UWindsor alumnus celebrates cross-border collaboration on debut jazz album
Austin DiPietro's Live at Mackenzie Hall Jazz will be available July 3 in digital, CD and vinyl formats. (PHOTO COURTESY OF AUSTIN DIPIETRO)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
Austin Di Pietro cites connection as a driving force behind his approach to music — a feeling and philosophy that took shape during his time at the University of Windsor and now serves as the foundation for his debut album as a bandleader.
The UWindsor music graduate will release Live at Mackenzie Hall Jazz on July 3, a live recording that captures the creative energy of musicians from both sides of the Windsor-Detroit border performing original compositions and jazz standards before a hometown audience.