June 18-21, 2020

The first-ever Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Live Online is a free special event that will stream live on Saturday, June 20 at 12p.m. on the Center’s website and Facebook pages. The virtual event, curated by the AWAACC in collaboration with award-winning musician Sean Jones, will feature legendary jazz musicians from around the world, including Jones, Dianne Reeves, The Bad Plus, Laurin Talese, Jeff Watts, Brett Williams, Lekecia Benjamin, and more!

To mark what would have been the 10th anniversary of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PJIF) in June, the event will also include a live performance by local Pittsburgh artists, special tributes, and a look back at archival interviews and footage from the Festival’s first 10 years.

The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), is curated by AWAACC President and CEO Janis Burley Wilson, who created it in 2011. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AWAACC has made the decision to postpone the June 2020 festival until June 2021 to ensure the health and well-being of its staff, audiences, and artists.

Sincerely,
Janis Burley Wilson

Lineup for the 2020 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Chaka Khan

Dianne Reeves Beleza Brazil

The Bad Plus

Jazzmeia Horn

Jeff Tain Watts Suite Pittsburgh

Nate Smith + Kinfolk

Sean Jones Sonant 412

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

Aymée Nuviola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba

The Baylor Project

Chico Freeman

The Nth Power

Lakecia Benjamin

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Laurin Talese

Brett Williams + Kate K-S

OKAN

Firm Roots Klook! The Kenny Clarke Legacy Project

Taste of Jazz Party

Listen to the Artists!