The Modern Music Festival in Pittsburgh - 1960 - and Jazz Today on The Scene

June marked the 61st Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival - and in September, the 65th anniversary of an even earlier star-studded event at the Melody Tent in the lower Hill District in 1960!

We got the clues about the “Modern Music Festival” put on by Jazz Horizons, Unlimited from some astute listeners, and we’ve started digging into some history that we’d never heard!

Hear about it on the Scene, Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.

Kenny Burrell in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Kenny Burrell in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

From the MCG Jazz Archives, we dip into the deep pool of recordings by guitarist and educator Kenny Burrell from a program first heard in 2021.

We hear Kenny talk about his life and career from his NEA Jazz Masters oral history at the Smithsonian, and enjoy sounds from his long career that started in Detroit and has taken him all over the world.

Join Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci with a musical appreciation of Kenny Burrell in the MCG Jazz Spotlight - Friday and Sunday at 6, Saturday at 1pm.

Pops' Tunes - Musical Sons and their Fathers in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Pops' Tunes - Musical Sons and their Fathers in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Marty Ashby and special guests pay tribute to their musical dads and all fathers for this Father’s Day weekend. Benny Benack III, James Johnson III, Eric DeFade, Anton DeFade, Don Aliquo, Jr., and Lucas Ashby play music with Dads in mind,

The MCG Jazz Spotlight - Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Saturday at 1pm on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel WZUM.