Saturday, March 14, 6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m. Kenny Werner is a world-class pianist and composer known for his prolific output of compositions, recordings, and publications that impact audiences around the world. Werner was awarded the 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award for his seminal work “No Beginning No End,” a musical journey exploring tragedy and loss, […]
Saturday, March 21, 7:00 p.m. In 1987, the pedagogical institute in Weingarten, Germany awarded a scholarship for a one-year exchange program at the University of Alabama to one of their students, jazz pianist Monika Herzig. Together with her partner and guitarist Peter Kienle, she arrived in the United States on a one-way ticket, with one suitcase […]
Thursday, March 26, 7:30 p.m. Winner of the Independent Music Award, Rose d’Or of the Montreux Festival, and Best World Music Guitar Player by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine, Pierre Bensusan is recognized as one of the premier musicians of our time. Born in Oran, French-Algeria in 1957, Bensusan’s family moved to Paris when […]
Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Nicole M. Mitchell is an award-winning flutist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Repeatedly awarded top flutist of the year by Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and the Jazz Journalists Association, Mitchell initially emerged from Chicago’s innovative music scene in the late 1990s, and her music celebrates contemporary African American culture. She is […]
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.
MCG Jazz and Fallingwater present an intimate evening of live jazz, wine, and hors d’oeuvres in the living room of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece. Live performance Gloria Reuben’s and Marty Ashby’s celebrated duo album, For All We Know. “If you’ve been waiting for music that will make you ‘feel it’, you owe it to yourself […]
Friday, September 24, 2021, 7:30 p.m. + Saturday, September 25, 2021, 7:30 p.m. The Yellowjackets have consistently forged ahead in their evolving artistic statements. The band has recorded close to 30 albums, been nominated for 17 GRAMMY® Awards, and has adventurously amplified the eclectic, electro-acoustic soundscape creating a unique jazz sound since its fusion beginnings. While […]
Kirk WHALUM & KEIKO MATSUI OCTOBER 2, 2021 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm In a career spanning decades, Kirk Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his; it is a sound that leaves an indelible imprint on the listener. Keiko Matsui is one of the most dynamic and important voices in instrumental music. Acclaimed pianist, […]
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
Saturday, October 16, 2021 6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m. These two world-renowned jazz stars team up for the first time as their new albums share a common theme: unforgettable film songs. Ann Hampton Callaway’s focus is mostly on the iconic gems from the 1930s and 1940s, while Tierney Sutton lends her imagination to beloved contemporary […]
Marty Ashby, Dwayne Dolphin and Thomas Wendt at Con Alma Downtown, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
"GEORGIA ON MY MIND: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES" WITH TAKE 6, NNENNA FREELON, and TOM SCOTT NOVEMBER 6, 2021, 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm Ray Charles, a Georgia native son, was an American treasure who won every major honor from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From […]
PATTI AUSTIN NOVEMBER 20 , 2021 6:00 pm & 8:30 PM Since breaking through to solo success in the mid 1970s, Grammy winner Patti Austin has become one of the world’s most popular and versatile vocalists. In the past decade, it is in the world of jazz (a genre that is close to her heart) […]
THE HOT SARDINES "HOLIDAY STOMP" DECEMBER 4, 2021 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm Celebrate in the holiday season with The Hot Sardines “Holiday Stomp. This hot jazz band will infuse yuletide classics with their unique and swinging sound. Fun arrangements of holiday tunes include: “White Christmas,” “Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney” and “Please […]
Celebrating it’s 18th season! Lisa Ferraro brings her acclaimed Jazz up the Holidays back home to Pittsburgh! Benefiting non-profit SoulCall Global, Jazz Up the Holidays, will be both LIVE and VIRTUAL CONCERT this year Join us for this internationally acclaimed show and Billboard charting Jazz vocalist Lisa Ferraro as she serves up the holiday classics […]
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 […]
BRUBECK BROTHERS "PLAY BRUBECK: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF DAVE BRUBECK" January 22, 2022, 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm To celebrate the life and legacy of Dave Brubeck his son’s Chris and Dan Brubeck, who performed and recorded with their father since the 1970s, curate a multimedia show with their own Brubeck Brothers Quartet. Through stories […]
