This year's lineup features a number of treats in addition to the
Pittsburgh Blues Festival. For blues fans, Sonny Landreth will make
a second appearance in the area. Li'l Ed Williams, a Chicago-based
slide guitarist, will be appearing with his band, the Blues
Imperials. Buckwheat Zydeco will make another Pittsburgh appearance.
You may also want to catch popular soul singer Macy Gray. Fans of
'50s vocal groups will have a chance to hear Pure Gold.
The
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, led by Sean Jones, will appear along with
a guest star, Cuban saxophonist Paquito d'Rivera. You can also catch
Gloria Reuben and the Caribbean Jazz Ensemble. Finally, even if
you've never heard of them, be sure not to overlook Lake Street Dive,
aptly described in the Post-Gazette
as “a jazzy roots
band from Boston.” I've heard one of their CDs and it's a winner.
Here's
the full schedule. There are two outdoor venues. With the exception
of the Pittsburgh Blues Festival (see Part 1 of this post) and others noted, the shows are free
and start at 7:30.
Hartwood
Acres (Sunday nights)
June
1 The Abby Lee Dance Company
June
8 28 North, with 7Horse
June
15 Pure Gold, with Father's Day Car Cruise
June
22 Sonny Landreth, with Kevin Garrett
June
29 Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
July
6 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (8:15)
July
13 Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, with Paquito d'Rivera
July
20 Lake Street Dive
July
25-27 Pittsburgh Blues Festival
August
3 Jerry Douglas, with Nameless in August
August
10 Macy Gray
August
17 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
August
24 Duquesne Tamburitzans
August
31 Allegheny County Music Festival ($20 admission)
South
Park Ampitheater (Friday nights)
May
30 Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers
June
6 Li'l Ed and the Blues Imperials, with Jill West and Blues Attack
June
13 Pittsburgh Opera
June
20 Buckwheat Zydeco
June
27 The Stickers, with the Christian Beck Band
July
5 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Saturday, at 8:00)
July
11 Ha Ha Tonka, with Townsppl
July
18 Sister Hazel
July
25 Gospel Music Night
August
1 Serena Ryder, with the Harlan Twins
August
8 The Hitmen (original members of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
and
Tommy James and the Shondells)
August
15 Lovebettie
August
24 Gloria Reuben and the Caribbean Jazz Ensemble
August
31 River City Brass
Calliope Concerts, 2014-15
Calliope, Pittsburgh's Folk Music Society, has announced next year's concert schedule. It includes two
acts of interest to blues fans and one to jazz fans. Josh White,
Jr., Rev. Robert B. Jones and Radoslav Lorkovic, three folk and blues
musicians, will pay tribute to Lead Belly. The Holmes
Brothers—Wendell Holmes, Sherman Holmes and Popsy Dixon—who have
a new Alligator CD, Brotherhood,
will be in for an evening of blues, soul and gospel. Jazz banjo
player will end the season with fellow banjoist and singer Abigail
Washburn. All concerts are held on Saturday at 7:30 in the
monumentally uncomfortable confines of the Carnegie Lecture Hall in
Oakland. Here's the full schedule.
October 18 The Duhks (Canadian fusion folk band)
November 11 Darlingside and Danny Schmidt (indie folk and singer-songwriter)
November 22 Janis Ian (you probably know her)
December 6 The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
January 17 Josh White, Jr., Robert B. Jones and Radoslav Lorkovic
February 28 The Holmes Brothers
March 28 The Cathie Ryan Band (Celtic music)
April 11 Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
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