The Keystone Jazz Orchestra takes center stage through the individual musicians who make up one of Pennsylvania's premier big bands. Marty Ashby goes beyond the orchestra setting to explore the diverse careers, projects, and musical influences these artists bring to the ensemble.
Friday and Sunday night at 6, and 1pm, Saturday on WZUM.
Kate Borger Plays Music She Loves on Rhythm-a-Ning, with a sizable contingent of Pittsburgh connected players.
Sounds crossing many decades throughout the hour - Eddie Jefferson, Erik Lawrence and Hipmotism, Allan Harris, Stanley Turrentine, Mary Lou Williams, Max Leake and more.
Join Kate Borger - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.
This past week, a retro look to television of the ‘60’s led to a bit of a musical family reunion and musical highlights from video archives and in-person talents.
The event was Jazz Beat Meets Present - with rare video archives from WQED-TV matched up with live performers who knew the performers on screen - and in one case, were related to them!
Thursday at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM
Marty Ashby welcomes acclaimed drummer, composer, and educator Chad Taylor, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, for a preview of the 56th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert.
Founded in 1970 by legendary saxophonist and educator Nathan Davis, the Pitt Jazz Seminar has become one of Pittsburgh's most enduring jazz traditions, bringing world-class musicians together with students and audiences for a week of performances, workshops, and musical discovery
Friday and Sunday night at 6, and 1pm, Saturday on WZUM.
Come celebrate the birthday of the brilliant Thelonious Monk with Kate on this week's "Rhythm-a-ning" on WZUM, the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel.
Friday morning at 10 and Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon. 101.1 FM or wzum.org or talk to your smart speaker and ask her to "Play WZUM!”
We visit with guitarist Bobby Broom - who will be a clinician and performer for the 56th PittJazz Seminar and concert November 2-7th. He’ll be guesting with guitarist Peter Bernstein, Organist Ben Patterson, another notables like John Shannon and Yoko Suzuki on Saturday November 7th.
Broom also has a new release out, a tribute to saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins (who Broom toured with for years). The CD is called “A note of Thanks.” Bobby Broom, a native New Yorker, tells of how moving to Chicago was an important life-change that led him to new discoveries about his music.
We also catch up with saxophonist Tony Campbell - whose weekly jam session at Wallace’s Whiskey Room at the Hotel Indigo in East Liberty seems like old times and also something new.
Thursday at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday afternoon at 5 on WZUM
WZUM's Jazz Central - for live Jazz events in the Pittsburgh Region. Send your information about live jazz in an email to info@wzum.org
