Dwayne Dolphin All Stars - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater
Dwayne Dolphin is a jazz and funk bassist who has assembled an All Star group of musicians.
The group will include:
Orrin Evans, piano; Jeff “Tain” Watts, drums; Fred Wesley, trombone
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!
Take 6 for MCGJazz Season 39 - A Season of Friends and Family
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
On the air at 1550 AM, Braddock, 88.1 FM, Bethany, and 101.1 FM, Pittsburgh and online at WZUM.org - plus devices and smart speakers - Say, “PLAY WZUM RADIO.”
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, the MCG Jazz Spotlight, Rhythm-a-Ning and the Soul Show with Michael Canton.
To keep what we have and continue for the future, WZUM needs your support. Please help if you can with a donation, now!
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.
The Soul Show is on WZUM
The Soul Show is 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.
Modern Big Bands with guest host and MCG Jazz's lead usher, Ken Quinn.
Ken joins Marty Ashby to share sounds of “modern” big bands, and discusses some of his favorite recordings.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
Kate Borger shares plays music with a word in common - “Rhythm!”
Louis Armstrong with “That Rhythm Man,” Tony Bennett and Diana Krall declare “I’ve Got Rhythm.” Songs where the rhythm is a Lullaby, Rockin’, Fascinating or Fantastic from artists like Bill Charlap, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Louis Prima, Slim Gaillard, plus Pittsburgh originals the Boilermaker Jazz Band and Glenn Crytzer.
We’ve all got Rhythm with Kate Borger - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.
Roger Humphries had never been in a big-time recording studio before he walked into Rudy Van Gelder’s for the Horace Silver album “Song for My Father.”
60 years later - that album revealed Horace’s biggest tune, and a phenomenal drummer and a modern jazz classic (and we have a limited number of Vinyl copies for our fundraiser, too!)
The Scene WZUM Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.
Pianist Bill Charlap stops by for a visit with Marty Ashby in the MCG Jazz Spotlight.
Bill shares some one biggest influences and favorite artists - including Miles Davis, Weather Report, Wynton Marsalis, Earl Hines and Bill Charlap’s wife, pianist and composer Renee Rosnes.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight, 6pm Friday and Sunday, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM.
In the Mood for Mose with Kate Borger on Rhythm a Ning - Mose Allison, that is!
Friday morning at 10 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon. 101.1 FM or wzum.org or talk to your smart speaker and ask her to "Play WZUM!”
November is filled with jazz visitors and homecomings - and we share a lot of them on the radio on the Scene this week.
The Scene WZUM Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.
An extended visit with drummer Joe Chambers - in for the Pitt Jazz Seminar this week - including an extended conversation about the importance of Pittsburgh drummers and Pittsburgh Jazz.
New Music from Denise King and John Shannon - and we remember Jack DeJohnnette.
The Scene WZUM Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.
Halloween week on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show, and host Marty Ashby explores the darker, more imaginative corners of jazz — where pulse meets mystery and creativity finds its shadow.
Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM
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 Scott Hanley and other hosts for Jazz 24 hours a day!
Join Kate Borger and Oliver for the sounds of jazz on WZUM!
Thank you for your Support!
Call 412-322-1800 or click on the “donate” button.
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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.
