We visit with Adam Lee-Morgan about the Ellington / Strayhorn Nutcracker at the Carnegie in Carnegie, Monday December 22nd.

We also visit with John Shannon about some new challenges for Pittsburgh’s jazz club and restaurant, Con Alma.

The Scene - Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.

Kate Borger pulls out some great music to celebrate the December birthdays of notable music figures - from Dinah Washington to Sarah Vaughan, Charles Brown to Homestead’s Maxine Sullivan.

Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.

Michael Mayo, Endea Owens and Helen Sung in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Concerts in February at MCG Jazz

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

Celebrate the celebration of happiness with Kate Borger - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.

A busy and exciting calendar of events for the holidays and into the new year. It includes vocalist Stella Cole, at City Winery December 9.

We also visit with the musician, filmmaker and President of Blue Note Records, Don Was, coming to Pittsburgh with the Pan-Detroit Ensemble at the Thunderbird Music Hall, January 16th.

Plus, music from Sandy Staley and Etta Cox (Etta is at Con Alma this Sunday), guitarist Shawn Purcell (at Con Alma January 16th, and the new one from bassist Dwayne Dolphin, “Let the Music Play.” Dwayne is at the New Hazlett for Kente Arts, Saturday night.

The Scene - Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.

Marty Ashby sits down with drummer and historian Thomas Wendt to explore Norman Granz as the rare impresario who shaped how the world experienced jazz. Their conversation dives into The Jazz Scene, Granz’s ambitious 1949 limited-release box set that combined top-tier performances with striking visuals and thoughtful curation.

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

Join Kate Borger on "Rhythm-a-ning" for a celebration of Billy Strayhorn

Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11 on WZUM

Thanksgiving week is a time for homecomings - and Jeff “Tain” Watts is coming home - a little bit later - December 6th to join with fellow Pittsburgh Dwayne Dolphin at the New Hazlett Theater, December 6th for Kente Arts along with Orrin Evans (piano) Fred Wesley (trombone). We share a chat with Jeff from a while ago on how he first met Dwayne when coming back to Pittsburgh for a visit along with college classmates Tony Campbell and Don Aliquo, Jr.

The Scene WZUM Thursday night at six, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM.