Fri May 2nd | Sat May 3rd

@

The
Quiet Storm
Coffeehouse
5430 Penn Ave [Friendship]
412-661-9355

Time:  8pm             Door: $6            Directions

Featuring:

Friday
May 2nd

Eugene Stoval
Deep Field South
Carolyn Pertete
Phat Man Dee
Colter Harper
Intuitive Research Project

Saturday
May 3rd

Betty Douglas
Lilly Abreu
Jazz Inc.
Lee Robinson and
the Unspunt Orkestra
Matula Oblongata

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Sponsored by

 

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Jazz be Jazz


Jazz be born out of early American music; opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, church music, ragtime and African drumming. A blending of all these came to be known as Jazz. Jazz be swinging in synch, it be improvising the sound of light, it be an expression of freedom, whether it be standard, avant-garde, ballads or be-bop, Jazz Be Jazz.
 


What is a Mini M?

MINI m’s are miniature music festivals to test the waters and answer the question, is Pittsburgh ready for an International Music/Performance Festival along the likes of SXSW, and the Philly Fringe. What makes these festivals miniature, is that they are only for 2 days, whereas, most Festivals occur over a period of 1 to 2 weeks. MINI m’s focus on Pittsburgh’s regional talent in a concentrated manner, Jazz Be Jazz, will feature Pittsburgh’s emerging as well as some established artists in Jazz and all of its many improvisational wonders.


The Sprout Fund

A unique forum in Southwestern Pennsylvania embraces innovative ideas important to young adults and fosters a series of networks that will support implementation. By seeding many small projects, Sprout celebrates, supports, and showcases the initiatives of young adults with the collective power to change our region’s landscape. Sprout raises awareness, creates synergies, effects change by leveraging the activities and resources of other civic organizations and individuals working toward similar ends. Sprout leads the region in thinking strategically about initiatives that will make our communities more compelling places to live, work, and play.


WDUQ 90.5 FM

News. Jazz. NPR. As Pittsburgh's first public radio station, DUQ 90.5 FM is a leading radio source for local, national and international news, information and jazz. DUQ is Pittsburgh's primary source for a wide range of National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio International (PRI) radio programs that educate, inform and entertain. DUQ broadcasts with a 25,000 watt signal, seven days per week, 24 hours per day to listeners in Pittsburgh, southwestern Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. As a nonprofit, public radio station broadcasting from Duquesne University, over 50% of DUQ's operations and programs are funded by listener contributions. Additional support is provided by program underwriters, the Corporation for Public Broadcasing (CPB), Duquesne University and foundations. The station was founded in 1949 during the early years of FM radio. DUQ began as a student laboratory on the Duquesne University campus--exposing students to new technology and giving local audiences access to cultural programs and information. As each decade passed, DUQ grew in response to the needs of the Pittsburgh community. Today, with a professional staff and the resources of technology and mass communications, DUQ maintains its commitment to news, information and music that you won't find anywhere else on the radio dial in the tri-state region.


  www.elementfive.info

We are dedicated to bringing out the soul of underground culture in the city of bridges and helping build a community interconnected with the elements beneath the surface. Our goal is to promote collective creativity through a fluid intersection of people, places, ideas and vibrations. In doing so, we seek to connect independent arts and culture to the urban development of Pittsburgh and unlock the potential energy through the poetry of people in motion....


Media Enquiries:

Christiane D:
412-621-7821
412-225-8785 (cell)
crzecloud@hotmail.com

Bruce Harris | Matt Calvetti:
412- 422-5247
ouve@hotmail.com

element 5:
Pittsburgh, PA
www.elementfive.info