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Birthdays in March - the MCG Jazz Spotlight - Friday and Sunday Nights at 6

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, especially with the birthday of Duke Ellington on April 29th, but there are many jazz birthdays in March, too!

Nat King Cole Oscar Moore, William Gottlieb Collection

Renée J. Govanucci, Director, MCG Jazz, and Marty Ashby, VP & Executive Producer of MCG Jazz bring out the cake and candles for some remarkable jazz

Hear music and celebrate sounds from a broad range of jazz artists with birthdays in March, including Wes Montgomery, Nat King Cole, Freddie Green, Marian McPartland, James Moody, Quincy Jones, Thad Jones, Pittsburgh’s George Benson “On Broadway,” and Eddie Lockjaw Davis with a tune from the Kenton book.

A celebration of March birthdays in Jazz, on the MCG Jazz Spotlight, Friday and Sunday night at 6pm on WZUM.

Marty Ashby, Renée Govanucci

George Benson 2009 Veranos de la Villa