The seniors are the ones struttin’ this time

THE DIFFERENT STYLES WERE SHOWCASED AT THE SENIOR JAZZ CONNECTION HOLIDAY FASHION SHOW, DEC. 29, 2023.& Brenda Tate hosts Senior Jazz Connection Holiday Fashion Show & Retired Pittsburgh Police Detective Brenda Tate and the Senior Jazz Connection Program hosted a Holiday Fashion Show featuring 100 senior models, at the Energy Innovation Center on Bedford Avenue, Dec. 29, 2023. But there’s more to the story. As the COVID pandemic started to ease in 2021, Tate, a lifelong resident of the Hill District, in conjunction with her goddaughter, Tonya Ford, developed a concept to bring both entertainment and socialization to seniors living in high rise complexes. Tate, an active senior herself, according to a press release, recognized how many of her friends, neighbors and seniors in high rises were struggling with the lack of socialization. Tate and Ford designed a plan that would bring both socialization and entertainment into the housing communities. Every first Friday of the month, the Senior Jazz Connection shows up at a high rise in the Hill District or Oakland with a jazz band and a healthy lunch. Local renowned musician Tony Campbell performs for the seniors for two hours as they dance and enjoy music that they...