ROGER HUMPHRIES, 2018 HONOREE, LEFT, PRESENTED THE JAZZLIVE LEGACY AWARD TO DWAYNE DOLPHIN.
The New Pittsburgh Courier was there as Dwayne Dolphin received the 2023 JazzLive Legacy Award, during an event at the Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown, Oct. 17. The event was called, “The Baylor Project,” which featured husband-and-wife jazz duo Jean and Marcus Baylor.
The JazzLive Legacy Award is given to a regional jazz artist who represents the community of professional players and singers who contribute to the jazz scene in Pittsburgh. The BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive series has allowed the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to showcase hundreds of these regional performers in the heart of the Cultural District since 2004. This award gives the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust the opportunity to recognize the jazz artists whose legacy and significance in this industry will never be forgotten.
FRED DOLPHIN JR., JANET FOSTER AND DWAYNE DOLPHIN, FAR RIGHT
“Dwayne Dolphin is an internationally recognized musician who has played with some of the music’s biggest names. We are grateful that Dwayne has been a part of the Trust’s BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive series since it began and thank him for sharing his music and talents with the community,” said Terri Bell, the Trust’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement, in a statement.
Dolphin is a mainstay in the jazz scene, working with Pittsburgh greats such as Roger Humphries, Pete Henderson, and Carl Arter. Throughout his career, Dolphin has played and recorded with the “Who’s Who” of music, such as Wynton Marsalis, Nancy Wilson, Melba Moore, Fred Wesley, and Abby Lincoln, to name a few. Dolphin’s vast and diverse experience has allowed him to lend his musical expertise in many areas. These include working with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Indigo In Motion production and serving as an Adjunct Professor of Jazz at Duquesne University.
Previous JazzLive Legacy Award honorees include Roger Humphries (2018), Joe Negri (2019), Dr. Harry Clark (2021), and Dr. James Johnson and Pamela Johnson (2022).
SELFIE TIME! AT THE EVENT IN WHICH DWAYNE DOLPHIN WAS HONORED, OCT. 17. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)
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