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Pittsburgh native performs with Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble

Chief Musician Shawn Purcell, from Pittsburgh, Pa., plays guitar with the Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble at the 2024 Jazz Education Network conference new music reading session for music educators. Each year, thousands of educators, students and professional jazz musicians gather for the four day conference to network, seek professional development opportunities, and hear the nation’s top performing jazz musicians.…