Unique Jazz Sounds from Iconic Jazz Labels on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show
The Sounds of Jazz have been shaped by great artists, and also by the producers and record labels who preserved those sounds on to legendary recordings that spread those sounds to the world.
This week on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show, Marty Ashby and MCG Jazz production manager, David Sykut, discuss the sound and feel of a diverse collection of labels, including Blue Note, Verve, DMP, CTI, Telarc, Impulse, and ECM.
Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1.
In a Dancing Mood with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-ning
Ellie Martin - her new release, Pittsburgh, Gerri Allen, Nathan Davis and the New York Voices on the Scene
This time on the program - a focus on singers and connections - we visit with vocalist, educator and composer Ellie Martin, who while she calls Toledo home, has great affection for Pittsburgh and many of its influences and charms. Ellie has a new release just out, and will be visiting Con Alma May 23rd and the Westylvania Jazz and Blues Festival in Indiana May 24th.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM.
Jazz Summer 2025 on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show
Celebrating Stevie and Irving - with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-Ning
Sounds of Jazz for Spring in Pittsburgh on the Scene
There are many eggs in the jazz basket for Pittsburgh this spring - and we start off with Fred Astaire and go on from there - including new music from Bennie Benack III (with a tribute to Roger Humphries), Max Leake, Reggie Watkins, the Reid Hoyson Project, the Paxton / Spangler Band and Ellie Martin - all of whom are playing in Pittsburgh in the coming days and weeks.
Except for Fred Astaire - but we’ve got that for you to hear!
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM.
