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Mellon Jazz-Sponsored Free Summer Concerts Welcome Chick Corea,
Chris Botti and Dave Burrell to Pittsburgh
-Corea to Appear at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Botti and Burrell as Part
of Allegheny County's Summer Concert Series-
PITTSBURGH, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellon Jazz today announced the headliners
for the principal events on its summer of 2005 calendar of free public events,
with keyboard virtuoso Chick Corea and Touchstone presenting a Three Rivers
Arts Festival concert at Point State Park on Sunday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m., and
trumpeter Chris Botti and pianist-composer Dave Burrell appearing as part of
the Allegheny County Summer Concert series. Botti will appear at the Hartwood
Acres Amphitheater on Sunday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Burrell will perform at
the South Park Amphitheater on Friday, August 19 at 8 p.m.
"Warm weather, beautiful public spaces and the great sounds of jazz make for an
irresistible combination," said Rose M. Gabbianelli, Mellon executive vice
present and director of corporate affairs. "The outstanding talent that our
non-profit collaborators have scheduled for this year's events promises to make
this a jazz summer to remember."
The Mellon Jazz at Three Rivers Arts Festival concert featuring Chick Corea and
Touchstone will give Pittsburgh jazz fans an opportunity to enjoy a concert
being featured later this year as part of the Mellon Jazz series at the Kimmel
Center in Philadelphia. Chris Botti's Mellon Jazz at Hartwood Acres concert
will be preceded by the presentation of this year's University of
Pittsburgh/Mellon Jazz Scholarship, and prior to Dave Burrell's Mellon Jazz at
South Park engagement the first-ever Pittsburgh Jazz Society/Mellon Jazz
Scholarship will be presented.
A third jazz event in the Allegheny County Summer Concert series will bring
vocalist Clare Ascani and guitarist Mark Lucas to the County Courthouse
Courtyard on Friday, July 22 at noon. These three concerts in the Allegheny
County summer concert series and the Three Rivers Arts Festival event featuring
Chick Corea join the previously announced concert by Christy Baron and Friends
at the Frick Art & Historical Center on Friday, September 2 and the Reservoir
of Jazz and Stars at Riverview series at Highland and Riverview Parks on this
summer's exciting lineup of Mellon Jazz-sponsored free jazz events in public
park settings throughout the Pittsburgh area.
Mellon Financial Corporation's year-round celebration of jazz excellence,
Mellon Jazz is marking its 19th anniversary in Pittsburgh this year and 20th in
Philadelphia. In both cities Mellon Jazz supports non-profit organizations
engaged in live jazz performances and jazz education, and recognizes
individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to each
city's rich jazz tradition.
A native of Chelsea, Mass., Chick Corea began studying piano at age four.
Growing up in a home filled with sounds ranging from Charlie Parker and Dizzy
Gillespie to Mozart and Beethoven left an indelible musical impression,
providing a solid foundation that Corea has deepened and enriched during four
decades of jazz artistry. A 12-time Grammy Award winner, Corea has
collaborated with some of the musical world's greatest talents, including Miles
Davis, Herbie Mann, Sarah Vaughn, Gary Burton and the London Philharmonic
Orchestra. Currently touring with his band Touchstone, Corea brings to the
Point State Park a signature fusion of Latin-tinged ingredients and timeless
jazz sounds that has attracted large and enthusiastic audiences around the
world.
A gifted instrumentalist, talented composer and charismatic performer, jazz
trumpeter Chris Botti was born in Oregon, and counts his mother, a classically
trained pianist and part-time piano teacher, as one of his earliest musical
influences. Uniquely successful in bridging the connection between pop and
contemporary jazz, Botti has performed with Paul Simon and Sting, and has
worked in the studio and on stage with leading singer- songwriters Marc Cohn,
Joni Mitchell and Natalie Merchant. Botti's performance at Hartwood Acres will
give Pittsburgh audiences a chance to see one of "People" magazine's most
beautiful people and hear the impeccable musical taste and tonal qualities
showcased on Botti's acclaimed "When I Fall in Love" CD.
Dave Burrell brings a lengthy list of performance credits and jazz education
plaudits to the South Park stage. A master class instructor in Strasbourg,
London, Paris and New York, Burrell also has lectured at Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr,
Brandeis, the University of Pennsylvania, and Duquesne University. A music
major at the University of Hawaii, Burrell graduated from the Berklee College
of Music in Boston in 1965. A move to New York quickly followed, as did a long
and distinguished career as one of the most innovative and original pianists
and composers in contemporary jazz. Regularly featured on national and
international TV and radio broadcasts, Burrell has composed a jazz opera, dance
drama and sonata for piano and violin, and has appeared on more than 100
recordings.
More information on Mellon Jazz activities is available via the Mellon Jazz
link at http://www.mellon.com/ . The schedule for events for this year's Three
Rivers Arts Festival will be posted later this month at
http://www.artsfestival.net/ . Additional information on Allegheny County's
summer concert series also will be on-line later this month at
http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/spev/ .
DATASOURCE: Mellon Financial Corporation
CONTACT: Ron Sommer of Mellon Financial Corporation, +1-412-236-0082, or
Web site: http://www.mellon.com/
http://www.artsfestival.net/
http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/spev