Is there Jazz in Pittsburgh? Let there be no doubt, the answer this summer is YES!
August 17-25 has major events like the Monroeville Jazz Festival, the Manhattan Transfer at Hartwood Acres and Piano Day Pittsburgh - plus 90 more!
Jazz venues, performers and supporters are collaborating to help remind everyone of the great energy that is a part of the active jazz scene in Pittsburgh, today! Jazzpgh.org is special, voluntary collaboration that includes WZUM, jazz presenters and performers and promoters in Pittsburgh.
Details at WZUM's Jazz Central.
Also check out JazzNearYou for more information.
Celebrate and Support live jazz this summer!
Sponsored in part by these supporters of the Pittsburgh Jazz scene, and many more:
Here's a partial listing of what's up for this huge week for jazz in the Pittsburgh region. Follow Jazz Central, and also check JazzNearYou for more details on the collaborative upturn to the temperature of great jazz in an around Pittsburgh!
The Alex Weibel Duo - Jazz at Sullivan's Steak House, Downtown
Alex Weibel - guitar;
Indestructible Sextet featuring Roger Humphries - Con Alma, Downtown
Roger Humphries - drums; Reggie Watkins - trombone; Tommy Lehman - trumpet; Jared Sims - sax; Jordan McBride - bass; Alton Merrell - piano
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Heidi Beatty Vocal Jazz - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead
Heidi Beatty - vocals; Benjamin May - bass; George C Jones - Congas; Mark Strickland - guitar
Maureen Renihan - the studio space at the Carnegie in Carnegie
Maureen Renihan - Vocals; Dan Bruce - Guitar; Clifford Barnes - Bass; Dave Throckmorton - Drums
Ian Michael Brown Trio - Thursday night Jazz - Kingfly Spirits, Strip District
Ian Michael Brown - piano; Denzel Chismar-Oliver - bass; Adam Kantz - drums
James Brandon Lewis Quartet - Jazz Poetry Month - Alphabet City / City of Asylum - Northside
This celebration of 20 years of Jazz Poetry kicks off with the return of crowd favorite, four-time-returning festival headliner, and critically acclaimed jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, performing with his quartet.
James Brandon Lewis: tenor saxophone; Chad Taylor: drums; Chris Lightcap: bass; Alexis Marcelo: piano
Roger Barbour Trio at Portogallo Peppers n'at, Braddock
Kevin Clark - piano, Vince Taglieri - drums and Roger Barbour on Trumpet, flugelhorn and vocals
Jonathan DiGiulian Trio - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
Jonathan DiGiulian - guitar
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Kenny Stockard - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown
Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.
Reggie Watkins Trio at Cioppino's in the Strip
Reggie Watkins - trombone/keys; Denzel Chismar-Oliver - bass; George Jones - percussion
Ronnie Jones' Jazz Conversations - Muddy Waters Oyster Bar, E Liberty
Trumpeters Ronnie Jones and Glen Surgest
Jason Kush Quartet - Con Alma, Downtown Late Set
Jason Kush - sax; Max Leake - piano; Jeff Grubbs - bass; David Glover - drums
Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316
Jazz at Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead
The Golden Age Brewery Presents Tony Campbell and Jazzsurgery
Tony Campbell - Sax, Joe Hodges - Keys, Ben May - Bass, David - Hanson Drums