Drummer Jimmy Cobb passed away this week at the age of 91. He had a rich career that spanned seventy years - from Earl Bostic, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan to the legendary Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” session in 1959 - to decades of collaborations with jazz greats to follow, including being feted as an NEA Jazz Master in 2009.
We’ll share music and some memories of a musical life well lived. Plus, more from the Pittsburgh Jazz Scene this week on WZUM.
This week on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show, MCG Jazz’s Marty Ashby reaches back to the rich trove of interviews from the stage of MCGJazz - featuring highlights from a visit with Tony Mowod from the 90’s before a Sunday matinée - trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and bandleader Chuck Mangione.
Music and memories with Chuck Mangione from the stage of MCG Jazz - and on the radio in the MCG Jazz Spotlight. The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
From Scott Hanley, of WZUM - Saturday night at 8, and Sunday afternoon at 3, an extended version of our celebration of the life of Richie Cole.
About 7 years ago, Richie put down roots in Pittsburgh at the encouragement of one of his daughters, Annie. That is the perspective from which the coming program will be centered.
The community of Pittsburgh and the neighboring suburb of Carnegie play a major role in the last chapter of Richie Cole’s musical career - and Richie Cole’s impact on the Pittsburgh music scene, in return.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight shines on season 34 - the roaring 2020’s of jazz for Pittsburgh - with a sampler of what’s in store at the turn of 2021.
Hear sounds from the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Ivan Lins, Bill Charlap and Dee Dee Bridgewater, David Sanborn, Patti Austin and much much more.
Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and a special time this week of Saturday afternoon at 2.
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
