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INEVENTS THE MONROEVILLE FOUNDATION HOSTS 16TH ANNUAL MONROEVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL On Saturday, August 18, the sweet sounds of jazz filled the Tall Trees Amphitheater in Monroeville for the 16th Annual Monroeville Jazz Festival. This year’s festival featured Funky Fly Project, Yoko Suzuki Trio, Jevon Rushton with Stacia Abbott, and nationally acclaimed YAMAHA artist Emmet Cohen Trio. Over the years, the Monroeville Jazz Festival has grown to become a regional event. Through the generosity and support of many business community sponsors, the festival has a long list of notable past local performers including Benny Benack, Harold Betters Quartet, Etta Cox, Al Dowe Quartet, and Roger Humphries and nationally acclaimed Tony DeSare, Adam James, Lisa Ferraro, and Carolyn Perteete—to name just a few. The Monroeville Foundation was pleased to welcome back Bob Studebaker as the Master of Ceremonies for this year’s Jazz Festival. The festival also included a great line of food trucks and craft beer presented by Rivertowne Brewery. The event was made possible through the generous sponsorship support of UPMC East, TribLive, Dollar Bank, Biondi Motors, The Healing Center, Visit Monroeville, WZUM Jazz Pittsburgh and many more local businesses. PHOTOS BY PRIMETIME SHOTS, Inc. 12 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ icmags.com