Thursday February 28, 2019 @ 8:00 p.m. Airing on WQED Pittsburgh Award-winning documentary film features the talents of international Jazz Masters George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Billy Eckstine, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams – all Pittsburghers – and explores the social conditions and historical events that conspired to make […]
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 […]
"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
6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. The most awarded vocal group in history celebrates their 25th Anniversary! These six, virtuosic voices unite in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop.
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 […]
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.
7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. A select member of jazz’ piano pantheon, Fred Hersch is a pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the genre’s course over more than three decades as an improviser, composer, educator, bandleader, collaborator, and recording artist. Over the past 20 years, Harris has steadily developed his reputation as one of the […]
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 […]
Friday, April 26, 2019 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, April 27, 2019 7:30 p.m. Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo is a virtuoso with an infectious, joyful feeling that will leave you amazed and happy. GRAMMY Award-nominated, Argentina-born, and New York-based pianist and composer Emilio Solla, brings his style of tango to this triple bill. Included on […]
7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. It can be argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. He pushed the genre’s boundaries with his hits on Stax, refined it to its essence, and then injected it into the nation’s […]
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 and Fallingwater present an intimate evening of live jazz, wine, & hors d'oeuvres in the living room of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece. The live performance will be recorded for future vinyl release. Tickets at mcgjazz.org or fallingwater.org
MCG Jazz NIghts at the Allegheny County Parks Concert Series. An Evening with Benedetto Guitars at South Park
MCG Jazz NIghts at the Allegheny County Parks Concert Series An Evening with The Manhattan Transfer at Hartwood Acres
Friday, October 4, 2019, 7:30 p.m. + Saturday, October 5, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Few entertainers today are as accomplished as Ben Vereen. His legendary performances transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of our country’s artistic legacy. The song-and-dance star takes audiences through his life and career, from his Brooklyn beginnings and his […]
Thursday, October 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m. Celebrating the 2019 class of MCG Jazz Pittsburgh Jazz Legends and Art Blakey’s centennial with a special performance by Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy Band.
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 6:00 p.m. + 8:30 p.m. Joey Alexander has had one of the most ascendant careers in jazz with four albums under his belt and a performance resume that includes a surprise solo performance on the 2016 GRAMMY® Awards telecast, a spontaneous and elastic performance with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at […]
Harold López-Nussa Trio, Guilhem Desq, Feedel Band, Betsayda Machado, and Jorge Glem Friday, November 8, 2019, 7:00 p.m. + Saturday, November 9, 2019, 7:00 p.m. This once-in-a-lifetime, three-hour event will feature four acts from around the world. After the show, stay and enjoy cuisine from Cuba, France, Ethiopia, and Venezuela in our dining hall.
