Bill Charlap stops by with Marty Ashby in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Bill Charlap stops by with Marty Ashby in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Pianist Bill Charlap stops by for a visit with Marty Ashby in the MCG Jazz Spotlight.

Bill shares some one biggest influences and favorite artists - including Miles Davis, Weather Report, Wynton Marsalis, Earl Hines and Bill Charlap’s wife, pianist and composer Renee Rosnes.

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

Drummer Joe Chambers on Max Roach, Pittsburgh and more for the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert - the Scene

An extended visit with drummer Joe Chambers - in for the Pitt Jazz Seminar this week - including an extended conversation about the importance of Pittsburgh drummers and Pittsburgh Jazz.

New Music from Denise King and John Shannon - and we remember Jack DeJohnnette.

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

55 years of the Pitt Jazz Seminar with Chad Taylor in the MCG Jazz Spotlight

Marty Ashby welcomes drummer, composer, and Pitt Jazz Studies Artistic Director Chad Taylor for a powerful celebration of rhythm, innovation, and legacy. The program marks two anniversaries: the 55th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar, originally founded by Pittsburgh’s own Nathan Davis, and the 55th anniversary of Max Roach’s groundbreaking percussion collective M’Boom.

Friday and Sunday night at 6, Saturday afternoon at 1 on WZUM