Dwayne Dolphin All Stars - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater

Dwayne Dolphin is a jazz and funk bassist who has assembled an All Star group of musicians.

The group will include:

Orrin Evans, piano; Jeff “Tain” Watts, drums; Fred Wesley, trombone

The annual jazz celebration in Pittsburgh in support of democracy in action - more than 70 guest artists at the Heinz History Center

Anchored by Roger Humphries and the RH Factor and the Tim Stevens Project

Kenny Garrett and Sounds from the Ancestors - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater

KENNY GARRETT is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters.

WZUM is pleased to be a media sponsor for the Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday, August 30th from 12 noon to 8 pm at the Tall Trees Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park

Calvin Stemley and the Stemtechs; Brian Edwards Excursion; Tony Campbell; Dwayne Fulton; Etta Cox - Main Stage

Plus Youth Jazz from Center of Life and Urban Impact

MCGJazz Season 39 - A Season of Friends and Family

visit www.mcgjazz.org or call the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Jazz Box Office at 412-322-0800 for more information.

Diana Krall at Heinz Hall, Downtown

Pianist and vocalist Diana Krall’s 2025 North American Tour brings her trio to Pittsburgh - the hometown of her mentor - Ray Brown for a  night of music from the great American Songbook and more.

Roger Humphries and the RH Factor - Jazz on the Riverboat Ride - Gateway Clipper Fleet

Roger Humphries - drums; Max Leake - keyboard; Ava Lintz - bass; Lou Stellute - tenor sax; Yoko Suzuki - alto sax; Reggie Watkins - trombone; George Jones - Congas

Vocalists Gail “Flo” Saunders and Dred “Perky” Scott and special guest, trumpeter Sean Jones

Proceeds support youth scholarships

Sean Jones and the Baltimore Collective - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater - Northside

Sean Jones is a gifted trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and and activist. He has always intertwined music and spirituality into his artistic vision.

Jones will perform with his group The Baltimore Collective, which he created to provide a platform for regional musicians to perform more closely together.

Jazz Funk Soul - Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson Jr. - MCG Jazz, Manchester - MCGJazz Season 38 - A Season of Firsts

visit www.mcgjazz.org for more information.

Brandee Younger Trio - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater

Brandee Younger has almost single-handedly made a persuasive argument for the harp’s role in contemporary jazz. New York Times

Bria Skonberg Quintet - MCGJazz Season 38 - A Season of Firsts

visit www.mcgjazz.org for more information.

Some Enchanted Evening visits the Byham Theater - Led by Pittsburgh native and Emmy-nominated trumpeter and crooner Benny Benack III, plus the the lavishly gifted singer and social media sensation, Stella Katherine Cole and tap dance phenom, Jabu Graybeal.

The launch of the new Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive Gallery.

An afternoon of community, Charles “Teenie” Harris photographs, and jazz, featuring Roger Humphries and the RH Factor, to celebrate Harris’s continued legacy.

Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater - Northside

Twenty-six-year-old Isaiah Collier began playing saxophone at age 11, and his intuitive proficiency earned him attention early on. His band, Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few has a new release out debuting the weekend of the show, “THE WORLD IS ON FIRE.”

Isaiah Collier - sax; Noah Jackson - bass; Terreon Gully - drums; Kayvesh Kaviraj - piano