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.
Kate Borger fills a musical palate with colors from the rainbow on Rhythm-a-Ning.
From Mood Indigo from Dr John to Green Onions with Booker T - and many other shades of blue with Betty Roche, Harry Connick Jr and Andy Kirk.
Colorful sounds of Jazz with Kate Borger - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.
60 years ago - Roger Humphries went into Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey for his first time - with Horace Silver and the iconic Horace Silver record SONG FOR MY FATHER was the final result.
We visit with Roger about that - about the first anniversary of the renaming of a Northside street to Roger Humphries Way - and about the upcoming Roger Humphries Boat Ride on the Three Rivers - June 29th - including special guest - trumpeter Sean Jones.
Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5.
Marty Ashby features some of the guitarists who celebrate June birthdays in the MCG Jazz Spotlight
This week's episode showcases amazing legends such as: Tal Farlow, Grant Green, Joe Negri, Johnny Smith, and more. Tune in to hear about these six-string masters and enjoy the beautiful music they have given us!
Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday at 1pm on WZUM.
Marty Ashby features top tracks from the Jazz Week charts, highlighting some of the most played jazz recordings on radio stations across the country.
Among the featured recordings are Max Leake’s Threads and the WDR Big Band’s Bluegrass, both earning significant radio play nationwide and showcasing the depth of the MCG Jazz Record Label catalog. Also on the charts, the Reid Hoyson project and trombonist Reggie Watkins.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight show airs on Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Saturday at 1pm on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel WZUM.
We visit with Adam Bleil and Evan David after a performance by Arcadia last week for Lighthouse Arts at the Morgan-Lee Arts Centre in the Hill; hear music from others coming to the scene, soon - Tower of Power September 12th (Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall) and Diana Krall at Heinz Hall, July 2nd.
That and more on the Scene.
Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM.
WZUM's Jazz Central - for live Jazz events in the Pittsburgh Region. Send your information about live jazz in an email to info@wzum.org
