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Don Aliquo Jr.
performing 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 29 with Forest Hills High School Combo and again 1 p.m. -2 p.m. with Don Aliquo Sr.

Saxonphonist Don Aliquo Jr.'s 2019 live album The Innocence of Spring was nominated as one of National Public Radio's top 10 jazz recordings of 2019. Aliquo is a Duquesne University alumnus with roots in the Pittsburgh area. His father, Don Aliquo Sr, is also a well-respected jazz artist with whom he will perform at DCWJBF. A professor of instrumental performance and jazz studies at Middle Tennessee State University, Aliquo is this year's DCWJBF jazz educator and will also appear with the Forest Hills High School Combo. Artist Website