If you are struggling to fill your Jazz quota for the year, read on.
The University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh area is in the midst of Jazz Week, lasting from November 3-7 this year. It is the 39th year for the event, hosted by local Pittsburgh celebrity, Nathan Davis. I remember that first fall semester at Pitt, waking up at an abominable 11 AM to attend my History of Jazz lecture from Nathan Davis. He was a relaxed "cat," using the term he threw out multiple times during the 50min I was in the David Lawrence lecture hall, and was a superb change of pace to the biology and chemistry lectures I was attending when I still believed my calling was in the biological sciences (ugh).
The November 7th concert will feature Benny Golson on tenor saxophone and primary celebrity. He has worked on popular movie and TV sitcoms' soundtracks (see: M*A*S*H, Mission Impossible, and the Cosby Show). The event was the "academic jazz seminar in the country to feature international artists connecting with aspiring students in a lecture format, then performing together as an ensemble," as the Pitt Chronicle notes. Tickets for students are only $8 while those less fortunate to own a student ID will have to pay out $18.
Aside from the concert, there will be films on Tuesday and Thursday of this week (Nov 3rd and 5th) at the WPU Assembly Room and Frick Fine Arts Building auditorium, respectively. Friday and Saturday will feature lectures and demonstrations at the Frick Fine Arts Building, which are all free.
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