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Westmoreland Jazz Society

Westmorland Jazz Society

In January 1997, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art established the Westmoreland Jazz Society to provide a venue for America's classical music art form -- jazz. Since the Museum's collection is comprised of American art, the connection has made a great combo!

Today, the WJS membership organization has over 200 members and is a vital organization run by volunteers. The Society's mission is to reach out to regional artists by providing a venue for performing.

The WJS meets at the Museum on the third Thursday of the month from September through June for a jazz performance. During its season, the WJS presents many of the finest and most respected jazz musicians of the region.

Jazz has found a home at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. But to keep the music playing, we need your support -- consider taking a membership or join us on the third Thursday of the month.

Starting in February 2013, all performances will take place at the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center at 100 Harrison Avenue in Greensburg at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets are available at the door: $10 for WJS members, $15 non-members, $3 students (age 21 and under). Call 724/837-1500 ext. 27 for membership information or gleiner@wmuseumaa.org.

The current season is supported by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA).

Featured Event

Jazz in June in St. Clair Park - David Bach
Friday June 28, 2013 : 7:00PM
Cost: Free

Please note: This is a FREE Friday night concert that will take place in St. Clair Park in Greensburg as part of the SummerSounds concert series.

The Baltimore/Washington DC based keyboardist/composer, David Bach, is the winner of two Gold records and Recipient of the 2004 Maryland State Art Council Performance Award.

At the early age of six, while traveling the world as a the child of a father in the Air Force, Bach began to recognize and work toward his future calling. Stopovers all around the world served to widen his appreciation for diverse styles of music. He has toured Europe as keyboardist for RCA/BMG recording artist Fishbelly Black. It gave him opportunity to play live dates in London, Rome and Paris, as well as cities in Germany, Switzerland, and Sicily.

His band, The David Bach Consort, was the winner of the Jazz Discovery Showcase on Black Entertainment Television, and has performed at Jazzmatazz with B.B. King. The band was also featured in Washington's Taste of D.C., has performed at the Kennedy Center, and was voted "Best Instrumental Band" by Music Monthly Magazine.

Other Westmoreland Jazz Society Events

09/20/12 : 7:30PM
Mike Tomaro