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Adam Brock Quintet featuring Mike Tomaro - BNY presents JazzLive

When

Jul 08, 2025

5:00 pm- 7:00 pm

Where

Agnes Katz Plaza

667 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Enjoy Pittsburgh's finest jazz musicians with no cover charge, every other Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Adam gained international recognition when he became a Semi-Finalist on American Idol Season 11, achieving a spot in the top 12 Male singers out of the hundreds of thousands that auditioned for the prestigious show. 

As a musician, Adam started singing in church, where he discovered his love of using his God-given gift to bless others. Through a series of musical twists & turns, Adam found his love for what he affectionately calls "Blue Music." Pulling from Gospel, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Swing, Funk & Soul, Adam has created a sound that is unique & recognizably his.

Mike Tomaro has been the Director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, since 1997. A saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator, he wrote one of the definitive books on jazz arranging used by countless high school and college band directors. “Instrumental Jazz Arranging - A Comprehensive and Practical Guide” is published by Hal Leonard. 

With 4 Seasons, Tomaro branches out from the music he writes for academia and focuses on music inspired by events in his life. Having been a member of the Army Blues, the Bob Mintzer Big Band, and co-director of the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, Mike is at home in the big band setting and brings a contemporary vision and sound to this big band of friends and colleagues.

Photographs of Adam Brock singing and Mike Tomaro playing a woodwind instrument