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!
MCGJazz Season 39 - A Season of Friends and Family
Endea Owens & the Cookout with Michael Mayo - February 28
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.
Thank you for your Support!
Call 412-322-1800 or click on the “donate” button.
You can also send a check to: WZUM, PO Box 456, South Park, PA 15129.
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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 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
Marty Ashby celebrates artists and composers with February birthdays who share a special connection to MCG Jazz.
Including Nancy Wilson, Rufus Reid, Pittsburgh’s own Joe Negri alongside clarinet legend Buddy DeFranco and vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, and many more.
Kate Borger celebrates Black History Month with a listen to some of the phenomenal Jazz legends with Pittsburgh origins*. (she only has an hour, but she pack a lot in!).
"Rhythm-a-ning" - Friday morning at 10 and Saturday at 11 on WZUM.
We visit with guitarist George Benson about Pittsburgh, Connelley Technical High School, and a recording just found from 1989 - that has an unexpected connection to pop star Jon Bon Jovi
The Scene - Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM
Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci discover lost recordings by unknown artists such as Claudia Thompson and Arv Garrison, as well as unearthed treasures by some of our favorite musicians including the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Mundell Lowe and Stanley Turrentine.
MCG Jazz Spotlight Show - Friday and Sunday night at 6, and 1pm, Saturday on WZUM.
Kate Borger celebrates Valentine's Day with songs of the heart on "Rhythm-a-ning" Friday morning at 10 and 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!
