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New Mellon Jazz Series To Bring Pat Metheny, Billie Holiday
Tribute and Ahmad Jamal to Pittsburgh
-Successful collaboration with Three Rivers Arts Festival and The Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust lights up the Byham Theater marquee-
PITTSBURGH, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Three Rivers Arts Festival, The
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Mellon Jazz today announced The Mellon Jazz
Series, three fall and winter concerts that will bring jazz giants Pat Metheny
and Ahmad Jamal plus a multimedia tribute to jazz immortal Billie Holiday to
the Byham Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. The Pat Metheny Group featuring the
virtuoso guitar stylings of the group's namesake will take the Byham stage at 8
p.m. on Thursday, October 27; "Billie & Me," a multimedia tribute to Billie
Holiday featuring Dianne Reeves, will be performed at 8 p.m. on Thursday,
November 17; and Pittsburgh native Ahmad Jamal will demonstrate his keyboard
mastery at 8 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2006.
Sponsored by Mellon Financial Corporation, The Mellon Jazz Series is being
co-presented by Three Rivers Arts Festival and The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Tickets for the concerts go on sale on Monday, August 15, at the Box Office at
Theater Square, online at http://www.pgharts.org/ , and by phone at (412)
456-6666. Information on group reservations and discounts is available at
(412) 471-6930.
"Bringing these three top-notch attractions to a theater ideally suited to live
jazz performances is a significant step forward in our continuing efforts to
make quality jazz programming available to local audiences on a year-round
basis," said Rose M. Gabbianelli, Mellon executive vice president and director
of corporate affairs.
"Jazz has been a staple of the Three Rivers Arts Festival for many years, and
this June is no different, with the great Chick Corea appearing on Sunday, June
12, sponsored by Mellon Jazz. We are proud to integrate jazz into our growing
calendar of fall and winter programs, and to help Pittsburgh stay connected to
great art all year long," said Elizabeth Reiss, executive director of Three
Rivers Arts Festival.
"The Byham Theater provides a great setting to showcase jazz performances, and
the world-renowned artists featured in the Mellon Jazz Series have the
potential to draw audiences from around the region and beyond to the heart of
the Cultural District," said J. Kevin McMahon, president and chief executive
officer of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. "We are very pleased to work with
Three Rivers Arts Festival on this great collaboration, and we're grateful to
Mellon Financial Corporation for their generosity and support of Pittsburgh's
rich jazz heritage."
The mission of the Three Rivers Arts Festival is to connect the Pittsburgh
community to the arts. Its June Festival presents over 1,000 artists, serves
over half a million people, and generates over 19 million dollars in spending.
In addition to the Festival, TRAF co-presents the CD Live concert series with
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and WYEP FM, produces First Night Pittsburgh for
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and operates a gallery dedicated to furthering
the artistic creativity of our region.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit organization whose mission is the
cultural and economic development of Pittsburgh's 14-block Cultural District
through public and private partnerships. The Trust presents and encourages
diverse performing and visual arts programs within the District, and is an
impetus for additional development in downtown Pittsburgh. The Trust owns
Theater Square and the Cabaret at Theater Square; the Benedum Center for the
Performing Arts; Byham, O'Reilly, and Harris Theaters; Wood Street Galleries;
SPACE; Future Tenant and 707 Penn; as well as 937 Liberty, a multipurpose
performance and exhibit space, among other downtown arts facilities.
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.
The Pat Metheny Group's fall tour features Christian McBride on bass and
Antonio Sanchez on drums. Winner of 15 Grammy Awards, including Best
Contemporary Jazz Recording and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Metheny has been
acclaimed as the father of modern jazz guitar since his debut as a teenager
more than 20 years ago. Obliterator of stylistic boundaries and creator of
some of the best jazz/jazz-fusion music ever recorded, Metheny has brought his
signature guitar sounds to a broad range of collaborations, performing with
Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Roy Haynes and
Joshua Redman, as well as Joni Mitchell, Bruce Hornsby, and David Bowie.
Metheny has taught at both the University of Miami and Berklee, and has written
scores for several motion pictures, including "The Falcon and the Snowman."
A celebration of Billie Holiday's spirit and musical genius, "Billie & Me"
combines live performances, readings and interpretations of Lady Day's
repertoire with film footage and audio recordings. The tribute takes the
audience on a journey from Billie's beginnings, growing up in the brothels of
Baltimore to the life of a hard-traveling star during the golden era of jazz.
Featuring Dianne Reeves, a consummate jazz vocalist who was awarded the Grammy
for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for each of her last three recordings -- a
Grammy first in any vocal category -- the tribute completed a nearly month-
long, sold-out run in London earlier this year, and is scheduled for Carnegie
Hall prior to its Pittsburgh engagement.
Appearing with Ahmad Jamal will be James Cammack on bass and Idris Muhammad on
drums. One of the premiere jazz pianists in the world today, Jamal is a
Pittsburgh native and Westinghouse High School graduate. A child prodigy, he
played the piano at the age of 3 and began formal studies at age 7. After
completing the equivalent of college master classes while still in high school,
he joined the musicians union at the age of 14, and he began touring upon
graduation from Westinghouse at the age of 17. Jamal burst on the scene in
Chicago with his first trio in the early 1950s, and quickly established himself
as a key jazz influence, receiving plaudits from the likes of Miles Davis and
Bill Evans. The movies have been a welcome home for his artistry, with Jamal
performing the title tune for the soundtrack of the film "Mash!," and in 1995,
two tracks from his hit album "But Not For Me" featured in "The Bridges of
Madison County," directed by Hollywood icon and noted jazz aficionado Clint
Eastwood. A Mellon Jazz honoree, Mr. Jamal received the American Jazz Masters
award from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1994, and during that same
year was named a Duke Ellington Fellow at Yale University.
More information on Mellon Jazz is available via the Mellon Jazz link at
http://www.mellon.com/ . More information on The Three Rivers Arts Festival,
including the schedule of events for this year's Festival, is available at
http://www.artsfestival.net/ . The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Web site
presents a complete listing of events in the Cultural District; to find out
more, click on http://www.pgharts.org/events/.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
DATASOURCE: Mellon Financial Corporation; Three Rivers Arts Festival; The
CONTACT: Lauren Urbschat of Three Rivers Arts Festival, +1-412-281-8723,
ext. 27, or ; or Veronica Corpuz of The Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust, +1-412-471-6070, or ; or Ron Sommer of
Mellon Jazz, +1-412-236-0082, or
Web site: http://www.mellon.com/
http://www.pgharts.org/
http://www.artsfestival.net/
http://www.pgharts.org/events