On the air at 1550 AM, Braddock, 88.1 FM, Bethany, and 101.1 FM, Pittsburgh and online at WZUM.org

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 in the Community

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Jan 31
Beyond Stolen Moments - Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with Oliver Nelson, Jr - MCGJazz Season 38 - A Season of Firsts

“Beyond Stolen Moments” with The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Oliver Nelson Jr.

Friday, January 31, 2025 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 1, 2025 6:00 PM

visit www.mcgjazz.org for more information.

WZUM Store! Mugs, T-Shirts, and Hoodies
Feb 3
WZUM Store! Mugs, T-Shirts, and Hoodies

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!

WZUM Program Schedule

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

JazzCentral Today - a summary of live jazz in Pittsburgh:
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Jan 17
Nice Guise Trio - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
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Jan 17
Kenny Stockard - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown
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Jan 17
Julian Wilson, Dan Engel and Eli Langholt -Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg
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Jan 17
John Gresh's Gris Gris - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead
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Jan 17
Ronnie Jones' Jazz Conversations - Muddy Waters Oyster Bar, E Liberty
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Jan 17
Big Jus and the Steeltown Horns at the Original Pittsburgh Winery
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Jan 17
Jason Kush Quartet - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown Late Set
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Jan 18
Alex Weibel Quartet - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
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Jan 18
Joseph Wingenfeld & Mark Strickland - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg
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Jan 18
Grace Elliott Quartet - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown
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Jan 18
Tim Baurle & Matt Swallow at Tavern Pizza, Bellevue
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Jan 18
Trudy Holler, Mark Lucas, Subha Das - Breezeway Home, Point Breeze
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Jan 18
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. Karina Krymova - Jazz Night at the Rodeo Lounge, Sewickley
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Jan 18
Tony Grey Trio - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown Late Set
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Jan 19
Rich Zabinski Trio at ShuBrew, Zeilienople
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Jan 19
Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead
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Jan 19
Small Hours Trio - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown
Alex Peck Trio - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown
Jan 19
Alex Peck Trio - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown
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Jan 19
Cuban Night - Hugo Cruz and Caminos - Kingfly Spirits, Strip District
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Jan 20
Tony Campbell Jam Session - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

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.
Full Press Release available, here.

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Oliver Nelson Jr. in the MCG Jazz Spotlight - Beyond "Stolen Moments"

This week, Marty Ashby is joined by Oliver Nelson Jr. - a jazz and classical flutist, teacher, lecturer, and son of the great Oliver Nelson. The two will be diving into the rich legacy of Oliver’s Dad.

Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday at 1pm on WZUM.

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Kate Borger Hearing Double - "Rhythm-a-ning" on WZUM

This week on "Rhythm-a-ning," Kate Borger shares sounds from various parings - including Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald; Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, alto jazz masters Phil Woods and Grace Kelly; Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones, flutists Herbie Mann and Sam Most; pianists Eliane Elias and Chick Corea and many more.

Playing duos and pairs with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-ning with Kate Borger.

Friday morning at 10:00 and Saturday a 11 on WZUM

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The Jazz Scene into the New Year in Pittsburgh

We have a number of interviews and new things to share from the Jazz Congress in New York City, last week - and we’ll have more of those stories, soon.

But we also were telling friends in New York about what’s going on in Pittsburgh - and there are a lot of sounds and stories happening, here - and we’ll touch on just a bit of it.

The Scene - Thursday at 6pm, Sunday at 5pm, Friday and Saturday at noon on WZUM.

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A Celebration of Quincy Jones in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Marty Ashby honors Quincy Jones' remarkable legacy as a producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader extraordinaire.

Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday at 1pm on WZUM.

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The Jazz Congress in NYC on the Scene on WZUM

Almost live from New York on the Scene this week - as we visited with jazz folks from around the world for the 2025 Jazz Congress hosted by Jazz At Lincoln Center. As is usually the case - Pittsburgh was well represented.

The Scene - Thursday at 6pm, Sunday at 5pm, Friday and Saturday at noon on WZUM.

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Kate Borger Counts to Ten - "Rhythm-a-ning" on WZUM

This week on "Rhythm-a-ning," Kate Borger goes from 1 to 10 - from solo piano jazz with Art Tatum to the Phil Norman Tentet.

It’s math AND it’s music this week with Kate Borger on Rhythm-a-ning with Kate Borger.

Friday morning at 10:00 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 12 noon.

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Louie Bellson - Music and Stories in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Louie Bellson - His Music and Stories in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Hear why Duke Ellington deemed Bellson "the world's greatest musician" as Marty Ashby of MCG Jazz visits with Ken Kimery of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian.

Friday and Sunday at 6, Saturday at 1pm.

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Kate Borger Plays Music for The Roads, Boulevards and Highways - Rhythm - Ning on WZUM

TWhere will the road take you in 2025? Roads, streets, avenues, thoroughfares - join Kate Borger for some Jazz takes on this theme this week on "Rhythm-a-ning."

Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11 on WZUM

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WZUM’s expansion in Pittsburgh

On the air at 1550 AM, Braddock, 88.1 FM, Bethany, and in the heart of Pittsburgh at 101.1 FM, plus online via www.wzum.org plus devices and smart speakers - Say, “PLAY WZUM RADIO.”

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.

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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.

WZUM's Jazz Central - for live Jazz events in the Pittsburgh Region. Send your information about live jazz in an email to info@wzum.org