WDUQ 90.5 FM Presents Highlights From the Nordic Jazz Festival 2010
photo credit: Michael G. Stewart. © www.michaelgstewart.com
WDUQ 90.5 FM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, presents a four-part series highlighting performances from the “Nordic Jazz Festival 2010”. Produced by WDUQ, the series includes live performances from the festival, which is a collaboration between the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The concerts were recorded last summer in Washington D.C. at the House of Sweden, the Embassy of Finland, and the Hamiltonian Gallery.
The schedule for the series is as follows:
June 3: “A Nordic Retrospective,” features an overview of all the performers. It includes Björn Thoroddsen and Guitar Islancio (Iceland), Little Red Suitcase (Denmark), Samuel Hällkvist Center (Sweden), Mikko Innanen and Innkvisitio (Finland), and Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS (Norway).
June 10: “Denmark and Sweden,” featuring performances by Little Red Suitcase, and Samuel Hällkvist Center.
June 17: “Norway and Finland,” featuring performances by Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS, and Mikko Innanen and Innkvisitio.
June 24: “Iceland and Norway,” featuring the second part of a concert by Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS and a performance from Björn Thoroddsen & Guitar Islancio.
Check local public radio listings for airdates and times, or listen on-line Fridays in June at www.wduq.org. Performance photos, artist interviews, and more can also be found WDUQ’s website.
Nordic Jazz Festival 2010 is supported by Norden – The Nordic Culture Fund.
For more information, contact:
Mark Bertolet
Director of Marketing & Communication
WDUQ-FM
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412.396.4556 – phone
412.396.5061 – fax
