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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Deanna’s housewarming piano fund + thank-you concert
For the last six months, I’ve been living in “the city where jazz is love”—Mary Lou Williams’s hometown of Pittsburgh—after having spent twenty-three years of my life as a New Yorker. In addition to being in a new place, I’m … Continue reading
The City Where Jazz is Love: Pittsburgh and Mary Lou Williams
Tomorrow will mark three weeks since my arrival in Pittsburgh. I initially came here for an engagement with my New York City trio; I chose to stay here for two months because of Mary Lou Williams and the musicians who … Continue reading
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Gigs in MN and NYC: 4/29 in Collegeville, MN; 5/3 in Nyack, NY; 5/13-17 in NYC
I’ve been in Collegeville, Minnesota for the entire month of April working on my Mary Lou Williams biography. More on that in the next blog post! In the meantime, here are some performance dates coming up super soon (check my … Continue reading
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Tagged bryant park, collegeville, mary lou williams, maureen's jazz cellar, pittsburgh
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