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
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
6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Soulful, passionate, stirring... These are the words most often used to describe Kirk Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene. Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that leaves […]
6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. This evening of international duos includes the juxtaposition of pianist Alfredo Rodriguez’ education from Havana’s rigorous, classical conservatories with percussionist Pedrito Martinez’ exacting training from the streets of the Cayo Hueso neighborhood in Old Havana. Along with Rodriguez and Martinez is the electric pairing of Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda and […]
Join the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild for a screening of their documentary We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told, followed by a Q&A session and recordings of MCG Jazz. Mt. Lebanon Public Library, 16 Castle Shannon Blvd., Pittsburgh PA 15228 Phone: 412.531.1912 WE KNEW WHAT WE HAD: THE GREATEST JAZZ STORY NEVER TOLD […]
February 22 Rivers Casino Drum Bar
6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. In a span of two decades vocalist, René Marie has cemented her reputation as a singer by borrowing various elements of folk, R&B, and classical to create a captivating style. NEA Jazz Master Delfaeyo Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today. Known for his excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches […]
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
