In jazz, an interlude is a short musical passage or transitional section that happens between larger parts of a song, arrangement, or performance.
“Jazz music has a lot of space in it. This is where you can find room to breath, reflect, and find a home in the music.”
For several years now from September to November, our Emmanuel family has been collecting money to bless our neighbors with gift cards to local fast food restaurants and grocers during Thanksgiving week.
Playing the Changes is a time honored Jazz Improvisation technique with a rich history and influence that continues to make Jazz the captivating genre we all love and teaches us how to make beautiful music together from our hearts!
The whole of creation is full of rhythm.
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Little Free Library outside the Church Courtyard.
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The Season 35 Theme and Lineup for 2026-2027
THE LANGUAGE OF JAZZ.
JAZZ is not a style of music, it is a language that jazz musicians use to converse and improvise together. The magic comes from the musician, not the instrument.
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Lectio Divina Scripture Challenge: Do not remember the former things or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. ~Isaiah 43:18-19
Emmanuel, once again, participated in the annual Allegheny West “Tasting and Tour” of the historic Mexican War Streets on June 26 and 27, 2026. The Allegheny West Civic…
From 13 Colonies, to Independence, to 50 States, to… Can we keep it?
When life is overwhelming and nothing makes sense and everyone we hold dear is dealing with big issues that we can’t help with, enter God…
Love is contageous and it does not have to be “great love.” Just release it and watch it grow.