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Mellon Jazz June Events to Include Ellis Marsalis at Hartwood and
Orrin Evans Quintet at South Park
-Concert by legendary performer and jazz educator Marsalis to be preceded by
Pitt/Mellon Jazz scholarship presentation and performance by acclaimed student
musicians-
PITTSBURGH, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellon Jazz welcomes two gifted jazz
pianists to Pittsburgh this summer, with keyboard virtuoso Ellis Marsalis
performing at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 6 at Hartwood Acres, and rising star
Orrin Evans appearing with his Orrin Evans Quintet at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 25
at the South Park Amphitheater. Free to the public, both concerts are part of
the Mellon Jazz-sponsored Summer Concert Series produced by the Special Events
Office of Allegheny County. In recognition of Ellis Marsalis' stature as both a
renowned performer and distinguished jazz educator, his Hartwood Acres concert
will be preceded by the presentation of the 2004 Pitt/Mellon Jazz Scholarship,
and a performance by PAJ Three, a trio of young jazz musicians from western
Pennsylvania who have been featured at a Grammy Awards event, the New Orleans
Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands.
"Having Ellis Marsalis and Orrin Evans in town will make June a dream month for
jazz piano fans," said Rose Gabbianelli, Mellon senior vice president and
director of corporate affairs. "Giving local audiences access to both an
established jazz master and a rising young star demonstrates the quality and
breadth of the County's Summer Concert Series. We congratulate our partners in
the County's Special Events Office on a very strong program, and look forward
to two terrific concerts."
One of New Orleans' premier jazz ambassadors, Ellis Marsalis was born in 1934,
and began formal music studies at Xavier University's junior school of music at
age 11. A clarinet major at Dillard University, Marsalis graduated with a
degree in music education in 1955. Developing his pianist skills as a U.S.
Marine Corps musician, Marsalis performed as a leatherneck on radio and
television in southern California. After his military stint he returned to New
Orleans and with his wife Dolores Ferdinand started a family that eventually
grew to include six sons, two of whom, Branford and Wynton, would become jazz
masters in their own right.
Working toward a graduate degree at Loyola University, Marsalis alternated
between stage performances and the classroom, serving for 12 years as music
teacher at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts high school. He later
accepted the position of Commonwealth Professor at Virginia Commonwealth
University in Richmond, returning to New Orleans to become the first occupant
of the Coca Cola-endowed chair of jazz studies at the University of New
Orleans. Recipient of honorary doctorates from Dillard University and Ball
State University, Marsalis is a frequent performer on national television, and
has several recordings on the CBS-Sony label. He currently is developing his
own recording label with his wife Dolores and son Jason.
Saluted by the New York Times as "a singular young pianist," Philadelphia
native Orrin Evans was raised in a musical household, where his mother was a
classically trained singer. Named best high school jazz musician of
Philadelphia in 1992 and a Bob Perkins Scholarship Award recipient (a program
created by Mellon Jazz Community Awardee Bob Perkins), Evans studied under
Charles Pettaway at Settlement Music School. His formal studies enriched
through guidance, support and inspiration from a number of contemporary jazz
artists, including Trudy Pits, Tim Warfield, Kenny Barron, Ralph Peterson,
Edgar Bateman, Mickey Roker and Bobby Durham, Evans recorded his first CD while
still a teenager on his own Black Entertainment label. His 2002 recording
entitled "Meant to Shine" on the Palmetto Records label was named a Top 10 Jazz
CD by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Another recent title, "Dejavu" by the Orrin
Evans Trio, was released on his own label, IMANI Records. In addition to his
live and televised performances in the United States and Europe, Evans also
presents master classes, workshops and clinics, and teaches privately.
The three young jazz musicians opening the Ellis Marsalis concert at Hartwood
Acres have demonstrated to sophisticated audiences at home and aboard that the
jazz tradition in western Pennsylvania is alive and well. Calling themselves
PAJ Three, Indiana Area Senior High School seniors Phil Kuehn, Angelo Versace
and Joe Saylor have compiled an impressive list of performing credits,
including an appearance with Wynton Marsalis during his concert at the Benedum
Center earlier this month. All three are alumni of the Mellon Jazz Student
Spectacular program, and have already been accepted into prestigious collegiate
jazz programs. Kuehn will continue his bass studies at The Juilliard School,
pianist Versace will study at William Paterson University, and drummer Saylor
will enroll at The Manhattan School of Music.
ADDITIONAL JUNE MELLON JAZZ EVENTS IN PITTSBURGH
Mellon Jazz at the Three Rivers Arts Festival
featuring Medeski, Martin and Wood
Saturday, June 12, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Point State Park, free to the public
Drummer William Hugh Martin, keyboardist John Medeski and bassist Chris
Wood bring their distinctive acoustic sound to Pittsburgh fresh off a
Blue Note tour that took the group to prominent jazz venues in Japan,
Paris and South America. Together since 1991, the New York area
musicians come to Pittsburgh just a few weeks after their appearance at
the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia as part of the Kimmel Center presents
Mellon Jazz series.
Mellon Jazz Presents Johnny Mathis with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26, 2004, 8 p.m.
Heinz Hall
Program and ticket information: 412-392-4900,
or http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/ .
Mellon Jazz Society's Mellon Jazz Sunday Series
featuring The Dr. Tom Degregory Septet
Sunday, June 27, 7 p.m.
The Rhythm House Cafe
3029 Washington Pike
Bridgeville, PA
June's Mellon Jazz Sunday event marks the series' debut at the new
venue for the Pittsburgh Jazz Society's Sunday night jazz parties, the
Rhythm House Cafe in Bridgeville. The PJS and Rhythm House Cafe owner
Daryl Price are providing the same enticements that have made the
Society's Sunday night gigs the best regularly scheduled jazz
happenings in Pittsburgh:
* Great live jazz entertainment
* P.J.S. Reception Table
* Dinner for 2 giveaway (for PJS members)
* Discounts for all members
* Free parking
Directions:
I-79 to Bridgeville exit. Right on Washington Pike and continue on
for less than 1/2 mi.; Rhythm House is on the left.
Phone 412-221-5010.
Mellon Jazz Presents the Duquesne University
Summer 2004 Instrumental Jazz Workshop
Monday, June 28 through Friday, July 2
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh's premier summertime jazz workshop, open to instrumental
jazz enthusiasts from age 13 to adult. Directed by Mike Tomaro,
Duquesne's director of jazz studies, the workshop provides
opportunities for participants to perform in large and small ensembles
depending on skill level. Large and small ensemble performances are
featured at a final concert at the end of the workshop. The workshop's
evening concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. in room 322 in the Mary Pappert
School of Music, and are free of charge and open to the public.
* Monday, June 28: Faculty Concert featuring Dr. John Wilson, Sean
Jones, Jim Guerra, Mike Tomaro, Joe Dallas, Ron Bickel, Joe Negri,
Jeff Mangone, Dwayne Dolphin, Lenny Rogers, and Roger Humphries
* Thursday, July 1: Participant Concert: small ensembles
* Friday, July 2: Participant Concert: large ensembles
DATASOURCE: Mellon Financial Corporation
CONTACT: Ron Sommer of Mellon Financial Corporation, +1-412-236-0082, or
Web site: http://www.mellon.com/
http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/