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Jazz

Jazz Apreciation Month

April is
Jazz Appreciation Month!
Made in America.
Enjoyed Worldwide.

Recommended Reading, Viewing and Listening

Morning Glory: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams
Pittsburgh Jazz Musicians
Check out this long list of artists that have contributed to Pittsburgh's reputation as one of the most important cities in the history of jazz
 
Jazzology
Jazz Instruction
These books and DVDs are a small sampling of what there is to explore in the Music Department.
 
The Fisher King
Jazz! Fiction
Mysteries, historical novels, stories of love and comedy--check out these jazz-centric titles!
 

Online Databases

Grove Online Library Access Remote Access
Includes The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and is available through Access PA POWER Library. The Dictionary of Jazz contains over 7,500 articles on every aspect of the field, from jazz groups, composers and arrangers to instruments, terms, record labels and venues.
Naxos Music Library Jazz Library Access Remote access
(CLP Card)
Listen to streaming audio of jazz music.

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Magazines

The following jazz magazines are available in the Music Department of the Main Library of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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Pittsburgh Jazz Organizations

  • African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh (AAJPSP)
    http://www.blackjazzpittsburgh.org/
    The African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh (AAJPSP) is an outgrowth of the realization that a great deal of the rich cultural contributions made in the field of jazz originated from musicians who were born, raised, are living or have lived in Pittsburgh. Its goal is to preserve and disseminate the history of jazz in Pittsburgh.
  • Jazz Workshop, Inc
    A nonprofit organization established in 1973 by accomplished musician and social worker Harold Young, Sr. that provides free jazz music lessons to more than 200 inner city children and adults yearly.
  • Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Jazz
    Committed to the preservation, presentation and promotion of jazz through its 350 seat concert hall, a record label, and educational programs.
  • Pittsburgh Jazz Society
    A non-profit organization, founded in 1987 which promotes jazz, encourages jazz scholarship and holds periodic meetings where jazz may be performed for members and the general public.
  • WDUQ: News. Jazz. NPR. (FM 90.5)
    Pittsburgh's Jazz radio station from Duquesne University. Click on Jazz for local jazz events and regional jazz resources including links to jazz studies programs at local universities.
  • Westmoreland Jazz Society
    The WJS meets at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art on the third Thursday of the month from September through June for a jazz performance. During its season, the WJS presents many of the finest and most respected jazz musicians of the region.

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Web Sites