Legendary composer Leonard Bernstein once called jazz “the ultimate common denominator of the American musical style.” The music made a profound impact on Bernstein’s work, not only in the more explicit “jazziness” of his work in musical theater, but throughout his “serious” orchestral music as well. Jazz artists in turn felt the influence of Bernstein’s innovations, with interpretations of his work recorded by suctions Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Wayne Shorter and countless others.

A stunning new book that chronicles the extraordinarily rich jazz life of Pittsburgh through interview and photography. The hardback print features Pittsburgh’s current jazz legends and emerging artists while focusing a lens on the current Pittsburgh jazz landscape.

Gloria Reuben and Marty Ashby Perform a collection of tunes that speaks to the deeply personal, often heart-breaking, and eternal hopeful nature of love and relationships. All of the songs evoke in the listener the question of how you face the denial, sorrow, anger that arises from a break-up, a lost love, and pick yourself up to start over and establish a new romance or cherish the one you have.

"Ann possesses what I think of as a quintessential Christmas voice. Sweet and pure… her sound transports you." --Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Celebrate the seaon with holiday classics full of wonder, bliss, and merriment! Special guest vocalist – Freddy Cole – provides his impeccable sense of swing, expressiveness, and elegance to the record.

Love & Loss: Gloria Reuben Book & New Album Set