Kenny Garrett talks about his sudden leap from graduating high School in Detroit to years on the road with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and a jazz journey that took him to years with Miles Davis, bands and projects with Pat Metheny, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and much more.

We also talk to Dr. Harry Clark, jazz and education leader, about Lighthouse Arts.

And we play music, too!

Don Aliquo Jr and Senior on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Friday nights and Sunday nights at 6 on WZUM, the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel!

May 25 is the big day for the Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival in Indiana, PA, and we check in with blues headliner Vanessa Collier, a triple threat on sax, vocals and guitar.

Also, Saxophonist and clinician Jared Sims will perform with two bands on Saturday - and he has discovered a new and fascinating family connection to Indiana, PA.

A preview of the Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival, May 25 with Dave Ferguson, plus a talk with featured artist Tom Roberts about his musical path, which was sparked in Pittsburgh took him from hearing Jack Bogut on the radio playing a Scott Joplin Rag. Tom plays for us, too.

We also play music from from Giacomo Gates, Dwayne Dolphin and a new release from Dave Stryker.

Friday Night, MCG founder Bill Strickland shares stories and music spanning his 3+ decades with the music and artists. with Marty Ashby on WZUM, Friday and Sunday night at 6.

Pittsburgh Jazz leader Dr. Nelson E. Harrison is our guest host for the Spotlight Hour Friday night and Sunday night at 6. Nelson Harrison and Marty Ashby share some great music and great stories of jazz, especially from a Pittsburgh perspective.

We take a stroll through may for Jazz Central and find May with another 200 plus jazz events in the Pittsburgh Jazz Scene!

From London - recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, Jeff Beck, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra and more. London calling - and Swinging - on the MCG Jazz Spotlight Hour - Friday and Sunday Nights at 6