Drummer George Heid III is a noted percussionist, composer and the leader of a much admired weekly jam session in the times just before the lockdown.

During the lockdown, George came up with WISDOM PATH, a new project that remotely recorded a great number of musical notables from all over the world, including the U.S., Australia and France. He and percussionist Steve Shehan produced this new CD, joined the talents of vibraphonist Warren Wolf, steel pan master Victor Provos and keyboard and accordion notable Joe “Sonny” Barbato.

Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.

Saturday on WZUM, Scott Hanley shares a track by Stacey Kent - a lovely rendition of “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket,” which got us to think about when that song first came out, 1936 in Follow the Fleet with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.

But Fred also did a piano version, early in the film - on an upright that he lightly tunes and then plays….

Pittsburgh Jazz Piano Master Frank Cunimondo in the Spotlight

This week on the MCG Jazz Spotlight show, a broadcast of the Frank Cunimondo Trio’s live performance from September 30, 2020.

Plus, some previously unreleased music by Frank from 1958 - with rich vocal harmonies, too!

The MCG Jazz Spotlight show - Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Saturday at 1pm on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel WZUM.

Pittsburgh Bassist Paul Thompson - from Maynard Ferguson and Stanley Turrentine to YouTube jazz famous

Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.

Marty Ashby pulls out a number of classic – and in some instances rare – vinyl recordings from the MCG Jazz archives for this week’s MCG Jazz Spotlight Show.

Peter Nero changed his name early in his career - hear a swinger from him as Bernie Nerow from 1957!

The MCG Jazz Spotlight show airs on Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Saturday at 1pm on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel WZUM..

Drummers David Throckmorton and Thomas Wendt join the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show this week to share music that has influenced them throughout their careers. Tom and Throck discuss the masters including Elvin Jones, Joe Chambers, Dave Weckl, Paul Motian and others.

The MCG Jazz Spotlight show airs on Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Saturday at 1pm on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel WZUM..

- Friday and Sunday night at 6, and 1pm, Saturday on WZUM.

Reggie Watkins, Chu Berry, Roy Eldridge and a Wheeling / Pittsburgh Jazz Connection

We visit with Wheeling native and Carnegie resident Reggie Watkins about his recently published article on legendary tenor saxophonist Chu Berry, another native of Wheeling. The article can be found in WEELUNK, a publication about the heritage of Wheeling.

Plus, we hear recollections of the last performance of the Classic Dave Brubeck Quartet by a listener who was there at the Pittsburgh Hilton, 50 plus years ago.

— and we also make a connection with one of Chu Berry’s musical collaborators, Pittsburgh’s Little jazz - Trumpeter Roy Eldridge.

Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.

Don Aliquo Jr and Senior on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM, the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel!