Marty Ashby with featured guests and MCG Jazz Pittsburgh Jazz Legends Dwayne Dolphin and Roger Humphries will be performing at Con Alma Ellsworth on Wednesday, September 21, from 6:30-8:30pm. Marty will be playing music from the Jazz at the Philharmonic series by Barney Kessell, Ray Brown and Shelley Mann as well as his favorite Brazilian […]
MONTY ALEXANDER Saturday, September 24, 2022 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm Monty Alexander is a perennial favorite at jazz festivals and venues worldwide, and at the Montreux Jazz Festival where he has performed and headlined concerts 23 times since 1976. His spirited conception is one informed by the timeless verities: endless melody-making, effervescent grooves, sophisticated […]
After releasing ‘Azwan’, an album about our oneness and interconnectivity in the midst of a unifying global crisis, French-Algerian guitarist, vocalist and composer, Pierre Bensusan, returns to the USA & Canada for completing the second leg of his nationwide 2022 tour.
Jazz Concert Series: Craig Davis Jazz Marty Ashby joins pianist Craig Davis for the Fall return of Jazz Nights at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Special cocktail hour from 6:00-7:00pm and concert runs 7:00-9:00pm.
NEA Jazz Master and eight-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Eddie Palmieri is known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years. Band leader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz he fuses the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences. Having celebrated his 85th birthday in 2021, […]
In 1979, Marty Ashby started a band called AURORA JAZZ FUSION to perform the contemporary jazz cross-over music of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Jazz was mixing with rock, funk, Latin and R&B which gave musicians the opportunity to explore unique connections and seek out new possibilities. This new iteration of AURORA, with veteran […]
Marty Ashby trio with Dwayne Dolphin and Roger Humphries and special guest Mike Tomaro.
Hot off her 2022 GRAMMY win for Best Latin Jazz Album for "Mirror Mirror," and Latin GRAMMY Nomination for Best Jazz Album, internationally acclaimed recording artist, pianist/singer/composer/arranger Eliane Elias’ distinctive musical style and artistry is one of the most celebrated and recognizable sounds in jazz and Brazilian music. She blends her Brazilian roots and alluring […]
The Django Festival All-Stars bring the music of the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt, fully into the twenty-first century. Their unique, high-energy performances pay tribute to Reinhardt, who is considered one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Reinhardt’s driving, swinging style became known as “hot jazz,” and it continues to grow in […]
In 1979, Marty Ashby started a band called AURORA JAZZ FUSION to perform the contemporary jazz cross-over music of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Jazz was mixing with rock, funk, Latin and R&B which gave musicians the opportunity to explore unique connections and seek out new possibilities. This new iteration of AURORA, with veteran […]
Marty Ashby will be joined by the Executive Director of Smithsonian Jazz, drummer Ken Kimery, for a special presentation of music from the jazz archives at the National Museum of American History. Performing with Marty and Ken will be Jason Kush, Saxophone, James Moore, trumpet, and Paul Thompson, bass.
When the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra formed in 2010, it was decided a Holiday show would be a programming must. Now, the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Celebration 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 Season. For this performance […]
In 1979, Marty Ashby started a band called AURORA JAZZ FUSION to perform the contemporary jazz cross-over music of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Jazz was mixing with rock, funk, Latin and R&B which gave musicians the opportunity to explore unique connections and seek out new possibilities. This new iteration of AURORA, with veteran […]
Ten-time GRAMMY Award-winner and 2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Arturo Sandoval is one of the world’s foremost guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. One of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, Sandoval has been seen by millions at […]
Join me as I guest with Hugo Cruz and Caminos at Kingfly Spirits. Hugo Cruz - Percussion Michael Bernabe - Keyboards Denzel Chismar-Oliver - Bass
Aurora Jazz Fusion is performing during the Cumberland Jazz Society's Annual Mardi Gras Jazz Crawl in Downtown Cumberland, MD on May 12, at the Loft 129 at 8:00pm.
In 1979, Marty Ashby started a band called AURORA JAZZ FUSION to perform the contemporary jazz cross-over music of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Jazz was mixing with rock, funk, Latin and R&B which gave musicians the opportunity to explore unique connections and seek out new possibilities. This new iteration of AURORA, with veteran […]
Sound healing uses a variety of instruments and vocal tones to create vibrational frequencies that balance and heal mind, body and spirit. Sound frequencies work to break up blocks within our bodies allowing our energy to flow unimpeded while the cells in our body work to repair themselves and bring you back to physical and […]
School of Swing is back, LIVE at MCG Jazz! All 3rd and 4th grade students are invited to experience this 50 minute interactive and educational concert, in-person. Throughout the concert students will learn about the different elements of music Harmony, Melody and Rhythm and how they relate to jazz. Students will be turned into a […]
A leading voice of the harp, Brandee Younger recently made history at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards as the first Black female solo artist nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her song “Beautiful Is Black." The mesmerizing track is from her 2021 critically well-received major label debut album, Somewhere Different, that also received a […]
