Featuring and produced by Marty.

Pittsburgh has been at the epicenter of jazz since the 1930s when all the great big bands of the era would stop in the city, for as long as a month, to perform on their way from New York City to Chicago. The significant number of Jazz Legends who got their start in Pittsburgh is due, in part, to this exposure. Over the past century, cultural diversity coupled with robust philanthropic support for the Arts in the Pittsburgh region has laid the foundation for jazz to flourish and has produced many of the greatest Jazz Masters the world has ever know. This recording celebrates some of the Pittsburgh musicians, composers and arrangers that have helped bring jazz into the 21st century.

21st Century Swing Band Marty Ashby - Conductor, Guitar Maureen Budway - Vocals Mike Tomaro - Flute, Soprano and Tenor Saxophones Jim Guerra - Flute, Alto and Baritone Saxophones Steve Hawk - Trumpet James Moore - Trumpet Jay Ashby - Trombone, Percussion Max Leake - Keyboard Dwayne Dolphin - Acoustic and Electric Bass Roger Humphries - Drums

Special Guests: Joe Negri - Guitar John Wilson - Flugelhorn Executive Producer - Marty Ashby Producer - Marty Ashby Associate Producer - Renee Govanucci Recording and Mastering Engineer - Jay Dudt Editing and Mixing Engineer - Jay Ashby Production Assistants - Eric Granata, Bill Majetic Cover Art - Jeff O.Brien Myers Layout - Jim Manly for Red Caiman Media Recorded by MCG Jazz at Audible Images, Pittsburgh, PA.