AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS

The NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. The quartet that saxophonist Branford Marsalis has led for the past three decades has always been a model of daring, no-apologies artistry, of ever-widening musical horizons and deepening collective identity.

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CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT

Three-time Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Cécile McLorin Salvant joins the 22-23 Jazz Roots season with her latest project, Ghost Song. Opening for Salvant is emerging jazz force Christian Sands and his trio.

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BRUBECK BROTHERS QUARTET

A CELEBRATION OF BRUBECK featuring the Brubeck Brothers Quartet with the award-winning Frost Concert Jazz Band from the Frost School of Music and special guest Catherine Russell in the Knight Concert Hall

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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

As the Jazz Voyager continues to social distance and wears his mask inside stores when grocery shopping and following doctor office protocol, he is still finding time to listen to great jazz. This week coming off the shelves is an album titled Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott’s by pianist and vocalist Blossom Dearie and is a live recording at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho, London, England in 1966. This was her first live album and was  released on the British record label, Fontana. The liner notes were written by Jimmy Parsons.

Her personal favorite recording, the swinging trio will intoxicate you with this set of songs just as if you were there in the intimate space listening. Her girlish, soft voice is her signature as she executes each song with style. This is the first of four albums she will record on the Fontana label.

Track List | 39:23

1. On Broadway (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) ~ 3:55
2. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young (Michel Philippe-Gérard, Angele Vannier, Johnny Mercer) ~ 4:20
3. When in Rome (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) ~ 4:45
4. The Shadow of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) ~ 4:13
5. Ev’rything I’ve Got (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) ~ 4:29
6. Once Upon a Summertime (Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Johnny Mercer) ~ 3:51
7. I’m Hip (Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough) ~ 2:48
8. Mad About the Boy (Noël Coward) ~ 5:05
9. The Shape of Things (Sheldon Harnick) ~ 2:42
10. Satin Doll” (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) ~ 5:15

• Blossom Dearie ~ piano, vocals
• Jeff Clyne ~ double bass
• Johnny Butts ~ drums

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PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Get in on the #PittsburghJazzFest Great Giveaway. We’ve got you covered with VIP tix for Sept 16-18 PLUS hotel room for Friday and Saturday nights. To enter go to bit.ly/3Pf5KTm TRANSPORTATION NOT INCLUDED. While you’re visiting pittsburghjazzfest.org, sign up for our mailing list, so you’ll be the first to know what’s happening, including our special contests and events!

Location: Highmark Stadium

Two~Day Passes: $85 ~ $180 per person

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