Editor's note: This article is a part of Helping the Helpers, our annual series to raise awareness for nonprofits throughout the area. Washington County and surrounding areas have a rich history in jazz – something the nonprofit Washington Jazz Society hopes to preserve and pass ...

When you think of jazz in Southwestern Pennsylvania, you might think of Pittsburgh’s blossoming jazz scene between the 1920s and 1950s, when the Hill District’s Crawford Grille attracted talents like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. Pittsburgh's ...