54th Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert - Sam Rivers Concert, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Hill District

Pitt Music Chair A J Johnson leads the Pitt Community Collaborative Jazz Orchestra (PCCJO) along with guest musicians from Rivers' Rivbea Orchestras in New York and Orlando.

Performers include Joseph Daley (tuba) and Steve Coleman (saxophone), both of whom worked with Sam in New York during the early days of Studio Rivbea and beyond; and Doug Mathews (bass & clarinet) and Craig Harris (trombone) who worked with Sam during his years in Orlando.

Rivers was widely known in both traditional and avant-garde jazz circles. His extensive archive, which includes hundreds of scores and unreleased audio and video performances, was recently acquired by the University of Pittsburgh Library System. 

Free and open to the public. RSVP at pi.tt/RiversConcert24.

54th Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert -

Other Jazz Week Events: 

Wednesday, October 30

7:00pm- Jazz Film Screening - "Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes", Cathedral of Learning, Room G24

Friday, November 1

3:00pm- Visiting Scholar Talk - Ben Barson, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
 

7:00pm- Seminar Musician Meet and Greet with Jeff Parker, Frick Fine Arts Cloister Area

Saturday, November 2

1:00pm- Ingrid Jensen - Seminar, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
 

2:00pm- Reggie Workman - Interview, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
 

3:00pm- Chad Taylor - "Rhythm Section Workshop", Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
 

3:00pm- Brian Settles and Jessica Boykin-Settles - Seminar, Afro American Music Institute (7131 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15208)

54th Annual Pitt Jazz Concert*

Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ 8:00pm

BELLEFIELD HALL AUDITORIUM

Musicians:
Jessica Boykin Settles, vocals
Roger Humphries, drums
Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
Aaron J. Johnson, trombone
Jeff Parker, guitar
Brian Settles, tenor saxophone
Chad Taylor, drums
Sumi Tonooka, piano
Immanuel Wilkins, alto saxophone
Reggie Workman, bass