The Jazz Train heads to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

WBGO | By Doug Doyle

Published September 18, 2024 at 10:35 PM EDT

Pianist and composer is back to lead fans and artists on the second annual "Jazz Train" to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

For the second straight year, pianist and composer Orrin Evans is hosting the "Jazz Train" to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. The Amtrak train departs from NYC on Thursday, September 19 and picks up fans at Amtrak stations in Newark and Philadelphia.

Pianist and "Jazz Train" travel host Orrin Evans and WBGO's Doug Doyle had a blast on the inaugural ride to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival in 2023 — Pianist and "Jazz Train" travel host **Orrin Evans** and WBGO's **Doug Doyle** had a blast on the inaugural ride to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival in 2023

WBGO's Doug Doyle will provide coverage of the festival throughout the weekend from the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.

The festival lineup can be found here.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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