The City Where Jazz is Love
Read Deanna's October 2019 article, "The City Where Jazz is Love," on why she took up temporary residence in Williams's hometown of Pittsburgh.
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We Walk in Love- a modern justice anthem
“We Walk in Love” is for this moment. “Witkowski did a wonderful job of honoring the gospel style with We Walk in Love and the lyrics carry such a beautiful message that resonates with singers of all ages. I’ve conducted … Continue reading
Length of Days $10 CD sale through June 15!
For the last two months, I’ve been away from my home in NYC and living at my mom’s. In addition to boxes of my high school mementos, my mom also has five large boxes of my 2006 quartet CD, Length … Continue reading
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Tagged cd sale, dave ambrosio, donny mccaslin, vince cherico
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All Mary Lou Williams this Fri on the Con Alma Solo Series
On Fri, May 8 from 7-8 pm EST, I’ll be celebrating the 110th anniversary of Mary Lou Williams’ birth by playing an all Williams set on the Con Alma Solo Series! Watch the concert HERE at deannajazz.com, HERE at Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged con alma, mary lou williams, pittsburgh jazz
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Fri, March 20 at 3 pm EST: Deanna’s birthday concert on Facebook live!
UPDATE: In case you missed it, here’s Deanna’s live online birthday concert! Donations can be made at https://paypal.me/deannajazz This Friday the 20th is my birthday. Celebrate by joining me in a 45 minute online concert from my mom’s living room … Continue reading
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Jazz is Love: The Life & Music of Mary Lou Williams
Last week I gave a performance-talk entitled Jazz is Love: The Life & Music of Mary Lou Williams at Fordham University. Here is a three minute video interview with clips from the performance.
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Tagged american catholic studies, black catholics, black history month, catholicism, fordham, jazz pianist, mary lou williams
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