Lori Russo

Lori Russo: It's You, It's Me

by Jim Santella
November 1, 1997

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has provided the jazz world dozens of legendary artists, including Mary Lou Williams, Billy Strayhorn, Roy Eldridge, Art Blakey, Ahmad Jamal, Eddie Jefferson, Maxine Sullivan, Billy Eckstine, Errol Garner, Earl “Fatha" Hines, and drummer Jeff Watts. In Pittsburgh, Duquesne University has ushered graduates Tim Eyermann, Paul McCandless, Lori Russo, and Eric Kloss into the field of jazz, as well as fostering an appropriate environment through numerous teachers, including Emily Remler, Frank Cunimondo, and Dr. John Wilson.

With just ...