Wednesday, November 4 

7:00pm – Film Screening 
Title: Killer B3 
Public Health Auditorium G23 
130 De Soto St., Oakland

By Murv Seymour and Joe Bamford, featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Mcgriff, Tony Monaco, Joey DeFrancesco, Shawn Brown, Pappa John DeFrancesco, Jimmy Smith, Jr. and many others.

Jazz Week Schedule

Thursday, November 5 

8:00pm – Free Community Concert
The Jazz Salon, featuring performances by Pitt Jazz Studies graduate students, under the direction of A.J Johnson, associate professor and chair, Pitt’s Department of Music
Bellefield Auditorium
315 S. Bellefield Ave., Oakland

Friday, November 6 

4:00pm – Panel Discussion 
“Jazz on Every Corner: The Popularity of Organ Jazz” with Charles Carson, Yoko Suzuki, AJ Johnson, and Kwami Coleman 
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium 
650 Schenley Dr., Oakland 

4:00pm – Musician Seminar
Kobie Watkins, Drums 
Center of Life
161 Hazelwood Ave., Hazelwood

Saturday, November 7 

DAYTIME SEMINARS: 

10:00am – Greg Lewis and Raina Welch 
Afro American Music Institute 
7131 Hamilton Ave., Homewood 

1:00pm – Workshop with Organist Ben Paterson 
Bellefield Hall Auditorium 

2:00pm – Interview with Bobby Broom 
Bellefield Hall, Room 205 

3:00pm – Guitar Masterclass with Peter Bernstein 
Bellefield Hall, Room 205 

56th Annual Pitt Jazz Concert
"Organ Summit"

Saturday, November 7th, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Bellefield Hall Auditorium 
315 S. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15260
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Organ Summit - 56TH ANNUAL PITT JAZZ SEMINAR & CONCERT - Bellefield Hall, Oakland

 FIRST SET                               

Chad Taylor, drums;  Greg Lewis, organ; John Shannon, guitar; Raina Welch, vocals;  Yoko Suzuki, saxophone

SECOND SET

Bobby Broom, guitar; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Kobie Watkins, drums; Ben Paterson, organ

Bobby Broom

Peter Bernstein

Ben Paterson