an extended chat with Aaron Diehl about Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite - and the new chamber music version of this work with The Knights.

We talked with Aaron about his friendship with Mary Lou Williams’ close friend and Manager, Father Peter O’Brien. We also talk about the chamber music ensemble “The Knights,” who took on the challenges of bringing Mary Lou’s 1940’s conception for the Zodiac Suite to this modern recording, today.

The Scene - Thursday at 6, Sunday at 5, Friday and Saturday at noon.

The latest in new jazz releases out being aired across the nation are highlighted in this week’s MCG Jazz Spotlight - including many connections with Pittsburgh and MCG Jazz.

Join Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci for sounds from the Count Basie Orchestra, Ivan Lins, Ann Hampton Calloway and the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Also, local artists going national like Alton Merrell, Jason Kush and Mike Tomaro.

Friday and Sunday nights at 6, Saturday afternoons at 1 on WZUM.

Kate Borger celebrates two November birthday celebrants who had major impact on American music in the 20th Century - Hoagy Carmichael (born November 22, 1899) and Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1908)

They wrote songs that are iconic in the American popular songbook. They even wrote more than a dozen tunes together!

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!”

Again, we draw inspiration from the activity in the Pittsburgh jazz scene from Jazz Central — There is so much to celebrate about jazz and jazz in Pittsburgh. We’ll hear it for and hear it from a lot of talented women in the mix, on the Scene.

The Scene - Thursday at 6, Sunday at 5, Friday and Saturday at noon.

Marty Ashby and Renée Govanucci of MCG Jazz consider the Big Band and other very large ensembles.

From 17 different MCG Jazz large group recordings, we go from the New York Voices and the Count Basie Orchestra, to the recent release, “Diva and the Boys.” Other large slices on the menu include the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, the Bob Mintzer Big Band, and a grammy winner with Nancy Wilson.

Go “large” in the MCG Jazz Spotlight on WZUM - Friday and Sunday nights at 6, Saturday afternoons at 1.

In the Mood for Mose with Kate Borger on Rhythm a Ning - Mose Allison, that is!

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!”

Norside Organ Trio and Bethany James debuts; Orrin Evans and Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Alton Merrell and Sean Jones, Jenny Wilson and more on the Scene

The Scene - Thursday at 6, Sunday at 5, Friday and Saturday at noon.