The 39th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar & Concert | Nov. 3rd – 7th, 2009
Line-up Announced for 39th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert
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 miniclinics 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 and
only available at the WPU box office.
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.