A Lively Night of Jazz with Dan Pugach Nonet

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

After being cooped up and kept away from the stage during the pandemic, the Dan Pugach Nonet makes a joyful return to City of Asylum to reconnect and reinstate that sense of community we have all been missing. The nonet is led by GRAMMY® nominated drummer and composer Dan Pugach.

The First of Four for Mingus with AJ Johnson

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

In support of his project “Four for Mingus,'' AJ Johnson kicks off the first in a series of four concerts. These performances are dedicated to visionary musician Charles Mingus, centering on political and protest music, spirituality and self-reflection, Charles Mingus’ own expansion of the blues, and the inspiration he took from Duke Ellington.

SYNCOPATION: Performance Off the Beaten Path

Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The fourth night of Jazz Poetry presents a refreshing and lively collection of performances. Brazilian-American singer-songwriter Alexia Bomtempo, literary trailblazer Eileen Myles, Chicana poet and activist Rachelle Escamilla, and writer-in-residence Olena Boryshpolets supply a night of emphatic verse and sound.

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