Emmet Goods Quartet - BNY Jazz Live Tuesdays, Greer Cabaret Lounge

Dr. Emmett Goods - trombone; Dr. Alton Merrell - piano; Paul Thompson - bass; and Thomas Wendt - drums

Dr. Emmett C. Goods is a trombonist and Associate Professor of Music/Africana Studies and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Rhode Island.  He has been performing for over 25 years.

Grace Elliott Trio - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Tony Campbell Jam Session - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Every Tuesday, the Con Alma stage features the weekly jazz jam session, led by Pittsburgh saxophone legend Tony Campbell.

Musicians — bring your “horn” and a standard

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Karina Krymova Duo - at Eddie Merlot's Downtown

Karina Krymova - vocals, David Gurwin - piano

Chantal Joseph - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown.

10 Young jazz students of Center of Life in Hazelwood meet the Con Alma All Stars

featuring:

The students / COL Allstars:

Sebastian Wilburn - alto sax; Lyndon Frost - piano; Ray Porter - piano; Antonio Roa - bass; Graham Whitacre - drums; Niko Henderson - drums; Elijah Wheeler - drums; Lucas Sotereanos - trombone; Amina Nasreddine - flute; De’Chele Bagby - voice/piano

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Kenny Blake and the New Hip at Asti's Italian Steakhouse - North Braddock

A jazzy, swinging Christmas with Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters at da Barn

Erin Burkett - vocals; Virgil Walters - bass; Eric Susoeff - guitar; George C Jones - percussion; Max Leake - keys

Classic Holiday at the Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District - Hosted by Chantal Joseph

CLASSIC HOLIDAY is the final show in the music series collaboration between the Equity | Impact Center’s SCALE Fellowship program and The Original Pittsburgh Winery.

Featuring performances by SCALE Fellowship alumni, Lailonny Morris, Dejah Monae, and Anyah Nancy, and hosted by Chantal Joseph

Don Aliquo Sr, Eric Susoeff - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Don Aliquo Sr - sax; Eric Susoeff - guitar

Paul Cosentino and the Boilermaker Jazz Band - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Anita Levels - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Roger Humphries and The RH Factor - Thursday night Jazz - Kingfly Spirits, Strip District

Roger Humphries - drums; Yoko Suzuki / saxophone: Lou Stellute / saxophone; Max Leake / piano; Dwayne Dolphin / bass

Heidi Beatty Holiday Jazz Ensemble - Carnegie in Carnegie Studio Jazz Series

Heidi Beatty - vocals; Mark Strickland - guitar, Dwayne Dolphin - bass, and Jason Washington Jr.

By Ernest McCarty
Directed by Ashley Southers & Mark Clayton Southers
It’s December 1963, and “Queen of the Blues” Dinah Washington is appearing at a renowned Pittsburgh jazz club for a night of holiday-themed songs, backed with a chorus and blues ensemble. Delana Flowers portrays Dinah, reprising her role from the hit 2024 production Dinah: A Musical Revue, accompanied by some of Pittsburgh’s top musicians.

Dwayne Fulton
Tony Campbell
Dwayne Dolphin
Jason Washington Jr

Roger Barbour Trio at Portogallo Peppers n'at, Braddock

Andy Yalch - piano, Vince Taglieri - drums and Roger Barbour on Trumpet, flugelhorn and vocals

Trombonists Reggie Watkins and Dr. Emmett Goods present the works of jazz trombone greats J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper and others. 

Reggie Watkins - trombone; Emmett Goods - trombone; Alton Merrell - piano; Paul Thompson - bass;; David Throckmorton - drums 

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

The Level Experience at Eddie Merlot's Downtown

Vocalist Grace Elliott - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Lilly Abreu - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Lilly Abreu - vocals; Eric Susoeff - guitar

Katie Simone Christmas Show - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Katie Simone - vocals; Mark Lucas - guitar; Denzel Chismar Oliver - bass; Max Leake - keys; Andrew Kirk - drums

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Rex Trimm - A Very Smoketown Christmas - Hollywood Gardens, Rochester

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra PNC Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Point Park

Swing into the season with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Show

John Shanon Trio and Senecca Stone - Jazz and Comedy - Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown

Doors at 5pm, Show at 8pm

CON ALMA and BOTTLEROCKET are once again teaming up for one night of what they do best! Jazz, Comedy, Good Drinks, and Good Times - now with a very special Jazzy Holiday twist.

Big Band Christmas Dance in the Grand Ballroom, Pittsburgh Shriners Center

Syria Shriners Stage Band - Swing into the holidays with classic Christmas favorites you can dance to or sit back and savor.

Pleaktunes Trio Charlie Brown Christmas at the Original Pittsburgh Winery

Jacob Pleakis - piano; Anton DeFade - bass; Brian Wolfe - drums

Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in person like you’ve never experienced before.

By Ernest McCarty
Directed by Ashley Southers & Mark Clayton Southers
It’s December 1963, and “Queen of the Blues” Dinah Washington is appearing at a renowned Pittsburgh jazz club for a night of holiday-themed songs, backed with a chorus and blues ensemble. Delana Flowers portrays Dinah, reprising her role from the hit 2024 production Dinah: A Musical Revue, accompanied by some of Pittsburgh’s top musicians.

Dwayne Fulton
Tony Campbell
Dwayne Dolphin
Jason Washington Jr