Jun
29
12:00 PM12:00

Roger Humphries Jazz on the River Boat Ride - Gateway Clipper, Southside

Roger Humphries and the RH Factor - Jazz on the Riverboat Ride - Gateway Clipper Fleet

Roger Humphries - drums; Max Leake - keyboard; Ava Lintz - bass; Lou Stellute - tenor sax; Yoko Suzuki - alto sax; Reggie Watkins - trombone; George Jones - Congas

Vocalists Gail “Flo” Saunders and Dred “Perky” Scott and special guest, trumpeter Sean Jones

Proceeds support youth scholarships

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Jul
3
to Sep 12

Tower of Power at the Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, Munhall

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Tower of Power at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Friday September 12th.

The R and B and Soul Band and Horn Section continues from their Oakland, California roots for their 57 years of Funk and Soul Tour.

Friday - September 12th at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall

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May
1
to May 22

Jazz Poetry Month At City of Asylum / Alphabet City, North Side

WZUM is again a Media Sponsor for Jazz Poetry Month At City of Asylum / Alphabet City, North Side

City of Asylum presents the 21st annual celebration of Jazz Poetry Month.

Jazz Poetry Month 2025, May 1–22, features 50+ artists, new and returning, making their way to our stage from near and far. Jazz Poetry Month is a tradition that traces back to the very heart of City of Asylum.

Jazz Poetry Month 2025 will also feature a return for the first COA poet-in-residence, Huang Xiang on May 22.

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Apr
26
7:30 PM19:30

Sean Jones and the Baltimore Collective - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater - Northside

Sean Jones and the Baltimore Collective - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater - Northside

Sean Jones is a gifted trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator, and and activist. He has always intertwined music and spirituality into his artistic vision.

Jones will perform with his group The Baltimore Collective, which he created to provide a platform for regional musicians to perform more closely together.

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Apr
25
to Apr 27

2025 NEA Jazz Masters Concert from Kennedy Center

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2025 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute from Kennedy Center

Hosted by Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will take place one-night-only on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center. WZUM will have the event on our homepage - and broadcast the concert Sunday night at 8pm after the Billie Holiday series, “No Regrets.”

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Feb
13
to Feb 28

88.1 FM is Back On the Air!

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WZUM 88.1 FM from Bethany West Virginia is back on the air!

The transmitter site suffered a series of unfortunate events that first took away the power and led to damage to our main transmitter at the site.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

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Give Big Pittsburgh - Tuesday - December 3rd
Dec
3
12:00 AM00:00

Give Big Pittsburgh - Tuesday - December 3rd

Tuesday’s the Day - Show your support for WZUM and scores of other local nonprofits on giving Tuesday through a single link.

Give Big Pittsburgh is a 24-hour online fundraising effort that ends at midnight Tuesday - December 3rd.

Hundreds of worthwhile organizations in our region are there to discover, from health and human services, arts and performance, public media, animal advocacy, libraries, and many other groups in the Pittsburgh region that help make where we live, better. #WZUM #GiveBigPittsburgh

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Oct
19
7:30 PM19:30

Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater

Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater - Northside

Twenty-six-year-old Isaiah Collier began playing saxophone at age 11, and his intuitive proficiency earned him attention early on. His band, Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few has a new release out debuting the weekend of the show, “THE WORLD IS ON FIRE.”

Isaiah Collier - sax; Noah Jackson - bass; Terreon Gully - drums; Kayvesh Kaviraj - piano

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Sep
20
7:00 PM19:00

HiFi: An Evening of Mid-Century Sound - a benefit for the Carnegie in Carnegie 

WZUM is media sponsor for  HiFi: An Evening of Mid-Century Sound - a benefit for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall -  featuring the sounds and styles of the 1950s and ’60s at the Carnegie in Carnegie  Friday night, September 20th

Cocktails in the library and lobby at 7, Music with the Half-Step Allstars at 8 - Anthony Ambroso - Guitar, Jacob Pleakis - Piano, Anton DeFade - Bass, Brian Wolfe - Drums with guest vocalists Kiki Sherman, Mariko Reid & Josh Verbanets

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The Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday August 31, Tall Trees Amphitheater
Aug
1
to Aug 31

The Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday August 31, Tall Trees Amphitheater

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WZUM is pleased to be a media sponsor for the Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday, August 31st from 12 noon to 8 pm at the Tall Trees Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park

Food Trucks, Vendors, Free and Open to the Public

12n - 1pm. Norside Organ Trio - Main Stage

1pm-1:30. Jason Kendall -- Hillside Stage

1:30 - 2:30pm Roger Barbour - Main Stage

2:30-3pm. Joshua Ben - Hillside Stage

3 - 4:15pm Dennis Garner and Tempo Noir

4:15 - 4:45pm Dan Baker - Hillside Stage

4:45 - 6pm Theron Brown - Main Stage

6pm - 6:30pm Dan Baker - Hillside Stage

6:30 - 8pm The John Shannon Organ Trio - Main Stage

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May
1
to May 24

Jazz Poetry Month At City of Asylum / Alphabet City, North Side

WZUM is again a Media Sponsor for Jazz Poetry Month At City of Asylum / Alphabet City, North Side

Jazz Poetry 2024, May 2-31, features 50+ artists, bringing musicians and poets from around the world together to experiment, collaborate, and connect with audiences in meaningful ways. All concerts, in-person at Alphabet City and streamed online.

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