August 10 - Lynn Speakman 6tet
August 17 - Thomas Wendt Quartet; and new Maker's Market
August 24 - Paul Cosentino's Boiler Maker Jazz Band; and new Maker's Market
August 31 - Scott Boni Quartet
WZUM is pleased to be a media sponsor for the Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday, August 30th from 12 noon to 8 pm at the Tall Trees Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park
Calvin Stemley and the Stemtechs; Brian Edwards Excursion; Tony Campbell; Dwayne Fulton; Etta Cox - Main Stage
Plus Youth Jazz from Center of Life and Urban Impact
Tower of Power at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Friday September 12th.
The R and B and Soul Band and Horn Section continues from their Oakland, California roots for their 57 years of Funk and Soul Tour.
Friday - September 12th at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival’s Saturday and Sunday outdoor concerts are FREE and take place on Liberty Ave. Tickets are required for all other events, including the Jazz Train, George Benson Tribute Concert, and Taste of Jazz.
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 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.
Marty Ashby sits down for engaging conversations with special guests: vocalist Nicole Henry and bassist (and Pittsburgh native) Richie Goods. These beloved friends of MCG Jazz discuss their upcoming performance at the Greer Cabaret Theater on August 21.
Friday and Sunday nights at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is just a little more than a month away. The lineup is filled with new faces and players and voices and well known favorites, too.
One of the headliners is well known, but not so much as a singer of jazz. Keith David has been seen on Broadway, on film and television. Keith David also narrated the permanent August Wilson exhibit, The Writer’s Landscape, at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. He also will be honored in 2026 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
We visit with Keith David on his Pittsburgh appearance in September and on his new album, “Between Takes.”
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Kate Plays Favorites, Including Pittsburgh Players on Rhythm-a-Ning
Warm sounds for summer with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-Ning - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.
Trumpeter / Flugelhorn star Chuck Mangione died in Rochester, NY July 22nd at the age of 84.
To celebrate the life and music of trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and bandleader Chuck Mangione, we are airing a very special archival episode of the MCG Jazz Spotlight Show. This weekend, Marty Ashby reaches back to the rich trove of interviews from the MCG Jazz stage - featuring highlights from a 1996 interview with Tony Mowod.
Music and memories with Chuck Mangione from the stage of MCG Jazz - and on the radio in the MCG Jazz Spotlight. The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
Kate Borger has birthdays to celebrate in August - Louis Armstrong, August 4, 1901, Tony Bennett, August 3, 1926 and Pittsburgh’s Eddie Jefferson, August 3, 1918.
Join Kate Borger for Rhythm-a-Ning - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.
There are many new releases out to hear - and this week, we feature some of the new ones with a Pittsburgh connection.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
A celebration of the life and music of Pittsburgh Jazz Legend, drummer Chuck Spatafore. Chuck passed away June 20th.
Hear Chuck playing with Joe Negri, Bobby Boswell, Dodo Marmarosa, David Budway and others, as well as several of his wonderful stories as captured by Ken Kimery, the former Director of Jazz at the National Museum of American History.
Friday and Sunday nights at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM
Kate Borger serves up a music for Summer days on Rhythm-a-Ning.
Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, 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 Kate Borger and other hosts for Jazz 24 hours a day!

Join Scott Hanley and other hosts for Jazz 24 hours a day!
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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.