Phat Man Dee
@phatmandee.bsky.social
Phat Man Dee (she/they) is an accomplished jazz singer, music producer, and music educator. Voted Number 1 Best Jazz Artist in the Pittsburgh City Paper Readers Poll, she sings with her band, Social Justice Disco & Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh.
This Saturday!!
This Saturday is our Volunteer Cookout & Potluck!
Join us at noon in Schenley Park to learn more about the annual conference in February & how you can be involved in shaping it, or help out on the day-of.
More info: tinyurl.com/PRJScookout
Join us at noon in Schenley Park to learn more about the annual conference in February & how you can be involved in shaping it, or help out on the day-of.
More info: tinyurl.com/PRJScookout
July 23, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This Saturday!!
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Come for lunch at the Volunteer Cookout & Potluck!
Learn about the annual Summit & how you can be involved. We'll have meat & veggie options on the grill.
Saturday, July 25, noon-2PM
Bartlett Shelter, Schenley Park
More info: tinyurl.com/PRJScookout
About the Summit: prjs.org
Learn about the annual Summit & how you can be involved. We'll have meat & veggie options on the grill.
Saturday, July 25, noon-2PM
Bartlett Shelter, Schenley Park
More info: tinyurl.com/PRJScookout
About the Summit: prjs.org
July 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Come for lunch at the Volunteer Cookout & Potluck!
Learn about the annual Summit & how you can be involved. We'll have meat & veggie options on the grill.
Saturday, July 25, noon-2PM
Bartlett Shelter, Schenley Park
More info: tinyurl.com/PRJScookout
About the Summit: prjs.org
Learn about the annual Summit & how you can be involved. We'll have meat & veggie options on the grill.
Saturday, July 25, noon-2PM
Bartlett Shelter, Schenley Park
More info: tinyurl.com/PRJScookout
About the Summit: prjs.org
Just sent out my latest newsletter to my wonderful community of L’il Phatties regarding my concert THIS SAT at Carnegie in Carnegie! For deets on that and other upcoming events more info here: phatmandeemusic.com/campaigns/11...
May 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Just sent out my latest newsletter to my wonderful community of L’il Phatties regarding my concert THIS SAT at Carnegie in Carnegie! For deets on that and other upcoming events more info here: phatmandeemusic.com/campaigns/11...
Hey my friends!! Tomorrow is Election Day in #Pennsylvania! I’m on the ballot along with my husband as @alleghenycounty.bsky.social Democratic Committee members in Ward 18 District 11. Please do vote - like BPEP says, “We vote in EACH and EVERY election!!” #alleghenycounty #election #pittsburgh
May 19, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Hey my friends!! Tomorrow is Election Day in #Pennsylvania! I’m on the ballot along with my husband as @alleghenycounty.bsky.social Democratic Committee members in Ward 18 District 11. Please do vote - like BPEP says, “We vote in EACH and EVERY election!!” #alleghenycounty #election #pittsburgh
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Is "art" the thing we make, or the way we see?
May 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Is "art" the thing we make, or the way we see?
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For Mother's Day, support the moms detained by ICE in horrible conditions at Moshannon.
You can sign up to ride the bus, or just make a donation -- click GET TICKETS to find the donation option.
Come by Saturday morning with supplies for the women who are detained and give the bus a send off!
You can sign up to ride the bus, or just make a donation -- click GET TICKETS to find the donation option.
Come by Saturday morning with supplies for the women who are detained and give the bus a send off!
Pittsburgh Says, "Moms out of Moshannon!"
On Mother's Day weekend, we're headed to the ICE facility at Moshannon. Join us on the bus or show up to see us off.
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May 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
For Mother's Day, support the moms detained by ICE in horrible conditions at Moshannon.
You can sign up to ride the bus, or just make a donation -- click GET TICKETS to find the donation option.
Come by Saturday morning with supplies for the women who are detained and give the bus a send off!
You can sign up to ride the bus, or just make a donation -- click GET TICKETS to find the donation option.
Come by Saturday morning with supplies for the women who are detained and give the bus a send off!
Tomorrow I will be singing with my choir, The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, under the direction of my dear friend, and mentor, founder Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church at 4 pm until 5 pm. I would love to see you there!
April 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Tomorrow I will be singing with my choir, The Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh, under the direction of my dear friend, and mentor, founder Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church at 4 pm until 5 pm. I would love to see you there!
Truly honored to sing for such a crew of dedicated activists! Any chance I get to sing Cross Current’s “If Men Could Get Pregnant” with Ginny & Renee, to ppl dedicated to bodily autonomy it’s a blessed day! Thanks to 50501 Pgh, Together for Trans Youth, Pgh Healthcare Workers Scientists Scholars!
April 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Truly honored to sing for such a crew of dedicated activists! Any chance I get to sing Cross Current’s “If Men Could Get Pregnant” with Ginny & Renee, to ppl dedicated to bodily autonomy it’s a blessed day! Thanks to 50501 Pgh, Together for Trans Youth, Pgh Healthcare Workers Scientists Scholars!
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Historian here. What have I been doing over my sabbatical besides meeting multiple commitments? Getting started on the new book on feminism. Here is a preview from Ms. Magazine which I read as a young girl in India. Big Gloria Steinem fan here! msmagazine.com/2026/04/02/t...
The Abolitionist Origins of American Feminism
From Mary Wollstonecraft to Sojourner Truth, the fight for women’s rights emerged alongside—and was fundamentally shaped by—the struggle to abolish slavery and secure universal human rights.
On the 2...
msmagazine.com
April 3, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Historian here. What have I been doing over my sabbatical besides meeting multiple commitments? Getting started on the new book on feminism. Here is a preview from Ms. Magazine which I read as a young girl in India. Big Gloria Steinem fan here! msmagazine.com/2026/04/02/t...
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A reminder that there is a universe where Weather Report is featured heavily on the weather channel and their concept of weather channel jazz is radically different
Without posting to a playlist, what’s some of your favorite weather channel jazz?
April 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A reminder that there is a universe where Weather Report is featured heavily on the weather channel and their concept of weather channel jazz is radically different
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On tonight's Jazzish - new music from Irreversible Entanglements, Flea (!), Yellow Pills, and much more. 10pm-mid ET on WIUP: 90.1FM / wiupfm.org / TuneIn / Radiogarden #jazzsky #collegeradio
April 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
On tonight's Jazzish - new music from Irreversible Entanglements, Flea (!), Yellow Pills, and much more. 10pm-mid ET on WIUP: 90.1FM / wiupfm.org / TuneIn / Radiogarden #jazzsky #collegeradio
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Abolish ICE shirts are BACK in black and a new heather gray, along with stickers too! Hurry, they're only on sale until April 10! Printed at Commonwealth Press, a union shop in Pittsburgh, and net proceeds benefit Frontline Dignity.
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
March 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Abolish ICE shirts are BACK in black and a new heather gray, along with stickers too! Hurry, they're only on sale until April 10! Printed at Commonwealth Press, a union shop in Pittsburgh, and net proceeds benefit Frontline Dignity.
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
Tune in at 11:15 am to The Saturday Light Brigade this am to hear me with Carlos Peña, Miguel Sague III, and Lori J Russo! 88.3 FM in Pittsburgh and SLBRadio.org to stream online! slbradio.org/on-the-air/ #radio #phatjazz #pittsburghjazz #livemusic
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Tune in at 11:15 am to The Saturday Light Brigade this am to hear me with Carlos Peña, Miguel Sague III, and Lori J Russo! 88.3 FM in Pittsburgh and SLBRadio.org to stream online! slbradio.org/on-the-air/ #radio #phatjazz #pittsburghjazz #livemusic
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Hey, Pittsburgh! Want to help Frontline DIGNITY build community capacity to respond lawfully to ICE?
Go to one of their trainings and volunteer -- and donate!
Go to one of their trainings and volunteer -- and donate!
Donate to Help Immigrant Communities | Frontline DIGNITY
DONATE to Every day, families in our neighborhoods face fear, uncertainty, and the threat of federal enforcement. For those on the frontlines, these moments aren’t abstract—they are real, urgent, and ...
frontlinedignity.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Hey, Pittsburgh! Want to help Frontline DIGNITY build community capacity to respond lawfully to ICE?
Go to one of their trainings and volunteer -- and donate!
Go to one of their trainings and volunteer -- and donate!
1st Photo taken at the rally on Sunday by @indivisiblepgh-sh.bsky.social 📸 Alex Jones ICE Out March last Sunday at Hot Metal Bridge
2nd photo is my List of Upcoming Appearances on SLB Radio, Carnegie Carnegie, Pgh Racial Justice Summit & more!
#phatjazz #freedom #pittsburghjazz #savethedate
2nd photo is my List of Upcoming Appearances on SLB Radio, Carnegie Carnegie, Pgh Racial Justice Summit & more!
#phatjazz #freedom #pittsburghjazz #savethedate
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
1st Photo taken at the rally on Sunday by @indivisiblepgh-sh.bsky.social 📸 Alex Jones ICE Out March last Sunday at Hot Metal Bridge
2nd photo is my List of Upcoming Appearances on SLB Radio, Carnegie Carnegie, Pgh Racial Justice Summit & more!
#phatjazz #freedom #pittsburghjazz #savethedate
2nd photo is my List of Upcoming Appearances on SLB Radio, Carnegie Carnegie, Pgh Racial Justice Summit & more!
#phatjazz #freedom #pittsburghjazz #savethedate
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It's freezing out and it's Super Bowl Sunday, but we turned out to yell at ICE.
A cold, sunny day in Pittsburgh on the South Side. A crowd is marching from the ICE building back to the Hot Iron Bridge. It's a long line of people turning a corner. We're chanting NO ICE, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA.
A cold, sunny day in Pittsburgh on the South Side. A crowd is marching from the ICE building back to the Hot Iron Bridge. It's a long line of people turning a corner. We're chanting NO ICE, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA.
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It's freezing out and it's Super Bowl Sunday, but we turned out to yell at ICE.
A cold, sunny day in Pittsburgh on the South Side. A crowd is marching from the ICE building back to the Hot Iron Bridge. It's a long line of people turning a corner. We're chanting NO ICE, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA.
A cold, sunny day in Pittsburgh on the South Side. A crowd is marching from the ICE building back to the Hot Iron Bridge. It's a long line of people turning a corner. We're chanting NO ICE, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA.
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If you heard Phat Man Dee's shout-out for the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit, and wanted more info: 28thprjs.eventbrite.com
It's Saturday, February 21st. Keynote by Monica Ruiz of Casa San José, a whole lot of workshop, and a Justice Jam open mic organized by @phatmandee.bsky.social!
It's Saturday, February 21st. Keynote by Monica Ruiz of Casa San José, a whole lot of workshop, and a Justice Jam open mic organized by @phatmandee.bsky.social!
28th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
Building Community for Lasting Democracy and Racial Equity
28thPRJS.eventbrite.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
If you heard Phat Man Dee's shout-out for the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit, and wanted more info: 28thprjs.eventbrite.com
It's Saturday, February 21st. Keynote by Monica Ruiz of Casa San José, a whole lot of workshop, and a Justice Jam open mic organized by @phatmandee.bsky.social!
It's Saturday, February 21st. Keynote by Monica Ruiz of Casa San José, a whole lot of workshop, and a Justice Jam open mic organized by @phatmandee.bsky.social!
Join me on Fat Tuesday with include Don Aliquo Sr - tenor sax, Carlos Peña - guitar, Leon Boykins - bass, Miguel Sague III - conga / vox,plus special guests dancer Joanna Abel and introducing up and coming vocalist Esai!
Tix here: www.showclix.com/event/mardi-... #jazz #mardigras #fattuesday
Tix here: www.showclix.com/event/mardi-... #jazz #mardigras #fattuesday
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Join me on Fat Tuesday with include Don Aliquo Sr - tenor sax, Carlos Peña - guitar, Leon Boykins - bass, Miguel Sague III - conga / vox,plus special guests dancer Joanna Abel and introducing up and coming vocalist Esai!
Tix here: www.showclix.com/event/mardi-... #jazz #mardigras #fattuesday
Tix here: www.showclix.com/event/mardi-... #jazz #mardigras #fattuesday
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I set up a GoFundMe for former @pghcitypaper.com staff. This will be used to help us submit last year's stories for awards, defray loss of income and insurance, and support laid-off single moms with childcare. Chip in if you'd like:
Donate to Support former Pittsburgh City Paper staff, organized by Colin Williams
R.I.P. Pittsburgh City Paper, 1991-2025.
After over three decades, Block… Colin Williams needs your support for Support former Pittsburgh City Paper staff
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January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I set up a GoFundMe for former @pghcitypaper.com staff. This will be used to help us submit last year's stories for awards, defray loss of income and insurance, and support laid-off single moms with childcare. Chip in if you'd like:
Wishing to all a safe and prosperous new year. May we work to preserve life. Video from recent gig with some dear friends, Carlos Peña - guitar, Bruce Wallace - bass, Miguel Sague III - conga
Live at Golden Age Beer Co youtu.be/bhEg3udJJ5M?... #herestolife #jazz #pittsburghjazz #livemusic
Live at Golden Age Beer Co youtu.be/bhEg3udJJ5M?... #herestolife #jazz #pittsburghjazz #livemusic
Here’s to Life
YouTube video by Phat Man Dee
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December 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Wishing to all a safe and prosperous new year. May we work to preserve life. Video from recent gig with some dear friends, Carlos Peña - guitar, Bruce Wallace - bass, Miguel Sague III - conga
Live at Golden Age Beer Co youtu.be/bhEg3udJJ5M?... #herestolife #jazz #pittsburghjazz #livemusic
Live at Golden Age Beer Co youtu.be/bhEg3udJJ5M?... #herestolife #jazz #pittsburghjazz #livemusic
Tomorrow night! This Saturday! Lets bless the family of Vincent Scotti Eirene at The Mr. Roboto Project with a Rock N Roll Art Show Benefit Concert! Come hear music! Buy art! 6 - 10 pm in Garfield at the Mr Roboto Project!
December 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Tomorrow night! This Saturday! Lets bless the family of Vincent Scotti Eirene at The Mr. Roboto Project with a Rock N Roll Art Show Benefit Concert! Come hear music! Buy art! 6 - 10 pm in Garfield at the Mr Roboto Project!
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Lovely site walk through this morning with Ms Thea, @phatmandee.bsky.social & Rachel T, volunteers for the Summit, and Ms Patterson, Kiturah, Lisa at Community College of Allegheny!
Join us February 21st at the 28th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit!
Learn more at: prjs.org
Join us February 21st at the 28th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit!
Learn more at: prjs.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Save the date! I’m honored to again serve be part of 
the 28th annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit on Saturday, February 21! Join us #prjs2026 #pittsburgh #racialjustice
the 28th annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit on Saturday, February 21! Join us #prjs2026 #pittsburgh #racialjustice
The 28th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit will be Saturday, February 21st, 2026, 9am-5pm at the CCAC Allegheny Campus. (doors open for registration at 9)
What are the Summits like, you ask? 🤔 Here's last year's!
triblive.com/local/pittsb...
Keynote speaker Jasiri X, with friends.
What are the Summits like, you ask? 🤔 Here's last year's!
triblive.com/local/pittsb...
Keynote speaker Jasiri X, with friends.
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Save the date! I’m honored to again serve be part of 
the 28th annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit on Saturday, February 21! Join us #prjs2026 #pittsburgh #racialjustice
the 28th annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit on Saturday, February 21! Join us #prjs2026 #pittsburgh #racialjustice
Hey friends due to unforeseen circumstances Qlitterati is unable to perform this evening. However Phat Man Dee and Izzy shall perform a jazz set and KantiKasa shall perform her set. Please come out and support, we’re looking forward to when we can perform in full force with all our members!!
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hey friends due to unforeseen circumstances Qlitterati is unable to perform this evening. However Phat Man Dee and Izzy shall perform a jazz set and KantiKasa shall perform her set. Please come out and support, we’re looking forward to when we can perform in full force with all our members!!