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Thomas Wendt’s Jazz at the Philharmonic at Alphabet City, Northside

  • City of Asylum 40 West North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA, 15212 United States (map)

Thursday Night Jazz: Thomas Wendt’s Jazz at the Philharmonic (Norman Granz, the Jazz Jam Session & the Struggle for Equality),

Featured Musicians:

Alex Perez: trumpet; Isaac Viaars: trombone; Lynn Speakman: alto saxophone; Jonathan DiGiulian: guitar; Chantal Joseph: vocals; Alton Merrell: piano; Paul Thompson: bass; Thomas Wendt: drums

Thomas Wendt and a multi-generational band pay homage to Norman Granz, jazz promoter, visionary, and advocate for equal treatment of musicians in Jim Crow–era America.

In Person - and online stream -