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 […]

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 […]

Jazz night at Rivers Casino Drum Bar, featuring: Marty Ashby - Guitar, Mike Tomaro - Saxophone, Max Leake - Piano, Paul Thompson - Bass, James Johnson III - Drums  

MCG Jazz Holiday with Steve Rudolph and Marty Ashby

I hope that you and yours are staying safe and healthy. Thank you for your patience during this extended pause in the MCG Jazz programming. The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all performing arts in Pittsburgh, as well as across the country. The priority remains to keep everyone in the audience, on stage, and […]

MCG Jazz presents at Market Square Night Market, Saturday, July 24, 5:00 - 10:00 pm. FREE.

Part of the Pittsburgh Playhouse Inside/Outside Series, Thursday, July 29, 4:30-6:30 pm. Tickets are $10.00, include a free drink, and are available at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Box office at pittsburghplayhouse.com or by calling 412.392.8000.

Marty Ashby pays tribute to master trumpeter and composer, Brazilian Jazz superstar, Claudio Roditi. Joining Marty will be James Moore on trumpet, Paul Thompson on bass and James Johnson III on drums. Con Alma Ellsworth, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Marty Ashby, Dwayne Dolphin and Thomas Wendt at Con Alma Downtown, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

A musical review of traditional favorites and new songs for the Holidays; performed by the Marty Ashby Quartet including Lewis Nash with special guest Ann Hampton Callaway. Celebrate the Holiday season with songs that feel familiar yet fresh.  Marty Ashby is a jazz guitarist, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, programming consultant, motivational speaker and lifelong advocate of […]

The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra (PJO) is one of the finest ensembles in the country and is comprised of top jazz musicians from the Pittsburgh region. The orchestra’s holiday celebration concert has become a tradition for families all over the Greater Pittsburgh region as a way to take a break from the busy prep of the […]

"JOBIM WITH STRINGS" PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MARCH 19, 20 22, 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and MCG Jazz celebrate the music of Brazilian icon, Antonio Carols Jobim. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Pops Conductor, Byron Stripling, will conduct and play and will be joined by native […]