Marty Ashby welcomes special guest, flutist Jamie Baum for a wide-ranging conversation previewing her June 26 appearance at MCG Jazz with her outstanding septet.

The MCG Jazz Spotlight - Friday and Sunday at 6pm, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM.

An hour of music celebrating the birthday of the phenomenal Fats Waller.

Kate Borger features the “Harmful Little Armful” himself, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller - but also many notables sharing his tunes.

Join Kate for "Rhythm-a-ning" - Friday morning at 10 and Saturday at 11 for a truly joyous musical journey with Fats Waller on WZUM, The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel. 101.1 FM in Pittsburgh and on the worldwide web at wzum.org.

We visit with bandleader, scholar, saxophonist and dancer Adam Lee-Morgan about his just concluded West Coast Tour with the big band sounds of the Mary Lou Williams Revitalization Project - and hear some of Mary Lou’s music and more highlights of things happening, soon,

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

An archive program with host Marty Ashby and special guest, guitarist Mark Koch, sharing their favorite Pat Martino compositions and personal stories about the legendary guitarist who died November 1st 2021 at the age of 77.

The MCGJazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, and Saturday afternoon at 1.

Join Kate Borger for an hour of songs that take a philosophical look at life.

Friday morning at 10 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon on WZUM!

May has a lot of live music springing forth in Pittsburgh - and we can’t track it all in hour - please see the Jazz Central Calendar - as June and July also filling with live events to share.

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

Kate Borger brings a great party together to salute three iconic musical creators who have birthdays in May - Irving Berlin, Stevie Wonder and Mary Lou Williams.

Tune in for a sampling with Kate Borger Friday morning at 10 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon on WZUM!

We share a story from Maxine Van Nortwick about the first full-time black educator in the Pittsburgh Public Schools - a music educator, Paul Lawrence Peeler.

Also - a number of new latin and Brazilian jazz releases out - including the new one from Hugo Cruz, plus Eliane Elias and Juan Carlos Quintero - and a peek at a Latin Lobby show at the Public Theater - May 15th with Hugo Cruz, Noel Quintana and more.

Plus - a tribute to Dakota Staton, Sunday night at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

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