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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival lineup announced

Posted By on Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:22 AM

Dianne Reeves
  • Dianne Reeves

At the beginning of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the lineup for its fourth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival, which will take place June 20-22 this year, a little later in June than it's been in past years.

Headlining this year's festival is Dianne Reeves, a lauded jazz vocalist who's been active for 30 years, and recently released a new album, Beautiful Life.

Also featured at the free festival: Sean Jones playing with Dwayne Dolphin and Fred Wesley; a tribute to Art Blakey featuring The Messenger Legacy; recent Grammy-winners Snarky Puppy; Nancy Harms; Thomas Wendt; Joe Locke; Brandee Younger; Raul Midon; Gregory Porter (fresh off another local show for the Trust); and locals Benny Benack III and Emmet Cohen.

Also of interest: the Trust and DJ J. Malls will be opening a pop-up vinyl shop, Trust Vinyl, at Ninth Street and Liberty Avenue, during the festival.

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