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Kenny Blake and the New Hip at Asti's Italian Steakhouse - North Braddock
Kenny Blake - sax; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys; Dennis Garner - drums
First Wednesdays at the Blind Pig Erin Burkett - Virgil Walters at the Blind Pig Saloon, New Kensington
Vocalist Erin Burkett, Virgil Walters - Bass; Max Leake - piano; Eric Susoeff - guitar; George C. Jones - percussion
Don Aliquo Sr, Eric Susoeff - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg
Don Aliquo Sr - sax; Eric Susoeff - guitar
Roger Barbour Jazz Trio - Buenatarde Restaurant, Shadyside
Andy Yalch - piano; Vince Taglieri - drums; Roger Barbour - trumpet/flugelhorn/vocals
Paul Cosentino and the Boilermaker Jazz Band - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead
Thursday Night Jazz: Lynn Speakman Quintet’s Favorite Two-Sax Tunes Alphabet City, Northside
Lynn Speakman: alto saxophone; Evan David: alto & tenor saxophones; Joe Sheehan: piano; Jeff Grubbs: bass; Thomas Wendt: drums
David Throckmorton Quartet - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
David Throckmorton - drums; Paul Thompson - bass; Scott Boni - sax; John Shannon - gtr
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
An afternoon with Bill Cole, Bellefield Hall, William R. Robinson Recording Studio, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland
Andy Reamer Trio - The Lounge at Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, Mt. Washington
Andy Reamer - vibes; Eric Susoeff - guitar; Leon Boykins - bass
Eric DeFade - Live Jazz at Carmella's Plates and Pints, Southside
Eric DeFade - sax;
Jessica Lee and Mark Strickland - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg
Jessica Lee - vocals; Mark Strickland - guitar
NORSIDE Organ Trio feat. Dwayne Dolphin and the Steeltown Horns - Thunderbird Café and Music Hall
Originating out of Pittsburgh PA, Norside has rapidly established themselves as one of the region’s most exciting new acts.
Joined by Pittsburgh bass legend Dwayne Dolphin and the Steeltown Horns - Reggie Watkins - trombone; JD Chaisson - trumpet; Rick Matt - sax
Ellen Pieroni and the Encyclopedia of Soul - Con Alma, Downtown
Ellen Pieroni is a soul jazz saxophone player and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, NY.
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Ronnie Jones' Jazz Conversations - Muddy Waters Oyster Bar, E Liberty
Trumpeters Ronnie Jones and Glen Surgest
Lighthouse arts presents Thomas Wendt in a Brilliant Corners “The Young Charles Mingus ” in the new MCG Jazz Archives Center, Manchester
New York Voices Farewell Tour with special guest Paquito D'Rivera
Ethan Zawacki Group - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
Ethan Zawacki - trumpet; Jeff Fabis - sax; Ross Antonich - drums; Tom Glovier - piano; Eli Alfieri - bass
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Ed Tarzia Trio - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg
Ed Tarzia - keys; Ross Antonich - drums; Dylan Zeh - bass
New York Voices Farewell Tour with special guest Paquito D'Rivera
Roger Barbour Band plays Motown - Park House, Northside
Gene Rice (Vocals), Andrew Cerra (Guitar), Mike Farrell (Bass),. Vince Taglieri (Drums); Roger Barbour (Trumpet)
Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead
Thomas Wendt - drums;
Ken Karsh Trio - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
Ken Karsh - gtr; Subha Das - drums; Kurt Lorence - bass
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Alex Peck leads his trio as a part of the live Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.
Alex Peck - drums/vocals; Skip Peck - piano; Brian Stahurski - bass
Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown
Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.
