MCGJazz Season 39 - A Season of Friends and Family
New York Voices Farewell Tour with special guest Paquito D'Rivera - April 4
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.
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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.
Marty Ashby and Special Guests, Erik Lawrence and Mike Tomaro, discuss the memories and music of one of the most iconic saxophonists of the past six decades, David Sanborn.
The MCGJazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
Kate Borger continues the celebration of Women's History Month on "Rhythm-a-ning" on WZUM. Friday morning at 10 and Saturday at 11 a.m., she’ll be featuring women currently working on the Jazz scene
Music from Jazzmeia Horn, Lakecia Benjamin, Samara Joy, Terri Lyne Carrington and more. Tune in and be inspired!
We visit a bit more with guitarist Stephane Wrembel - at the James Simon Studio, Uptown, Thursday March 19th.
Also - sound from Reggie Watkins - with his latest release “Rivers” highlighted at Con Alma, Sunday March 15. New music from Spyro Gyra - at the Oaks Theater, March 26. Plus, we feature some of the artists at the just announced 40th season for MCG Jazz - including vocalists Kurt Elling José James, guitarist John Scofield, and pianist and composer Billy Childs.
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.
March in Pittsburgh is filled with the varied sounds of jazz from near and far.
One artist is a frequent visitor to the ‘burgh - French-born (now living in New Jersey) guitarist, Stephane Wrembel. He’ll be playing with his quartet at the James Simon Studio, Uptown, Thursday March 19th.
We share a chat with Stephane from a few years ago, taking about Django Reinhardt, New Orleans, and how he bounces between idioms and styles.
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Marty Ashby is joined by drummer and jazz historian Thomas Wendt for his monthly visit. This time, taking a deep dive into Cannonball Adderley: The EmArcy Years.
If you know Cannonball for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, this is where you hear the foundation being poured — bold, swinging, and unmistakably his.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.
We hear music from Byron Stripling, Edea Owens, John Shannon, Reid Hoyson with Don and Tony DePaolis, Johnny Costa and Kenny Blake - and we visit with Byron Stripling of the PSO Pops and John Shannon of Con Alma about their latest.
The Scene - Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.
This weekend on "Rhythm-a-ning" - as February turns to March, Kate Borger celebrates Black women as composers and performers in jazz history.
Friday morning at 10, Saturday 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 Scott Hanley and other hosts for Jazz 24 hours a day!
Join Kate Borger and Oliver for the sounds of jazz on WZUM!
