Kate Borger Plays Rhythm Songs on Rhythm-a-Ning

Kate Borger shares plays music with a word in common - “Rhythm!”

Louis Armstrong with “That Rhythm Man,” Tony Bennett and Diana Krall declare “I’ve Got Rhythm.” Songs where the rhythm is a Lullaby, Rockin’, Fascinating or Fantastic from artists like Bill Charlap, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Louis Prima, Slim Gaillard, plus Pittsburgh originals the Boilermaker Jazz Band and Glenn Crytzer.

We’ve all got Rhythm with Kate Borger - Friday morning at 10, Saturday morning at 11, on WZUM.

A Celebration - and some Fundraising, too - The Scene

Roger Humphries had never been in a big-time recording studio before he walked into Rudy Van Gelder’s for the Horace Silver album “Song for My Father.”

60 years later - that album revealed Horace’s biggest tune, and a phenomenal drummer and a modern jazz classic (and we have a limited number of Vinyl copies for our fundraiser, too!)

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

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.