WZUM is a radio and online catalyst for renewed interest and exposure to this great music. That includes the Jazz Central calendar, plus programs like The Scene, the Pittsburgh Show and the MCG Jazz Spotlight, and now, the Soul Show with Michael Canton.
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WZUM in the Community
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up In My Bones: Excerpts in Concert, Byham Theater
Featuring Terence Blanchard, The E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet & Special Guest visuals by Andrew F. Scott
Co-Presented by Pittsburgh Opera
Bell Family - Featuring Poogie Bell and Winston Bell Saturday April 13, 7pm
Richie Goods / Chien Chien Lu / Connected Saturday, April 20, 7pm
Sean Jones & Dwayne Dolphin Saturday April 27, 7pm
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The August Wilson African American Cultural Center celebrate’s Pittsburgh’s jazz legacy that has spread around the world with the Jazz Club at the Greer Cabaret Theater
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - Duke Ellington 125 - April 6 - Sold Out
Take 6 - April 27 - a few seats left
Kim and Kayla Waters - May 11 - Tickets Available
if you’ve been hankering for some WZUM stuff, here’s your chance! These are items produced for WZUM by Bonfire - the proceeds will support WZUM, but we don’t have to keep an inventory of them in stock.
Check out the WZUM Mug, the WZUM Hoodie. WZUM unisex T-Shirt!
Jazz in Pittsburgh continues on an upward trajectory - with Jazz Appreciation Month (April) featuring a great number of special events in the city and beyond for the weeks ahead. The Jazz Club at the Greer Cabaret Theater with the Bell Family - Featuring Poogie Bell and Winston Bell April 13th; Richie Goods with vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu and their project Connected - April 20th; and Sean Jones & bassist Dwayne Dolphin, April 27th.
Also - music from Terence Blanchard and a nice visit with Basist Christian McBride - both in Pittsburgh April 9th.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Hear how mentors pay it forward on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show. Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday at 1 on WZUM with Marty Ashby and Renée J. Govanucci
Three Shirleys, Samara, Tania and More Women in Jazz - with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-Ning
More phenomenally talented women this week on Rhythm-a-ning! Join Kate Borger on WZUM, Friday morning at 10 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon
A wealth of jazz riches continue to unfold for March in Pittsburgh
Jazz continues to March forth like an Art Blakey tune - and there’s a lot to hear about - and music to play - including vocalist JazzMeia Horn at MCG Jazz the Azar Lawrence Tribute to Pharoah Sanders for Kente Arts on Saturday March 23 and a full raft of clubs and venues filled with music through the month.
Plus, a good time to celebrate with this week’s birthday of George Benson - 81 years young on March 22.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Join Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci for Jazz Birthdays in March in the MCGJazz Spotlight - including Wes Montgomery, Nat King Cole, Freddie Green, Marian McPartland, James Moody, Quincy Jones, Thad Jones, George Benson and Eddie Lockjaw Davis.
Friday and Sunday night at 6pm, Saturday at 1pm on WZUM.
Jazz Central: who, where & when
Click on Jazz Central for the latest we know about. We update it often. If you you have a gig to share, a correction or an update, send it to us at info@wzum.org
The Soul Show is on WZUM
WZUM, the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel has a recent addition to the lineup: the Soul Show, hosted and produced by Michael Canton. The Soul Show airs Saturdays, 2-5pm, just after the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show.
The Soul Show presents decades of R&B, jazz fusion and other related genres in its weekly mix. It is a natural extension of WZUM’s rich jazz mission.
Full Press Release available, here.
Direct Links and streams for listeners streaming WZUM
These streams also feed the TuneIn app, Alexa, Apple Music and many other services that our listeners rely on. A quick click on either of these links should be helpful:
Join WZUM for archive Jazz programs from the great Tony Mowod, weeknights on the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel!
The familiar voice of Bill Hillgrove is a regular feature on WZUM.
Evelyn Hawkins is a voice for Jazz on WZUM, 24 hours a day!
Join Kate Borger and other hosts for Jazz 24 hours a day!
Join Scott Hanley and other hosts for Jazz 24 hours a day!
WZUM’s expansion in Pittsburgh
WZUM now reaches the heart of Pittsburgh at 101.1FM. Along with AM 1550, Braddock and 88.1FM, Bethany, plus www.wzum.org, we are reaching more listeners than ever.
WZUM and the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel are a public service of Pittsburgh Public Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to PPM and WZUM are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Bringing jazz back to the Pittsburgh airwaves was no small feat, and hundreds of people have joined together to bring this musical gift to tens of thousands in the region.
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We had a wonderful fundraiser show January 13th, 2017 to help put 101.1FM on the air, featuring Richie Cole, Roger Humphries and much more! Pictures from the event here.