The weeklong Pitt Jazz Seminar culminates with two major concerts on November 1st and 2nd
Roscoe Mitchell by Pasquale Ottaiano
Nicole Mitchell
The 49th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert under the leadership of new Jazz Studies Program Director Nicole Mitchell will feature two public concerts—a solo performance by vocalist and pianist Amina Claudine Myers on Friday, Nov. 1, at Bellefield Hall Auditorium, followed by the larger traditional concert Saturday, Nov. 2 at Carnegie Music Hall.
Pitt Jazz Week will also feature performances by Pitt jazz students, free on-campus artist seminars, two community appearances and a panel discussion.
Amina Claudine-Myers
Pitt Jazz Opening Concert
Friday, Nov. 1
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 315 S. Bellefield Ave., Oakland
Amina Claudine Myers will perform with vocals, on piano and Hammond organ.
Rufus Reid
Pitt Jazz Collaborative Concert
Saturday, Nov. 2
7:30 – 10 p.m.
Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland
Marcus Gilmore, drum set; Moor Mother, spoken word/electronics; Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones/percussion; Jason Moran, piano; Rufus Reid, bass, under the direction of Nicole Mitchell, flutes/electronics.
Jazz Week 2019
Monday, Oct. 28
Noon
William Pitt Union (WPU), Lower Lounge, 3959 Fifth Ave.
Kick-off Concert by the Pitt Jazz Ensemble.
Jason Moran, photo by Clay Patrick McBride
8 - 10 p.m.
Nordy’s, lower level, WPU
Open Jazz Jam Session
Open to all university students from the region.
The following events all take place in Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 650 Schenley Drive, Oakland.
Thursday, Oct. 31
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Student Composition Showcase
Pitt solo performers, duos and trios will perform original compositions.
Moor Mother
Marcus Gilmore
Friday, Nov. 1
1 p.m.
Graduate Student Research Presentations
Three Pitt jazz graduate students will discuss the topics of their research.
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Jazz Panel Discussion: Performing Creative Resistance
Panelists including Jazz Studies Associate Professor Michael Heller and Assistant Professor Aaron Johnson will explore how jazz relates to social justice.
Saturday, Nov. 2
9 a.m.
Artist Seminar: Jason Moran, piano
“In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall 1959”
10 a.m.
Artist Seminar: Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones/percussion
“The Association for the Advancement for Creative Musicians: Ancient to the Future”
Noon
Artist Seminar: Moor Mother, spoken word/electronics
“Transforming Reality Through Black Quantum Futurism”
1 p.m.
Artist Seminar: Rufus Reid, bass
“The Process of Composing Music is Truly Mysterious, Daunting, and Glorious”
Community Outreach Events
Saturday, Nov. 2
10 a.m.
Afro-American Music Institute
7131 Hamilton Ave., Homewood
Marcus Gilmore, drum set
“Finding New Ways to Look at the Drum Set and at Jazz Itself”
11 a.m.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood Branch
7101 Hamilton Ave., Homewood
Amina Claudine Myers, piano, organ, vocals
“Choral Improvisation: Collective Improv for Singers”