New Music and Visits in Pittsburgh on the Scene
May has a lot of live music springing forth in Pittsburgh - and we can’t track it all in hour - please see the Jazz Central Calendar - as June and July also filling with live events to share.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Celebrating Stevie, Mary Lou and Irving - with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-Ning
Pittsburgh Milestones, Latin Jazz, and a Flo Saunders tribute to Dakota Staton on the Scene
We share a story from Maxine Van Nortwick about the first full-time black educator in the Pittsburgh Public Schools - a music educator, Paul Lawrence Peeler.
Also - a number of new latin and Brazilian jazz releases out - including the new one from Hugo Cruz, plus Eliane Elias and Juan Carlos Quintero - and a peek at a Latin Lobby show at the Public Theater - May 15th with Hugo Cruz, Noel Quintana and more.
Plus - a tribute to Dakota Staton, Sunday night at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Tamara Tunie in the MCG Jazz Spotlight
Marty Ashby sits down with actress, director, producer and vocalist Tamara Tunie, also serving as the 25/26 Artist-In-Residence for MCG Jazz, culminating with two shows Saturday May 23rd at MCG Jazz with acclaimed pianist Christian Sands.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
Kate Borger Plays Music She Loves on Rhythm-a-Ning
International Jazz Day, Oscar Brown Jr and Maggie Brown, Al Di Meola and Wyton and more - on the Scene
Appreciating Jazz in April under the MCG Jazz Spotlight
Marty Ashby and Renee Govanucci look back on Jazz Appreciation Month highlights performed and recorded at MCG Jazz - all in the month of April. Spyro Gyra, Tom Scott, Ann Hampton Callaway, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Paquito D’Rivera, Herbie Mann, Phil Woods and more!
The MCGJazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.