Jim Cunningham from WQED drops by for a musical moment in the MCG Jazz Spotlight
Public radio colleague Jim Cunningham, the voice of WQED, is guest hosts in this week's MCG Jazz Spotlight Show alongside Marty Ashby. These two have a magnetic conversation and play a raft of Jim's jazz favorites, including Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Wynton Marsalis, Weather Report and Charlie Parker.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
Sounds of Summer and Warmth - Sonny, Prima, and Karrin with a Duck - Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-ning
A 3rd Anniversary of Jazz Con Alma (with Soul) in Pittsburgh on the Scene - on WZUM
A 3rd Anniversary of Jazz Con Alma (with Soul) in Pittsburgh on the Scene - on WZUM
Also - the Roger Humphries Jazz Boatride is back - August 28th - Hendrik Meurkens has a new big band release - AND will be back in Pittsburgh in July - and Stephen Phillip Harvey’s new CD release event with his Jazz Orchestra and Sean Jones is Friday July 8th at the Oaks Theater in Oakmont.
Modern Big Bands with Ken Quinn on the MCG Jazz Spotlight
Stephen Phillip Harvey, Sean Jones and Comics Connect - the Scene - WZUM
Stephen Phillip Harvey is a native of Rochester, PA, now living in Maryland, but back home for a special concert for the launch of his new Jazz Orchestra release, SMASH! We hear some of the sounds, and Harvey’s unusual story behind his discovery of jazz and composition.
Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5.
Gene Ludwig in MCG Jazz Spotlight
Gene Ludwig is remembered in this week’s MCG Jazz Spotlight Show on WZUM.
Guided by a 1998 MCG Jazz Archives Interview conducted by Dwayne Dolphin, Gene Ludwig shares stories, from hearing Jimmy Smith for the first time, to the time he flipped a coin to decide whether or not to become a musician full-time.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, Saturday afternoons at 1.