We celebrate the June 10th, 99th birthday of our guitar hero handyman, Joe Negri.

Thursday at 6pm, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5.

Marty Ashby features top tracks from the Jazz Week charts, highlighting some of the most played jazz recordings on radio stations across the country.

Among the featured recordings are Max Leake’s Threads and the WDR Big Band’s Bluegrass, both earning significant radio play nationwide and showcasing the depth of the MCG Jazz Record Label catalog. Also on the charts, the Reid Hoyson project and trombonist Reggie Watkins.

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

We visit with Adam Bleil and Evan David after a performance by Arcadia last week for Lighthouse Arts at the Morgan-Lee Arts Centre in the Hill; hear music from others coming to the scene, soon - Tower of Power September 12th (Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall) and Diana Krall at Heinz Hall, July 2nd.

That and more on the Scene.

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

Kate Borger Plays Music She Loves on Rhythm-a-Ning

Sounds crossing many decades throughout the hour - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Julie London, Mark Murphy, Samara Joy, and Pittsburgh’s Tony Campbell with vocalist Fred Pugh.

Join Kate Borger - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.

As we take the turn toward summer with this Memorial Day weekend, we look to the summer sounds on the Pittsburgh scene ahead - and to this weekend, too!

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

Marty Ashby teams up with drummer and jazz historian Thomas Wendt for a deep dive into Pittsburgh’s hidden jazz legacy. Together, they shine a long-overdue light on the unsung giants who helped shape the sound of American jazz, without ever becoming household names.

Part musical journey, part history lesson—and all groove.

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

Kate Borger celebrates the birthday and Music of Miles Davis with musical pairings.

She features his brilliant interpretations of songs from the Great American Songbook coupled with vocal versions by other notables.

Friday morning at 10, Saturday at 11 on WZUM

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.