Dr. Harry Clark, the founder and first Principal at Pittsburgh’s High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) is our special guest host for a program first first broadcast in February 2019.

Since then, Dr. Clark has received more accolades, including being cited as a Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019, and the BNY Mellon JazzLive Legacy Award for 2021. Among his musical picks for the show, Pittsburgh natives Erroll Garner and Ray Brown, plus sounds from the founder of the Jazz Studies program at Pitt, Dr. Nathan Davis.

The MCG Jazz Spotlight Show - Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM.

George Cables and David Weiss of the Cookers for Kente Arts, and more on the Scene

The SCENE on WZUM - Thursday at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel.

This week on the MCG Jazz Spotlight show, Marty Ashby shines light on Paul Desmond’s music and career.

Included in the show are excerpts from a 1976 interview with Paul Desmond. Great collaborations with Don Sebesky, Jim Hall and Ed Bickert. Also, the 1950 Dave Brubeck Octet - and the last performance by the Brubeck, recorded in Pittsburgh.

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

Valentine's Day is almost here! Celebrate yourself and your loved ones with an hour of jazz inspired by LOVE on this week's "Rhythm-a-ning" with Kate Borger.

Earl Hines, Lois Deppe, Madame CJ Walker and Pittsburgh - and music that changed the world

We focus on the major jazz figure of Earl “Fatha” Hines. Called “Fatha” because he was, early in his career, considered the father of what became jazz piano.

The Scene - Thursday at 6pm, Sunday at 5pm, Friday and Saturday at noon on WZUM.

Teenie Harris and Pittsburgh Jazz History in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Hosts Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci kick off Black History Month with music inspired by Teenie Harris and his legendary photographs, with a special feature on Pittsburgh’s Jazz legacy.

Click HERE to view Teenie's photographs mentioned in this week's show.

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

The Menu has Cookers for Kente, Con Alma Records, and a new release from Hugo Cruz on the Scene

A rich menu with fine ingredients - the jazz scene in Pittsburgh - and the SCENE on WZUM - Thursday at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel.

New jazz releases - Deanna Witkowski and Jared Sims - and a Cultural Trust Tuesday return.

We visit with Deanna Witkowski and Jared Sims - the new one from Deanna Witkowski is called Force of Nature, highlighting music written and played by Mary Lou Williams - and saxophonist Jared Sims has new release calls Against All Odds - with original music and a unique story behind much of it.

Plus, News from Terri Bell of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Scene - Thursday at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM