The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel is a media sponsor for the Highmark Blues and Heritage Festival September 14 and 15 at Highmark Stadium, Southside. Featuring the Commonheart; Ruthie Foster and Shemekia Copeland; Steel Pulse and more. Details, tickets and more information at BLUES dot AWAACC dot ORG
Wednesday, September 14:
5-6pm — Ranky Tanky is the 2020 Grammy Award winner for Best Regional Roots Album, is a Charleston-based quintet that focuses on the music born from the Gullah culture of the southeastern Sea Islands.
6:15-7:15pm — Fantastic Negrito, an American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music.
7:30-8:30pm — Walter "Wolfman" Washington is an American singer and guitarist who has been a mainstay in the New Orleans music scene since the early 1960s.
8:45-10:15 — Ruthie Foster & Shemekia Copeland:
Ruthie Foster is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. Shemekia Copeland is an award-winning vocalist who has grown to become one of the most talented and passionately candid artists on today’s roots music scene
Thursday, September 15:
5-6pm — New Breed Brass Band lives and breathes the culture of New Orleans, infusing funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop into a custom-made enhancement of the city’s second-line brass band tradition.
6:15-7:15pm — The Commonheart is a group of up-and-coming Pittsburgh-based artists formed to invoke emotion through tone and energy.
7:30-8:30pm — Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation.
8:45-10:15 — Steel Pulse is a roots and reggae band hailing from Birmingham, England, is led by front man and lead singer and guitarist David Hinds.
