"Spirit to Spirit: A Portrait of Pittsburgh Jazz in the New Century," with text by Abby Mendelson and photographs by David Aschkenas.

On this episode of the Spotlight, Marty Ashby visits with Abby and David for stories and music connected to the book and the Pittsburgh Jazz Scene of today

We talk with saxophonist and educator Antonio Hart, who brings his Sextet to the New Hazlett Theater for Kente Arts on December 7th. We hear some of Antonio’s music - and hear how he ALMOST became an Art Blakey Jazz Messenger.

Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon and Sunday at 5.

Friday night, and Sunday night at 6 and Saturday at 1,, Renée J. Govanucci, Director, MCG Jazz, and Marty Ashby, VP & Executive Producer of MCG Jazz share sounds of trombones!

More on jazz homecomings and visitors to the Pittsburgh Scene - and tidings of great jazz!

We continue our conversation with Pittsburgh original Shawn Purcell

Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon and Sunday at 5.

Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci share stories and wonderful music from Count Basie with a mystery singer, Donald Byrd with Strings, guitarist Hank Garland with a very young Gary Burton, plus some other musical mysteries and discoveries.

Roger Humphries to Thursdays, Shawn Purcell Homecoming, with Music of Don DePaolis and more on The Scene on WZUM

Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon and Sunday at 5.

"Spirit to Spirit: A Portrait of Pittsburgh Jazz in the New Century," with text by Abby Mendelson and photographs by David Aschkenas.

On this episode of the Spotlight, Marty Ashby visits with Abby and David for stories and music connected to the book and the Pittsburgh Jazz Scene of today

Pittsburgh Jazz leader Dr. Nelson E. Harrison is our guest host for the MCG Jazz Spotlight Hour

Marty Ashby of MCG Jazz is joined by Dr. Nelson Harrison, a musician, composer and avid jazz historian. Nelson Harrison and Marty Ashby share some great music and great stories of jazz, especially from a Pittsburgh perspective.