FREDDI SHEHADI, MARTY ASHBY, KIP REED, TONY MARTUCCI As part of head over to Rivers Casino Drum Bar on August 11 to see FREE live jazz. Freddi Shehadi, Marty Ashby, Kip Reed, Tony Martucci will be performing at the Drum Bar from 9:00 p.m.– midnight. See you there! Must be 21 or older to be on Rivers […]
Celebrate summer at Hartwood Acres for BNY Mellon Jazz presents Larry Carlton. Part of the FREE Allegheny County Parks Special Events concert series, August 12, 2018, 7:30pm. Opening for Larry Carlton is Frank Cunimondo Trio announcing their new album release.
MCG Jazz All-Stars Celebrate Sergio Mendes’ Bossa Rio Recordings Marty Ashby, Thomas Wendt, James Moore, Jeff Bush, Alton Merrell, Tony DePaolis 8:00 - 9:30 PM, FREE Alphabet City
BNY Mellon Jazz presents Jean-Luc Ponty with guest Lyndsey Smith 7:30 PM, FREE South Park Amphitheater
Sunday, August 26, 2018 Marty Ashby/Steve Rudolph Quartet with Dwayne Dolphin and James Johnson III
Sunday, September 23, 2018 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Bobby McFerrin's vocal vocabulary — call-and-response, global rhythms, soaring melodies, lush harmonies, funny noises, invented language, silence, prayers, and laughter — reminds us all of how much fun it is to be alive, to lift our voices and communicate with one another, and to make a […]
Saturday, October 6, 2018 6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. “Elling is the standout male vocalist of our time.” —The New York Times “No singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic or interesting as Kurt Elling. With his soaring vocal flights, his edgy lyrics and sense of being on a musical mission, he has come […]
Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. At age 23, Veronica Swift is now being recognized around the country as one of the top, young jazz singers on the scene. Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. He combines mastery of keyboarding technique with decades of experience playing with no […]
Friday, November 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Trailblazing pianist, composer, producer, and bandleader Jeff Lorber is a consummate artist who continues to push himself to new plateaus. Grace Kelly has drawn critical praise and new fans every year with headlining over 700 shows in 30 countries including major jazz festivals from Montreux to […]
Friday, November 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Keith David — award-winning actor with more than 150 film, television, and stage roles to his name — transforms into Joe Williams to celebrate the legendary vocalist. The performance will be filled with humor and stories of Williams’ life. Along with a big band, David will […]
Saturday, December 1, 2018 6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Elias is known for her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots, her sensuous, alluring voice with her virtuosic instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. With 26 albums to date demonstrating her unique gifts as a pianist, singer, composer, arranger, and producer […]
Saturday, December 15, 2018 6:00 p.m. Saxophonist Gerald Albright and his talented daughter Selina Albright are excited about launching their first Albright Family Christmas Tour. Your favorite seasonal songs done with an Albright Family twist will fill the evening. The night will get merrier with the top-tier musicians joining the family on tour.
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
