This week on the MCG Jazz Spotlight - playing favorites and appreciating the broad gamut of jazz.
Marty Ashby invites guest host, jazz enthusiast and MCG Jazz head usher, Ken Quinn, to play an eclectic mix of music from Ken’s extensive collection from Jim Hall, Joe Sample, Lee Morgan and Jackie McLean to Jeff Golub and Madeleine Peyroux.
You will hear Bebop, contemporary jazz and a unique twist on a classic Eddy Arnold song, plus a swinging Count Basie tune recorded at MCG Jazz with the Bob Mintzer Big Band.
The MCG Jazz Spotlight show airs on Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Saturday at 1pm on The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel WZUM.