We visit with percussionist, composer and bandleader George Heid, III about his new project - a new vinyl album called “Intentions.”

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

Marty Ashby and Renee Govanucci celebrate famous jazz July Birthdays.

Friday and Sunday night at 6, and 1pm, Saturday on WZUM.

July 2nd marked the Birthday of Pittsburgh native Ahmad Jamal - and Kate Borger shares a musical celebration, and also sounds of Summer

Also, a birthday nod to Johnny Hartman (July 3rd) and sounds of surprise from Cal Tjader & Carmen McRae, Caetano Veloso, Joe Henderson, Leslie Odom, Jr, and Desi Arnaz!

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.

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.

Kate Borger shares a musical tour on Rhythm-a-Ning

Take a “Slow Boat to China” with Dee Dee Bridgewater while savoring Frim Fram Sauce with Nat King Cole. Hear Pittsburgh favorites Jeff Goldblum, Kenia and Earl Fatha Hines..

Join Kate Borger for Rhythm-a-Ning — Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.

The first airing of The Scene this weekend is on June 19th - Juneteenth - an important day in American history - when the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation came to Texas in 1865. Join us for music of uplift and joining together.

Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM

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.