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History of Pittsburgh Jazz

Author : Richard Gazarik
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781540245854
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book History of Pittsburgh Jazz written by Richard Gazarik and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh's contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twentieth century, African American migration to the industrial North brought musical roots that would lay the foundation for jazz culture in the Steel City. As migrant workers entered the factories of Pittsburgh, juke joints and nightclubs opened in the segregated neighborhoods of the Hill District, Northside and East Liberty. The scene fostered numerous legends, including Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn, George Benson, Erroll Garner and Earl Fatha Hines. The music is sustained today in the practice rooms of the city's universities and by groups such as the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and the African American Music Institute. Authors Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole chart the swinging history of jazz in Pittsburgh.

History of Pittsburgh Jazz, A: Swinging in the Steel City

Author : Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144290
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book History of Pittsburgh Jazz, A: Swinging in the Steel City written by Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh's contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twentieth century, African American migration to the industrial North brought musical roots that would lay the foundation for jazz culture in the Steel City. As migrant workers entered the factories of Pittsburgh, juke joints and nightclubs opened in the segregated neighborhoods of the Hill District, Northside and East Liberty. The scene fostered numerous legends, including Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn, George Benson, Erroll Garner and Earl Fatha Hines. The music is sustained today in the practice rooms of the city's universities and by groups such as the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and the African American Music Institute. Authors Richard Gazarik and Karen Anthony Cole chart the swinging history of jazz in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgstyle

Author : Jaime Whittler
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Pittsburgstyle written by Jaime Whittler and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a documentary about the nearly forgotten enchantment generated in Pittsburgh by a slew of musicians, uptown inner-city streets, and jazz establishments that fed clients a buffet of delectable music. It's impossible to grasp the amazing spontaneous melodies, compositions, and distinct styles of hundreds of people who were born, nurtured or affected by what happened in the smoke-filled clubs, pubs, restaurants, and theaters. And yet, every jazz artist in the world was attracted here to stand the test waiting in the Steel City. This book is committed to connecting Pittsburgh-style jazz as the synthesis that resulted in the art form called bebop. This photographic presentation was captured by Pittsburgh Courier photographers between the 1930s and 1980s.

Pittsburgh Jazz

Author : John M. Brewer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738549804
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book Pittsburgh Jazz written by John M. Brewer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh Jazz documents the almost forgotten magic created in the city of Pittsburgh by a host of artists, uptown inner city streets, and jazz joints that served patrons from a menu packed full of delightful music. The magical improvised songs, compositions, and unique styles of hundreds of those who were born, raised, or influenced by what occurred in the smoke filled clubs, bars, restaurants, and theaters is difficult to comprehend. And yet, every jazz artist in the world was attracted here to "stand the test" waiting in the Steel City. This book is committed to connecting Pittsburghstyle jazz as the synthesis that resulted in the art form called bebop. This photographic presentation was captured by Pittsburgh Courier photographers between the 1930s and 1980s.

Pittsburgh Jazz

Author : John M. Brewer Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439634645
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Pittsburgh Jazz written by John M. Brewer Jr. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh Jazz documents the almost forgotten magic created in the city of Pittsburgh by a host of artists, uptown inner city streets, and jazz joints that served patrons from a menu packed full of delightful music. The magical improvised songs, compositions, and unique styles of hundreds of those who were born, raised, or influenced by what occurred in the smoke filled clubs, bars, restaurants, and theaters is difficult to comprehend. And yet, every jazz artist in the world was attracted here to stand the test waiting in the Steel City. This book is committed to connecting Pittsburghstyle jazz as the synthesis that resulted in the art form called bebop. This photographic presentation was captured by Pittsburgh Courier photographers between the 1930s and 1980s.

Pittsburgh Jazz

Author : John M. Jr. Brewer
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531630959
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Pittsburgh Jazz written by John M. Jr. Brewer and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh Jazz documents the almost forgotten magic created in the city of Pittsburgh by a host of artists, uptown inner city streets, and jazz joints that served patrons from a menu packed full of delightful music. The magical improvised songs, compositions, and unique styles of hundreds of those who were born, raised, or influenced by what occurred in the smoke filled clubs, bars, restaurants, and theaters is difficult to comprehend. And yet, every jazz artist in the world was attracted here to "stand the test" waiting in the Steel City. This book is committed to connecting Pittsburghstyle jazz as the synthesis that resulted in the art form called bebop. This photographic presentation was captured by Pittsburgh Courier photographers between the 1930s and 1980s.

African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Oral History Project Records and Recordings

Author : African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Oral History Project Records and Recordings written by African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This oral history collection consists of transcripts, cassette tapes, project working files and background organizational records of the interviews conducted during the AAJPSP Oral History Project. The AAJPSP Oral History Project documents individual African American jazz musicians in Pittsburgh as well as their efforts to organize. The content of the interviews span from 1904 to 1999.

Jazz in the Hill

Author : Colter Harper
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496849876
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Jazz in the Hill written by Colter Harper and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1920s through the 1960s, Pittsburgh’s Hill District was the heart of the city’s Black cultural life and home to a vibrant jazz scene. In Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood, Colter Harper looks at how jazz shaped the neighborhood and created a way of life. Beyond backdrops for remarkable careers, jazz clubs sparked the development of a self-determined African American community. In delving into the history of entrepreneurialism, placemaking, labor organizing, and critical listening in the Hill District, Harper forges connections to larger political contexts, processes of urban development, and civil rights struggles. Harper adopts a broad approach in thinking about jazz clubs, foregrounding the network of patrons, business owners, and musicians who were actively invested in community building. Jazz in the Hill provides a valuable case study detailing the intersections of music, political and cultural history, public policy, labor, and law. The book addresses distinctive eras and issues of twentieth century American urban history, including notions of “vice” during the Prohibition Era (1920–1934); “blight” during the mid-twentieth century boom in urban redevelopment (1946–1973); and workplace integration during the civil rights era (1954–1968). Throughout, Harper demonstrates how the clubs, as a nexus of music, politics, economy, labor, and social relations, supported the livelihood of residents and artists while developing cultures of listening and learning. Though the neighborhood has undergone an extensive socioeconomic transformation that has muted its nightlife, this musical legacy continues to guide current development visions for the Hill on the cusp of its remaking.

Spirit to Spirit

Author : Abby Mendelson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578476643
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Spirit to Spirit written by Abby Mendelson and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning new book that chronicles the extraordinarily rich jazz life of Pittsburgh through interview and photography. The hardback print features Pittsburgh's current jazz legends and emerging artists while focusing a lens on the current Pittsburgh jazz landscape.

The Crossroads of the World

Author : Colter Harper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Crossroads of the World written by Colter Harper and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Places of Invention

Author : Arthur P. Molella
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1935623680
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Places of Invention written by Arthur P. Molella and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The companion book to an upcoming museum exhibition of the same name, Places of Invention seeks to answer timely questions about the nature of invention and innovation: What is it about some places that sparks invention and innovation? Is it simply being at the right place at the right time, or is it more than that? How does “place”—whether physical, social, or cultural—support, constrain, and shape innovation? Why does invention flourish in one spot but struggle in another, even very similar location? In short: Why there? Why then? Places of Invention frames current and historic conversation on the relationship between place and creativity, citing extensive scholarship in the area and two decades of investigation and study from the National Museum of American History’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The book is built around six place case studies: Hartford, CT, late 1800s; Hollywood, CA, 1930s; Medical Alley, MN, 1950s; Bronx, NY,1970s; Silicon Valley, CA, 1970s–1980s; and Fort Collins, CO, 2010s. Interspersed with these case studies are dispatches from three “learning labs” detailing Smithsonian Affiliate museums’ work using Places of Invention as a model for documenting local invention and innovation. Written by exhibition curators, each part of the book focuses on the central thesis that invention is everywhere and fueled by unique combinations of creative people, ready resources, and inspiring surroundings. Like the locations it explores, Places of Invention shows how the history of invention can be a transformative lens for understanding local history and cultivating creativity on scales of place ranging from the personal to the national and beyond.

Jazz on the River

Author : William Howland Kenney
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226437337
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Jazz on the River written by William Howland Kenney and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Jazz on the River' describes how musical entrepreneurs gave the music of New Orleans to mainstream America in the 1920s, by quite literally sending their musicians upstream, aboard riverboats that plied the Mississippi waterways every summer.

Mary Lou Williams

Author : Deanna Witkowski
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814664016
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Mary Lou Williams written by Deanna Witkowski and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul, Deanna Witkowski brings a fresh perspective to the life and music of the legendary jazz pianist-composer Mary Lou Williams (1910-81). As a fellow jazz pianist-composer, adult convert to Catholicism, and liturgical composer, Witkowski offers unique insight gleaned from a twenty-year journey with Williams as her chosen musical and spiritual mentor. Viewing Williams’s musical and corporal acts of mercy as part of a singular effort to create community no matter the context, Witkowski examines how Williams created networks of support and friendship through her decades long letter correspondence with various women religious, her charitable work, and her tireless efforts to perform jazz in churches, community centers, concert halls, and schools. Throughout this fascinating story told with equal amounts of deep love and scholarly research, Witkowski illumines Williams’s passionate mantra that “jazz is healing to the soul.”

Pittsburg Documents

Author : Darron Olewine
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Pittsburg Documents written by Darron Olewine and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a documentary about the nearly forgotten enchantment generated in Pittsburgh by a slew of musicians, uptown inner-city streets, and jazz establishments that fed clients a buffet of delectable music. It's impossible to grasp the amazing spontaneous melodies, compositions, and distinct styles of hundreds of people who were born, nurtured or affected by what happened in the smoke-filled clubs, pubs, restaurants, and theaters. And yet, every jazz artist in the world was attracted here to stand the test waiting in the Steel City. This book is committed to connecting Pittsburgh-style jazz as the synthesis that resulted in the art form called bebop. This photographic presentation was captured by Pittsburgh Courier photographers between the 1930s and 1980s.

An Alternative History of Pittsburgh

Author : Ed Simon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1953368131
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book An Alternative History of Pittsburgh written by Ed Simon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed Simon tells the story of Pittsburgh through this exploration of its hidden histories--the LA Review of Books calls it an "epic, atomic history of the Steel City." The land surrounding the confluence of the

Jazz from Detroit

Author : Mark Stryker
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472074261
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Jazz from Detroit written by Mark Stryker and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s pivotal role in shaping the course of modern and contemporary jazz. With more than two dozen in-depth profiles of remarkable Detroit-bred musicians, complemented by a generous selection of photographs, Mark Stryker makes Detroit jazz come alive as he draws out significant connections between the players, eras, styles, and Detroit’s distinctive history. Stryker’s story starts in the 1940s and ’50s, when the auto industry created a thriving black working and middle class in Detroit that supported a vibrant nightlife, and exceptional public school music programs and mentors in the community like pianist Barry Harris transformed the city into a jazz juggernaut. This golden age nurtured many legendary musicians—Hank, Thad, and Elvin Jones, Gerald Wilson, Milt Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Donald Byrd, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Joe Henderson, and others. As the city’s fortunes change, Stryker turns his spotlight toward often overlooked but prescient musician-run cooperatives and self-determination groups of the 1960s and ’70s, such as the Strata Corporation and Tribe. In more recent decades, the city’s culture of mentorship, embodied by trumpeter and teacher Marcus Belgrave, ensured that Detroit continued to incubate world-class talent; Belgrave protégés like Geri Allen, Kenny Garrett, Robert Hurst, Regina Carter, Gerald Cleaver, and Karriem Riggins helped define contemporary jazz. The resilience of Detroit’s jazz tradition provides a powerful symbol of the city’s lasting cultural influence. Stryker’s 21 years as an arts reporter and critic at the Detroit Free Press are evident in his vivid storytelling and insightful criticism. Jazz from Detroit will appeal to jazz aficionados, casual fans, and anyone interested in the vibrant and complex history of cultural life in Detroit.

The Schenley Experiment

Author : Jake Oresick
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271079754
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Schenley Experiment written by Jake Oresick and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Schenley Experiment is the story of Pittsburgh’s first public high school, a social incubator in a largely segregated city that was highly—even improbably—successful throughout its 156-year existence. Established in 1855 as Central High School and reorganized in 1916, Schenley High School was a model of innovative public education and an ongoing experiment in diversity. Its graduates include Andy Warhol, actor Bill Nunn, and jazz virtuoso Earl Hines, and its prestigious academic program (and pensions) lured such teachers as future Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. The subject of investment as well as destructive neglect, the school reflects the history of the city of Pittsburgh and provides a study in both the best and worst of urban public education practices there and across the Rust Belt. Integrated decades before Brown v. Board of Education, Schenley succumbed to default segregation during the “white flight” of the 1970s; it rose again to prominence in the late 1980s, when parents camped out in six-day-long lines to enroll their children in visionary superintendent Richard C. Wallace’s reinvigorated school. Although the historic triangular building was a cornerstone of its North Oakland neighborhood and a showpiece for the city of Pittsburgh, officials closed the school in 2008, citing over $50 million in necessary renovations—a controversial event that captured national attention. Schenley alumnus Jake Oresick tells this story through interviews, historical documents, and hundreds of first-person accounts drawn from a community indelibly tied to the school. A memorable, important work of local and educational history, his book is a case study of desegregation, magnet education, and the changing nature and legacies of America’s oldest public schools.