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Smithsonian Jazz Sextet
Universally recognized as the “Creme de la Creme” by critics and the educated jazz connoisseur, Jazz Poll Winners have created an artistic standard that serves as “THE” blueprint for modern-day jazz musicians. The Smithsonian Jazz Sextet featuring Charlie Young, Marty Ashby, Tony Nalker, Paul Thompson and Ken Kimery with special guest Chuck Redd will present an integrated program showcasing the music of iconic jazz poll winners from the Metronome and Downbeat magazine’s critics and reader’s polls such as Ray Brown, Milt Jackson, Cannonball Adderely, Wes Montgomery, Max Roach and more.
Tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim with Strings
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra comes to MCG Jazz to celebrate the music of renowned Brazilian icon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, with strings. Friday, July 20, 2018 at 7:30pm at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra strings and woodwind sections will be joined by guest soloists vocalist Maucha Adnet and percussionist Duduka da Fonseca– each a native of Brazil –both of whom worked closely with Jobim. Additional special guests include, pianist Tamir Hendelman and guitarist Marty Ashby. Each of these musicians are internationally recognized for expanding the worlds of jazz and Latin music. Come enjoy the music of Jobim performed by those who know it best.
Find out more »MCG Jazz Night at Rivers Casino Drum Bar
| FREDDI SHEHADI, MARTY ASHBY, KIP REED, TONY MARTUCCI |
As part of 
head over to Rivers Casino Drum Bar on August 11 to see FREE live jazz. Freddi Shehadi, Marty Ashby, Kip Reed, Tony Martucci will be performing at the Drum Bar from 9:00 p.m.– midnight. See you there! |
Must be 21 or older to be on Rivers Casino property.
Find out more »MCG Jazz All-Stars Celebrate Sergio Mendes’ Bossa Rio Recordings
MCG Jazz All-Stars Celebrate Sergio Mendes’ Bossa Rio Recordings
Marty Ashby, Thomas Wendt, James Moore, Jeff Bush, Alton Merrell, Tony DePaolis
8:00 – 9:30 PM, FREE
Alphabet City
Highland Park Reservoir of Jazz
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Marty Ashby/Steve Rudolph Quartet with Dwayne Dolphin and James Johnson III
ELIANE ELIAS
Saturday, December 1, 2018
6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots, her sensuous, alluring voice with her virtuosic instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. With 26 albums to date demonstrating her unique gifts as a pianist, singer, composer, arranger, and producer as well as melding her immense talents in jazz, pop, classical and Brazilian music, Eliane Elias is as Jazziz magazine has called her, “A citizen of the world” and “an artist beyond category.”
MCG Jazz Holiday Jazz Party featuring Mike Tomaro
ACFL & MH presents Jazz ‘N’ Samba
Celebrate the New Year early with a sophisticated evening of Brazilian jazz with Pittsburgh’s own Etta Cox and Kenia. Tickets include a post-show reception
Produced by Mooka Entertainment
Find out more »Gloria Reuben and Marty Ashby Duo
If you are in New York City, come see Gloria Reuben and Marty Ashby Duo perform a collection of songs from their upcoming album release entitled, “For All We Know,” Sun., Jan. 6, 2pm, NY Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Fl. The New York Suite. FREE
Pittsburgh Jazz Nights of Winter
Celebration Of Life for Song Stylist Nancy Wilson
The celebration of life for Song Stylist Nancy Wilson will take place on March 2, 2019, at 1:30 PM at the Bel Air Church, 16221 Mullholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
MCG Jazz, the record label Nancy was with since 2001 will produce the event in conjunction with the Wilson family.
The celebration is open to the public.
Information will be available as updated at www.missnancywilson.com
The Smithsonian Masterworks Orchestra in Concert: “Jazz Beyond Borders”
“Jazz Beyond Borders” in partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago and featuring Hubert Laws.
MCG Jazz is pleased to announce a special engagement featuring The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO), the 19-piece big band orchestra-in-residence at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, in Chicago, IL on March 14, 2019
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Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra in Concert: “Jazz Beyond Borders”
MCG Jazz is pleased to announce a special engagement featuring The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO), the 19-piece big band orchestra-in-residence at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, in Houston, TX, on Monday, March 18, 2019. In partnership with Houston First and the Hobby Center Foundation.
Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling will join the SJMO, under the direction of artistic director Charlie Young, for a one-of-a-kind concert experience. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.thehobbycenter.org
Find out more »The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra student master class workshop
Tuesday, March 19, 2019, SJMO, with the support of KTSU-FM, will be conducting a student master class workshop at the Denney Theatre at the Kinder School for the Performing and Visual Arts from 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm.
Find out more »The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra with Hubert Laws
Explore the global evolution of jazz as the SJMO and guest flutist Hubert Laws perform original arrangements of Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald alongside contemporary big band pieces.
Twenty years since they first came to London, the nineteen-piece orchestra are back with new artistic director Charlie Young and a host of accomplished jazz musicians including vocalist Delores King Williams.
Like the orchestra itself, Hubert Laws is a rare visitor to London. He made his name with a string of great albums for the legendary CTI label and played with Gil Scott-Heron at the time of ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’. He’s come to be regarded as one of the great jazz flutists and was recently celebrated by an NEA Jazz Masters Award.
7:30 pm Performance at Milton Court, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS – https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/the-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra-with-hubert-laws
THE NEXT BIG SING WITH THE SMITHSONIAN JAZZ MASTERWORKS ORCHESTRA
Stratford Circus Arts Center, Theatre Square, Stratford, London
Sunday 7 April 2019 Doors 6.15pm |
Start 6.30pm
TICKETS Pay what you can at stratford-circus.com | 020 8279 1080
This event is part of Youth Music’s Give a Gig and all proceeds will be donated to Youth Music. A national charity investing in music-making projects that help children and young people aged 0-25 to develop personally and socially as well as musically.
The MCG Jazz Quintet
Jazz night at Rivers Casino Drum Bar, featuring:
Marty Ashby – Guitar, Mike Tomaro – Saxophone, Max Leake – Piano, Paul Thompson – Bass, James Johnson III – Drums
Rivers Casino Jazz Holiday
MCG Jazz Holiday with Steve Rudolph and Marty Ashby
Find out more »Con Alma
February 26, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Marty Ashby with John Shannon, Tony DePaolis and Tom Wendt
Find out more »Drum Bar Rivers Casino
April 17, 2020, 9:00 p.m. – midnight
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