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Second annual Jazz Train arrives in style at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Pianist and composer Orrin Evans hosted the second annual Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Doug Doyle
Pianist and composer Orrin Evans hosted the second annual Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

The second annual Amtrak Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival was filled with music, laughter and jazz trivia.

Orrin Evans gives out travel instructions and jazz trivia on the second annual Amtrak Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Doug Doyle
Orrin Evans gives out travel instructions and jazz trivia on the second annual Amtrak Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Pianist and composer Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band will be performing on Sunday at the festival, but some members also gave the train riders a taste of their jazzy sound.

Trombonist David Gibson, a member of the Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band, plays a solo on the second annual Amtrak Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Train
Doug Doyle
Trombonist David Gibson, a member of the Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band, plays a solo on the second annual Amtrak Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Train

Evans and his wife Dawn were hosts of the trip along with Janis Burley Wilson, CEO of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.

Singer Vanisha Gould entertains the riders on the Amtrak Jazz Train en route to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Doug Doyle
Singer Vanisha Gould entertains the riders on the Amtrak Jazz Train en route to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Singer Vanisha Gould, who will kick off Sunday's lineup at the festival, treated the Jazz Train crowd to some wonderful ballads.

Vanisha Gould belts out a tune during the second annual Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
Doug Doyle
Vanisha Gould belts out a tune during the second annual Jazz Train to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is co-presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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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.