stern (guitar\, Germany/USA); Jamie Baum (flutes\, USA); Reut Regev(trombone\, Israel/USA); Jennifer Vincent (bass\, USA); and Rosa Avila (drums\, Mexico). As an ensemble of empowerment\, SHEROES is a musical force\, operating with deftness\, invention\, enthusiasm\, and ambition. Herzig does much of the writing and arranging\, but Regev\, Baum\, Vincent\, and Stern equally contribute compositions alongside covers\, including “House of the Rising Sun” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” \nSHEROES not only heralds an era of greater and deeper consideration for women in jazz but as Jazz Journalist Association President Howard Mandel affirms in his liner notes\, “That’s exactly what Monika and company does: present a model of empowerment with results that are good for everyone. Wherever you are on the gender continuum\, you’ll like it. SHEROES make music!”
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/monika-herzigs-sheroes/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200314T203000
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SUMMARY:Kenny Werner Trio with Cyrille Aimée
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 14\,  6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m. \nKenny Werner is a world-class pianist and composer known for his prolific output of compositions\, recordings\, and publications that impact audiences around the world. \nWerner was awarded the 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award for his seminal work “No Beginning No End\,” a musical journey exploring tragedy and loss\, death and transition\, and the path from one lifetime to the next. Utilizing over 70 musicians\, Werner’s third album for Half Note Records is an expansive composition featuring Joe Lovano\, Judy Silvano\, wind ensemble\, choir\, and string quartet. \nBorn in Brooklyn in 1951 and grew up in Long Island\, Werner began playing and performing at a young age—first recording on television at the age of 11. Although he studied classical piano as a child\, he enjoyed playing anything he heard on the radio. \nHis natural instinct for improvisation led Werner to the Berklee School of Music in 1970. From Boston\, Werner traveled to Brazil with saxophonist Victor Assis Brasil and studied with his brother\, pianist Joao Assis Brasil. This lead to “Effortless Mastery\,” his landmark opus on how to allow the master musician from within to manifest. \nImprovisation is not just a technique for Grammy-nominated artist Cyrille Aimée\, it’s a way of life. The acclaimed vocalist ventured from singing on street corners in Europe to dazzling audiences at the world’s most prestigious jazz festivals; from sneaking out to sing in gypsy encampments in her native France to acting on Broadway; from braving the notoriously tough audiences at New York’s Apollo Theatre to being called a “rising star in the galaxy of jazz singers” by The New York Times. \nAmong countless accolades\, Aimée won the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition. As an actress\, Aimée co-starred with Bernadette Peters in a Stephen Sondheim tribute at New York’s City Center which inspired her to dig deeper into Sondheim’s repertoire\, resulting in her fourth and most recent album\, Move On: A Sondheim Adventure. She’s shared her story via masterclasses\, a TEDx talk\, and a few addresses at the Conference on World Affairs.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/kenny-werner-trio-patricia-barber-trio/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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SUMMARY:Con Alma
DESCRIPTION:February 26\, 2020\, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.  \nMarty Ashby with John Shannon\, Tony DePaolis and Tom Wendt
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/con-alma/
LOCATION:Con Alma Ellsworth\, 5884 Ellsworth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200221T213000
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SUMMARY:Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 21\,  7:00 p.m.  + 9:30 p.m. \nThe world first learned of the vocal artistry of Cécile McLorin Salvant when she won the prestigious 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. In just under the span of a decade she has evolved from a darling of jazz critics and fans to a multi-GRAMMY® Award-winner with a prescient and fearless voice. \nMcLorin Salvant is a singer whose unique style demonstrates a keen sense of the history of American music. She fearlessly performs songs from jazz’ roots in minstrel shows and ragtime and digs deep into blues queens like Bessie Smith and Ida Cox. Beyond the borders\, she also is an expert interpreter of Francophone chansons and cabaret numbers retracing her own personal path as a musician from \nAmerica to France and back again. If that weren’t enough\, McLorin Salvant is also a gifted composer whose moving additions to the repertoire reflects her unique perspective on love\, life\, and womanhood. \nHer newest release\, “The Window\,” an album of duets with pianist Sullivan Fortner that won the 2019 GRAMMY® Award for best jazz vocal album\, explores and extends the tradition of the piano-vocal duo. With just Fortner’s deft accompaniment\, the two are free to improvise and rhapsodize and play freely with time\, harmony\, melody\, and phrasing. \nFor the past decade\, Fortner has been stretching deep-rooted talents as a pianist\, composer\, bandleader\, and uncompromising individualist. The GRAMMY® Award-winning artist received international praise for his work as player and producer on “The Window” and has also received critical acclaim for his work as a solo leader on his own projects. The highly-sought improviser has performed across the country and throughout the world at such cultural institutions as Jazz at Lincoln Center\, Jazz Standard\, and Smalls Jazz Club as well as celebrated festivals\, including Newport\, Monterey\, and Gillmore Keyboard.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/cecile-mclorin-salvant-sullivan-fortner/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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SUMMARY:Drum Bar Rivers Casino
DESCRIPTION:February 7\, 2020\, 9:00 p.m. – midnight \nReggie Watkins ensemble
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/drum-bar-rivers-casino/
LOCATION:Rivers Casino\, 777 Casino Dr\,\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191213T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191213T213000
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CREATED:20190925T185210Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Latin Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 13\, 2019\,  7:00 p.m. + 9:30 p.m. \nThis all-female collective is led by veteran jazz icon\, soprano saxophone player\, flautist\, composer\, and proud Canadian Jane Bunnett. With five Juno awards\, three GRAMMY® nominations and an Officer of the Order of Canada\, Bunnett decided to dedicate herself to taking Maqueque to the world. \nWith hard work\, virtuosity\, and chemistry\, the dream is alive and thriving. Their third release\, “On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme\,” is a bold testament to the strength and originality of Jane Bunnett and Maqueque. \nPrior to recording “On Firm Ground\,” the group toured constantly from Canada’s Yukon to Colombia\, Brazil\, Cuba\, and Panama\, to major U.S. jazz festivals and clubs including Newport\, Monterey\, Saratoga\, Birdland\, and Lincoln Center. \nIn addition to performing music from “On Firm Ground\,” Jane Bunnett & Maqueque will play Latin Jazz arrangements of classic holiday songs. The group’s members include singer Dayme Arocena\, pianist Danae Olano\, bassist Talin Marrero\, percussionist\, Mary Paz and drummer Yissy Garcia. The newest member is soulful vocalist\, Joanna Majoko. \n“This band sounds like no other today in jazz.”— Downbeat magazine\, which voted in Jane Bunnett and Maqueque as one of the top 10 jazz groups in the 67th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/jane-bunnett-maqueque-latin-christmas/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191207T203000
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SUMMARY:A Peter White Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 7\,2019\,  6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m. \nOver the years\, Peter White has maintained a reputation as one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy\, he combines elements of jazz\, pop\, and classical guitar to create a sound that is singular and at the same time accessible to a broad audience. White’s annual Christmas concerts eventually led to the album “A Peter White Christmas” in 2007. The holiday celebration has continued with it now making its way to Pittsburgh with talented friends. \nSaxophonist Euge Groove will join White for the holiday festivities. A favorite on radio and the international touring circuit\, Groove has garnered a devout following with his irresistible mix of danceable grooves\, mind-bending hooks\, rhythm-and-blues-infused melodies and inspired solos. Having collaborated with everyone from Tina Turner\, Elton John\, and Bonnie Raitt to Tower of Power and Aaron Neville\, Groove is never short on inspiration. \nAlso joining the group is saxophonist Vincent Ingala. The music prodigy is no stranger to contemporary jazz audiences. His heartfelt\, sweet and soulful mix has catapulted him to the top of the Billboard contemporary jazz charts\, garnering him four Billboard No. 1 hits\, and nine Top 10 hits. \nThe group will get its vocal chops from the earthy and charismaticLindsey Webster. Webster is a surprising and welcomed anomaly in the contemporary jazz world. The sultry and soulful young singer/composer has scored two Billboard No.1 hits on the contemporary jazz chart making her the first vocalist in the format to garner a No.1 hit since the iconic Sade. Blessed with a honey-toned voice and enviable range\, Webster’s uniquely identifiable sound is fueled by potent messages of love that are timely for today’s climate. Webster is holding her own in a largely male-dominated genre comprised of artists who are much older than her\, and she is quickly becoming a favorite on the charts and international touring circuit.
URL:https://martyashby.com/event/a-peter-white-christmas/
LOCATION:Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild\, 1815 Metropolitian Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Producing
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