The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival’s Saturday and Sunday outdoor concerts are FREE and take place on Liberty Ave. Tickets are required for all other events, including the Jazz Train, Samara Joy and Taste of Jazz.
MCGJazz Season 40
Including the Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon; Rick Braun; Gerald Albright; John Scofield; Stella Cole; The Spanish Harlem Orchestra; José James with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra; Billy Childs; Artist-in-Residence Benny Benack III; Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets; Arturo Sandoval; and the Django Festival All-Stars with Anat Cohen
The annual jazz celebration in Pittsburgh in support of democracy in action - more than 70 guest artists at the Heinz History Center
Anchored by Roger Humphries and the RH Factor and the Tim Stevens Project
if you’ve been hankering for some WZUM stuff, here’s your chance! These are items produced for WZUM by Bonfire - the proceeds will support WZUM, but we don’t have to keep an inventory of them in stock.
Check out the WZUM Mug, the WZUM Hoodie. WZUM unisex T-Shirt!
Tall Trees Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park
Food Trucks, Vendors, Free and Open to the Public
Afro American Music Institute; Second Wind Youth Jazz Quintet; Jazzmania Live; Mark Strickland; Court is In Session - Judge Warren Watson; Center of Life Youth Jazz; Latin Jazz Experience; Dwayne Dolphin
Final weekend - Sunday August 30th with the Tim Stevens Project
Jazz at the Ballroom presents the national tour of Accentuate the Positive - Thursday July 2nd at the Greer Cabaret Theater.
A tribute to the American Songbook with tunes from the 20’s 30’s and 40’s featuring an international lineup of musicians including Olivia Chindamo, Robbie Lee, Angela Grey, Felix Peikli, Wyatt Michael and more.
Roger Humphries and the RH Factor - Jazz on the Riverboat Ride - Gateway Clipper Fleet
Mike Tomaro - alto; Yoko Suzuki - alto; Lou Stellute - tenor; Rick Matt - baritone; Reggie Watkins - trombone; JD Chaisson - trumpet; Ron Horton - trumpet; Max Leake- keyboard; Dwayne Dolphin - bass
Proceeds support youth scholarships
An evening with Tamara Tune with Christian Sands - A Season of Friends and Family
Dr James T Johnson Jr. Services - St James AME Church
Viewing, Friday March 27, 2-8pm; Saturday March 28, 9-11am
Funeral, Saturday March 28, 11am
The Celebration of Life for Dr J. will be in person Saturday at 11 am at St James AME Church on Lincoln Avenue, and also available online via zoom and Facebook Live
Facebook Page Link:
https://www.facebook.com/stjamesamepittsburgh/
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81553980911
Meeting ID: 815 5398 0911
Meeting Password: 372 121
WZUM 88.1 FM from Bethany West Virginia was off the air for almost a day - The wind storms took it out Friday night and the repairs took a while.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
In case any of our over-the-air signals is not reaching you as well as you’d wish, WZUM is a quick click away at This link: LISTEN WITH AAC+
The Black & White Reunion will present the 28th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Saturday, February 21.
This year’s theme is Building Community for Lasting Democracy and Racial Equity.
The keynote speaker is Monica Ruiz, the Executive Director of Casa San José.
To register or for more information, please visit https://prjs.org
Kevin Gavin’s All Request Holiday Show was live, Friday December 19. Hear an archive stream, now, at the links!
Dwayne Dolphin All Stars - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater
Dwayne Dolphin is a jazz and funk bassist who has assembled an All Star group of musicians.
The group will include:
Orrin Evans, piano; Jeff “Tain” Watts, drums; Fred Wesley, trombone
55th Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concerts - Oakland and around Pittsburgh
The annual jazz celebration in Pittsburgh in support of democracy in action - more than 70 guest artists at the Heinz History Center
Anchored by Roger Humphries and the RH Factor and the Tim Stevens Project
Kenny Garrett and Sounds from the Ancestors - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater
KENNY GARRETT is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters.
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival’s Saturday and Sunday outdoor concerts are FREE and take place on Liberty Ave. Tickets are required for all other events, including the Jazz Train, George Benson Tribute Concert, and Taste of Jazz.
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
WZUM is pleased to be a media sponsor for the Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday, August 30th from 12 noon to 8 pm at the Tall Trees Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park
Calvin Stemley and the Stemtechs; Brian Edwards Excursion; Tony Campbell; Dwayne Fulton; Etta Cox - Main Stage
Plus Youth Jazz from Center of Life and Urban Impact
MCGJazz Season 39 - A Season of Friends and Family
visit www.mcgjazz.org or call the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Jazz Box Office at 412-322-0800 for more information.
Diana Krall at Heinz Hall, Downtown
Pianist and vocalist Diana Krall’s 2025 North American Tour brings her trio to Pittsburgh - the hometown of her mentor - Ray Brown for a night of music from the great American Songbook and more.
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
WZUM needs to raise $30,000 during June and July to power through a wonderful Summer of Jazz in Pittsburgh.
Make a new, renewing or additional gift, click here to donate, now, or send a check to WZUM; PO Box 456 South Park, PA 15129. You can also call at 412.322.1800.
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.
The line of severe storms that tore through the region Tuesday led to a power outage and electronics damage that has disrupted WZUM’s services. We hope to back up and running by Wednesday afternoon.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
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.
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.”
Jazz Funk Soul - Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson Jr. - MCG Jazz, Manchester - MCGJazz Season 38 - A Season of Firsts
visit www.mcgjazz.org for more information.
Brandee Younger Trio - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater
Brandee Younger has almost single-handedly made a persuasive argument for the harp’s role in contemporary jazz. New York Times
Bria Skonberg Quintet - MCGJazz Season 38 - A Season of Firsts
visit www.mcgjazz.org for more information.
6pm - King Cake, Jambalaya Paczki and more
7pm - Calvin Stemley Quartet, Washington and Jefferson Jazz Band and Cannon MacMillan Jazz Band
The Black & White Reunion will present the 27th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit Saturday, February 22.
This year’s theme is People Power & Progress: Community Engagement for Justice & Accountability.
WZUM's Jazz Central - for live Jazz events in the Pittsburgh Region. Send your information about live jazz in an email to info@wzum.org
