Roger Humphries had never been in a big-time recording studio before he walked into Rudy Van Gelder’s for the Horace Silver album “Song for My Father.”
60 years later - that album revealed Horace’s biggest tune, and a phenomenal drummer and a modern jazz classic (and we have a limited number of Vinyl copies for our fundraiser, too!)
The Scene WZUM Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.
Pianist Bill Charlap stops by for a visit with Marty Ashby in the MCG Jazz Spotlight.
Bill shares some one biggest influences and favorite artists - including Miles Davis, Weather Report, Wynton Marsalis, Earl Hines and Bill Charlap’s wife, pianist and composer Renee Rosnes.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight, 6pm Friday and Sunday, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM.
In the Mood for Mose with Kate Borger on Rhythm a Ning - Mose Allison, that is!
Friday morning at 10 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon. 101.1 FM or wzum.org or talk to your smart speaker and ask her to "Play WZUM!”
An extended visit with drummer Joe Chambers - in for the Pitt Jazz Seminar this week - including an extended conversation about the importance of Pittsburgh drummers and Pittsburgh Jazz.
New Music from Denise King and John Shannon - and we remember Jack DeJohnnette.
The Scene WZUM Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.
Marty Ashby welcomes drummer, composer, and Pitt Jazz Studies Artistic Director Chad Taylor for a powerful celebration of rhythm, innovation, and legacy. The program marks two anniversaries: the 55th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar, originally founded by Pittsburgh’s own Nathan Davis, and the 55th anniversary of Max Roach’s groundbreaking percussion collective M’Boom.
Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM
WZUM's Jazz Central - for live Jazz events in the Pittsburgh Region. Send your information about live jazz in an email to info@wzum.org
