{"id":142913,"date":"2026-05-31T19:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/joe-negri-jazz-guitar-virtuoso-and-mr-rogers-handyman-dies-at-nearly-100\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:49:39","slug":"joe-negri-jazz-guitar-virtuoso-and-mr-rogers-handyman-dies-at-nearly-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/joe-negri-jazz-guitar-virtuoso-and-mr-rogers-handyman-dies-at-nearly-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Negri, jazz guitar virtuoso and Mr. Rogers\u2019 \u2018Handyman,\u2019 dies at nearly 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<p>Joe Negri, one of America\u2019s best jazz guitarists and a key part of \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood,\u201d died Saturday, just days short of turning 100.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Negri, his oldest daughter, said that her father died of natural causes. He and his family, along with many in Pittsburgh\u2019s music world, were preparing to celebrate his legacy for his 100th birthday, June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Negri, a Pittsburgh native, was a musician from childhood. He began to play guitar at age 8 and was touring nationally with swing bands by 16. Except for a brief stint in New York City, <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.library.pitt.edu\/islandora\/object\/pitt%3AUS-PPiU-camjnc2014\/viewer#:~:text=By%20age%20sixteen%2C%20I%20was,by%20no%20means%20stopped%20it.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Negri<\/a> spent his life in Pittsburgh, as a musician, educator and TV performer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/DYkGjg1G-3aRE09DS.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" title=\"Iconic Pittsburgh musician Joe Negri\" style=\"position:absolute;\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood,\u201d he was Handyman Negri, the fix-it man in the Land of Make-Believe, as well as proprietor of Negri\u2019s Music Shop, where he\u2019d perform and showcase music. Negri was on the show for its entire three-decade run.<\/p>\n<p>As an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University for decades, Negri instructed generations of musicians in the art of jazz guitar. At Duquesne, he founded the jazz guitar program and taught there until 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.triblive.com\/local\/pittsburgh-allegheny\/iconic-pittsburgh-musician-joe-negri-retires-from-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He retired from Pitt in <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.triblive.com\/local\/pittsburgh-allegheny\/iconic-pittsburgh-musician-joe-negri-retires-from-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019<\/a>, after nearly 50 years of teaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Negri radiates life as an art form,\u201d said Pitt professor of music Deane Root, then chair of the department. \u201cHe crosses generations and he brings out the best in the musicians he plays with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.triblive.com\/aande\/music\/fox-chapel-singers-to-perform-negris-jazz-mass-of-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A 2016 TribLive article <\/a>previewed a performance of \u201cMass of Hope: The Mass in the Jazz Idiom,\u201d a composition by Negri. \u201cMy love and my passion for music continues to dominate my daily life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As a performer, he played widely, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wzum.org\/jazz-blog\/2020\/5\/29\/mcgjazz-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Craftsmen\u2019s Guild <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghsymphony.org\/pso_home\/biographies\/guest-artists\/joe-negri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Symphony<\/a> to jazz clubs large and small.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Negri received a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award from the state of Pennsylvania, part of the Governor\u2019s Awards for the Arts. Below is a video of Negri talking about his art:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2019 Governor&amp;apos;s Awards for the Arts Artist Vignettes: Joe Negri\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/276tJ-7OezE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/aande\/movies-tv\/joe-negri-jazz-guitar-virtuoso-and-mr-rogers-handyman-dies-at-nearly-100\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nMore: https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Negri, one of America\u2019s best jazz guitarists and a key part of \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood,\u201d died Saturday, just days short of turning 100. 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