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The Mellon Jazz Festival was a festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was sponsored by Mellon Bank. Acts who performed at the festival included Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall,
Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...
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. The event began under the name Pittsburgh Jazz Festival in 1964 and closed in 2003.


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1964 establishments in Pennsylvania 2003 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Festivals in Pittsburgh Jazz festivals in the United States Music festivals in Pennsylvania Recurring events disestablished in 2003 Recurring events established in 1964 {{Jazz-festival-stub