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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.

All performances take place at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art at 7:30. Tickets are available at the door: $10 for WJS members, $15 non-members, $3 students. Call 724/837-1500 ext. 27 for membership information or erdelsky@wmuseumaa.org.

The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) support the 2007-2008 jazz season, 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

David Bach Consort
Friday June 19, 2009 : 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost: Free

The Westmoreland Jazz Society is pleased to sponsor one of the free Summer Sounds concerts in St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg.

The David Bach Consort is a spirited eclectic group of artists that excites crowds with their unique musical entertainment. The Baltimore/Washington DC based keyboardist/composer, David Bach, winner of two gold records and his group, The David Bach Consort are winners of many music contests regionally and internationally.

~2004 Maryland State Art Council "Performance Award"

~BET "Jazz Discovery WINNER" Black Entertainment Television

~Voted "Best Instumental Band" Music Monthly Magazine

~Seen worldwide on BET's "Jazz Central"

~Music in rotation on XM, DMX, College Stations

You might have seen the David Bach Consort perform at the historic Blues Alley, Fell Point Fun Festival, Artscape, Philadelphia Wine Festival, Jazzmatazz with BB King, Washington's Taste of DC or the Kennedy Center. They have performed at Baltimore's Jazzy Summer Nights at City Hall, Harriburg's American Music Festival, Virginia Wine Festival, and the Lancaster Jazz Festival.

~Tune into BET International's popular broadcast "Jazz Central" and see them perform their music live, from Window On The West, 5thousand Words, A Deep Breath and you can hear them on National Radio.

The David Bach Consort recently made their fifth appearance at Blues Alley. The group has performed with B.B. King; the late great Ray Charles; George Duke; YellowJackets; Nancy Wilson; Blood, Sweat and Tears and others. They have performed at The Kennedy Center, Taste of DC, Artscape, Fort Dupont Summer Concert Series and the Smithsonian, just to name a few.

Bach's high energy, new-world jazz style was featured in Washingtonian Magazine's
Review of Music in the Washington DC area. Bach has been nominated for a WAMMIE (Washington
Area Music Award) for Best Instrumentalist and Best CD. He was also the BET (Black Entertainment Television) Jazz Discovery Showcase winner and has been featured on BET's Jazz Central one hour showcase, broadcast nationally and internationally to millions of viewers. His group is a consistent winner in the Music Monthly Reads Poll for "Best Instrumental Band.

Stay tuned to Bach's website http://www.davidbachmusic.com for further details.

For more information on this free concert in the park, please call 724-837-1500 ext. 27.

Other Westmoreland Jazz Society Events

09/18/08 : 7:30PM
Scott Anderson and WQED Studio A Friends